For those of you just tuning in: Sheena Monnin, Miss Pennsylvania USA 2012, resigned yesterday, claiming on Facebook that the weekend's pageant was rigged after another contestant came across a list of who would place in the top five "BEFORE THE SHOW EVER STARTED." Now, in a statement released to E! News, the Miss Universe Organization says that Monnin stepped down for another reason altogether:
In an email to state pageant organizers, she cited the Miss Universe Organization's policy regarding transgendered contestants, implemented two months ago, as the reason for her resignation. Today she has changed her story by publicly making false accusations claiming that the pageant was fixed, however the contestant she privately sourced as her reference has vehemently refuted her most recent claim. We are disappointed that she would attempt to steal the spotlight from Olivia Culpo of Rhode Island on her well-deserved Miss USA win.
Via: Actually, Enlightened Miss USA Contestant Reportedly Resigned Over Natural Born Males Being Allowed to Compete [Updated]
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