The exact circumstances are not yet clear. But something is afoot at the Miss USA organization.
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This year’s Miss USA and Miss Teen USA have both resigned suddenly, and the Miss Teen runner-up has declined to step into the winner’s stilettoes.
Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava, who were both crowned in 2023, announced their early departures two days apart last week.
Srivastava said her "personal values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization," while Voigt cited mental health reasons in a statement whose first letters of every sentence spelled "I AM SILENCED."
Miss USA’s social media director, Claudia Michelle, resigned 3 days earlier, describing “workplace toxicity and bullying,” and saying the title holders “should not be silenced.” Ms. Voight’s and Ms. Srivastava’s mothers said in an interview that their daughters had been “abused, bullied and cornered.”
Y’all may remember that these pageants were previously owned by the country’s best-known bully. Apparently not much has changed.
And yes, I know this was the themesong for Miss America, not Miss USA, but it’ll have to do.
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