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Questioning the integrity of the Miss Universe Organization has riled “The Donald.”
Calling in to NBC’s “Today” show earlier this month, Donald J. Trump indicated that he and the organization would sue Miss Pennsylvania USA over her allegations that this year’s Miss USA competition was fixed.
Mr. Trump’s reaction followed Sheena Monnin’s announcement on her Facebook page that she was resigning as Miss Pennsylvania USA 2012 because she considered the Miss Universe Organization L.P. L.L.L.P. “fraudulent, lacking in morals, inconsistent, and in many ways trashy.”
In another post, she alleged that this year’s top five Miss USA finalists were selected before the pageant even began.
A statement from the Miss America Organization characterized Ms. Monnin’s assertions as false and said that the former Miss Pennsylvania told pageant officials that she was resigning over the pageant’s decision to allow transgendered contestants to participate.
This year’s Miss USA, Olivia Culpo, a cellist from Rhode Island, expressed her support of transgendered beauty pageant contestants.
The Miss Universe Organization is a jointly owned by Mr. Trump and NBC Universal.
A man who got into a verbal dispute with Bristol Palin at a Los Angeles bar is suing her for alleged defamation of character for airing video of their argument during a promotion for the reality television star.