It’s getting ugly at Miss USA as ‘bullying’ owner is allegedly replaced a year after beauty queens quit

It’s getting ugly at Miss USA as ‘bullying’ owner is allegedly replaced a year after beauty queens quit

A year after Miss USA and Miss Teen USA both quit their titles, citing concerns for mental health — and sources told The Post about an allegedly toxic atmosphere and “bullying” by CEO Laylah Rose — insiders say Rose has been replaced.  The Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageant announced Tuesday that longtime coach and judge Thom … Read more

There’s a new Miss USA — but past winners’ bad blood continues to boil over

There’s a new Miss USA — but past winners’ bad blood continues to boil over

A new Miss USA has been crowned – but there’s still drama among former title holders.  Miss Michigan Alma Cooper, a 22-year-old US Army officer, was awarded the crown on Sunday at the Miss USA pageant’s 73rd annual ceremony, following months of controversy within the organization.  In May, Noelia Voight, 24, stepped down from the … Read more

More chaos behind the scenes of Miss USA pageant, days before new beauty queen is crowned

More chaos behind the scenes of Miss USA pageant, days before new beauty queen is crowned

The next Miss USA and Miss Teen USA will soon be crowned, after months of scandal within the pageants’ organization — but insiders say there’s chaos behind the scenes. The 73rd Annual Miss USA Pageant is slated to air on the CW on August 4, from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. But the pageant’s … Read more

After Miss Teen USA stepped down, the runner-up says she doesn’t want the crown either

After Miss Teen USA stepped down, the runner-up says she doesn’t want the crown either

After Miss Teen USA, UmaSofia Srivastava, stepped down last week, the runner-up — Miss Teen New York, Stephanie Skinner — told The Post that she doesn’t want the crown either. “I ultimately came to the decision to decline it,” Skinner, 19 and from New Hartford, New York, said. “I didn’t feel like it was the right … Read more

Former Miss New York scorches pageants in the wake of shocking resignations: ‘There are human beings under these crowns’

Former Miss New York scorches pageants in the wake of shocking resignations: ‘There are human beings under these crowns’

She knows what it feels like to be seen but not heard. Former Miss New York Thatiana Diaz, 31, isn’t surprised that the Miss USA organization is falling apart. “This was a long time coming,” she exclusively told The Post on Thursday. “You have all these different personalities and so many ways in which you’re … Read more

Miss USA, Miss Teen USA quit after being ‘bullied’ by organization’s CEO: sources

Miss USA, Miss Teen USA quit after being ‘bullied’ by organization’s CEO: sources

The beauty pageant scene is getting ugly.  At the beginning of the week, Miss USA Noelia Voigt issued a shock announcement that she was resigning from the crown seven months into her reign, citing mental health challenges.  Voigt, 24, is the first title holder in the pageant’s 72-year history voluntarily step down. On Wednesday, 17-year-old … Read more