The Miss Teen USA Resignation, The Runner Up Declines The Crown

In recent years, the Miss USA contest has been plagued by controversies and scandals, including allegations of favoritism towards specific contestants. —By Anuj Kumar

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[{"selector":"#anim-20b27cbe-e633-4988-a771-44fdc3e8d754 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-1.0658141036401503e-14%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-06bc83ae-a9a2-4146-88bc-7a5496e67c94","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.54545%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-befbcc75-217a-4a6f-8d39-579b635741e9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-467749af-cead-432c-9ad9-0a69c18bb2f9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e2bbfdc6-86a8-4398-97ad-895e989de27b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(109.41175%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c3af5f56-31be-4b1f-9a3f-4f3429ed8b87","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a6608cbe-149b-4bd6-a9a7-04ebb191595e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Miss USA and Miss Teen USA organizers face backlash as Noelia Voigt and Ms. Srivastava resign within days, citing mental health concerns. -By Anuj Kumar

[{"selector":"#anim-cab7696b-dd85-4702-a2e1-c28fc692cc24 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6e20017d-bec0-44d3-be64-174bf4753f15","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(110.30302%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b642facd-ac4c-4d0d-ad79-ea7926b758f5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-65b80a6d-12cd-4669-a530-be472545e7b2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4f557112-d8e0-463f-ba27-7610e1011ff9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(126.96630%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e6526aa6-c592-4c2b-8cfc-bdeec61bb351","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-57dcaa50-a865-4b2b-b6cc-a217d565ca36","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Ms. Skinner defended her decision, stating, "While becoming Miss Teen USA was a dream, I've worked tirelessly and made significant sacrifices for it." -By Anuj Kumar

[{"selector":"#anim-88a34db6-6634-40ac-90de-cdaa85577f26 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-beee9769-949b-4279-9513-65986157a980","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(112.42423%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-792e2e29-c8d7-418b-b58e-391c450711bb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e5c70db1-29b5-4adf-85d1-3ea2a8b3a60c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4c6efb30-57f0-4e8a-bd6a-b7c3b308fcf7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(130.76921%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f83f1fb7-1e1b-452c-9fdd-5de4fe7d77c3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3526d8c-096b-4bbe-9be0-7a4c5cf84303","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] The 19-year-old, a rising junior at the Wharton School, prioritizes her professional goals above all else. -By Anuj Kumar

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[{"selector":"#anim-a6d8fa50-ab8a-47f9-a632-e4b5bd374560 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-017cc0d3-26e8-4627-bbec-9fbe0d92b697","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(112.42423%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-45e0f124-9199-4ac9-975a-c3a87885120c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1d6c274-a8bd-449e-a501-9a1250ab5b15","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-91038ff2-ae53-4b0b-8fd7-9ec25e6dc57a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(134.81014%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9a0480cd-7ccf-4bcb-b1b2-7f3a92cb71ba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e3a8395b-8719-47f4-a4a9-6d4e18bc8b30","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] The organization later dismissed those claims, but former Miss USA Crystle Stewart, serving as president, resigned. -By Anuj Kumar

[{"selector":"#anim-bb2a814b-df54-41f9-9900-9a54960af648 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da431b8d-3aee-47fe-9985-c67f835e99a4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(128.13559%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f718b949-52d0-495c-ab9e-566eba42a890","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d100e9c2-e3d7-41b2-bece-7d671bed1bb4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-470893aa-ed66-4a69-858d-b4b1535a1102","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(148.12500%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6bce8ebc-2b0c-416c-b577-229fd1d153eb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-86a0b4a5-1220-4d33-9d9f-a97679cbc4cd","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Her husband Max Sebrechts, the organization's former vice president, departed amidst past contestants' sexual harassment allegations. -By Anuj Kumar