Congratulations to Jennifer Hudson and Orville Peck! The musicians were the big honorees at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards, which took place Saturday night in New York City, bringing together stars from all corners of the entertainment world. The annual event celebrates inclusive work that helps accelerate LGBTQ+ acceptance and visibility in media throughout the […]
CNN — During their year of service, pageant queens are highly visible, making appearances at major events, advocating for important causes and speaking at public engagements, all in an official capacity. But following the shocking double resignation of Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava this week, just days apart, […]
Entertainment Miss Colorado didn’t want to enable the Miss USA organization’s ‘abusive power’ so she’s giving up her title in support Anneta Konstantinides 2024-05-11T12:05:01Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Icon The letter F. Facebook Email icon An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. Email Twitter icon A stylized […]
The sudden resignations of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA have triggered a fresh wave of scrutiny into the pageants’ owner, the Miss Universe Organization, as it continues to navigate what some close to the pageants see as an uncertain future. Beauty pageants, with a history in the U.S. that stretches back to the 19th […]
Noelia Voigt’s announcement this week that she was stepping down as Miss USA set off a string of departures and prompted larger questions about the inner workings of the organization. When the reigning Miss USA, Noelia Voigt, announced this week she would be resigning from her position, she cited her mental health and wrote about […]
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The Miss USA who gave up her crown and title this week accused the pageant’s CEO of failing to take an incident of sexual harassment seriously and creating a toxic work environment, according to a copy of her resignation letter obtained Thursday by NBC News. “There is a toxic work environment within the Miss USA […]
In her resignation letter, Voigt said that Miss USA CEO and President Laylah Rose consistently failed to communicate and that when she did, she was “often cold and unnecessarily aggressive.” “It’s incredibly jarring to be trying to do my job and constantly be threatened with disciplinary action, including taking away my salary, for things that […]
Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava stepped down from the organization Wednesday. The 17-year-old pageant queen admitted in a post shared on social media that she grappled with the decision for months before making the choice to resign from the title. “After careful consideration, I’ve decided to resign as I find that my personal values […]
Eagle-eyed fans of the Miss USA pageant noticed something unusual about 2023 winner Noelia Voigt’s resignation statement about her mental health on Instagram. The first letter of each sentence spelled out “I am silenced.” Voigt’s resignation, followed by Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava’s resignation two days later, sent shockwaves throughout the pageant industry and its […]