Miss Pennsylvania USA has given up her state crown because she said the Miss USA pageant was fixed, but pageant officials refuted her claim, and said she quit over her disapproval of the organization’s decision to allow transgender participants.
Sheena Monnin
Sheena Monnin wrote on her Facbeook page Tuesday that she “witnessed another contestant who said she saw the list of the Top 5″ on the morning of the pageant, “before the show ever started,” reported CNN.
“After it was indeed the Top 5 I knew the show must be rigged; I decided at that moment to distance myself from an organization who did not allow fair play and whose morals did not match my own,” she wrote on Facebook.
The Miss Universe organization confirmed Monnin’s resignation, but said that her resignation received Monday said it was the organization’s decision to allow transgender participants was the basis for her decision:
“I am officially and irrevocably resigning the title of Miss Pennsylvania USA 2012,” the e-mail released by Miss Universe said.
“I refuse to be part of a pageant system that has so far and so completely removed itself from its foundational principles as to allow and support natural born males to compete in it. This goes against ever moral fiber of my being. I believe in integrity, high moral character, and fair play, none of which are part of this system any longer.
“I hereby return the title of Miss Pennsylvania USA 2012.”
Miss Universe co-owner Donald Trump retaliated Wednesday by saying Monnin can expect a lawsuit.
“What we’ve authorized today is we’re going to bring a lawsuit,” Trump told Ann Curry on NBC’s “Today” show.
“She said some really strong things. When she’s using the word ‘fraud,’ that’s pretty strong, so we’re going to be suing her on that basis. I did see her for about a second. I never felt that she had a chance, and all this is is buyer’s remorse,” Trump said.
An investigation has been conducted, said Trump, and no evidence was found of a list that details the five finalists in advance.
“The person that supposedly showed the list (to Monnin) totally denies that that ever took place,” Trump added.
In April, The Miss Universe Organization, which operates the Miss USA pageant, announced that it is changing its rules and will allow transgender women to take part in all of its competitions starting in 2013.
The announcement came just weeks after contestant Jenna Talackova, a transgender woman, was disqualified from competing for the title of Miss Universe Canada because she was not a “naturally born female.”
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bitch
So stupid. She needs to grow the hell up. This is 2012 not the 1800.
WTH!
Miss pen state, you are a pure hater. Stop hate. Sue this x porn queen
well i say tough titty but the milk was still good…what is wrong with tg contestants? Gee do they look so much better?
Why are these pageants even mentioned any more? Who gains anything from parading people around in swim suits and having them show talent like trained seals? Human development goes backwards 3 steps with every one of these shows.
she I just a bitter bitch, she’s upset she lost
LIKE ANY OF THEM ARE NATURALLY BORN THAT WAY……I WOULD 80 PERCENT OF THEM ARE FIFTY PERCENT PLASTIC….
LOL Franklyn – one of my dad’s fav. quotes ! On a more serious note, very disappointed in the “morality” of hate she so lovingly clings to. Nasty!!!
On the bright side, Congratulations, Pennsylvania! You’re no longer being represented by Hate!
I say Good Riddance! She should not be a role model for kids.
Right, because I really care about what some lame, brain dead, caricature of a straight man’s fantasy of what a woman is, “thinks”.
as if being beautiful is an accomplishment
What a brat.
must have been a supporter of the frothy mix….
This bitch couldnt hang so she left. LOL
Wow… you know she might as well had said, “I am resigning because I cannot take the thought that a transgendered person looks better and performs better than me”. You know, just because you have certain chromosomes just doesn’t make you all that… or better than!
So, if a transgendered man wanted to be a drag queen… would he get the same reception??????
It’s a tits and ass show that should have ended years ago. How long do women have to be objectified?
SHE A BITCH..
@Nicole Laura Antonia Rodovsky Unfortunately we’re still represented by the state governor and republicans in the legislature.
Such bs. What a DUMB BITCH. She should be banned for discrimination
LGBT pride love here.. I’m a lesbian writer/ LGBT nonprofit owner. This is a sad shame, straight humans never take a day off from inflecting hate on us pride love ones. Trans queer queens do it better, all day long. LGBT we must all take a stand to support our LGBT friends. Celebrate us!! We are strong, we are the best.. Sf pride July 23-24.. One big happy pride family. Pen state fake hoe, you have no right to judge. Take a look at self. Grow up , you are a shallow typical slut. There will always be someone better than you inside and out. Send love to all LGBT .. We love all. Search urban pride advocate on Facebook, like my page for my LGBT nonprofit. Show love and support. Like my LGBT love post.. :)
World peace!!!!
Good riddance to this bigoted bitch.
Good now it just opens a spot for more beautiful transgenders not miss pissylvaina its for natural girls piss off
What a bitch ……it’s s beauty contest based on beauty and other qualification she obviously couldn’t compete with. Sore winner and a small mind. She must be Rick Santorum’s mistress. God help Pennsylvania.
Gave me chills!
BYE!!!
Don’t beauty queens always say they want “World Peace”… she has a funny way of showing it :(
so she’s homophobic and a liar, huh, she can go away now
Last time I checked moral behavior did not include being a bigot.
I love that she got called out on her incredibly blatant lie and I love that Trump is suing her in retalliation.
glad not to live in PA…. against every fiber of her being… wth do you care go put some more make up & your outrage will be forgotten!
Wow that sucks she did :( …. Some stuff should be left alone by trans
I wonder if anyone realizes the irony in calling Miss Penn a bitch right now…
Way to represent your state, Former Miss Penn. I hope the rest of the state isn’t filled with such pathetic bigots as this woman.
why is she jealous or just a sore looser!!!
she is ugly inside, thus is not beautiful.
Calling her a bitch, a bigot, or anyhting else just perpetuates this “war” the LGBT community keeps trying to end, despite continuing it themselves.
Who cares what a show dog has to say anyway?
Let her move in with Carrie Prejean.
She still won muhahahaha!
i guess her brain is way smaller that her fake tits !
Good riddance bitch.
it’s going to be difficult to say what really happened here…if the statement was forged, the pageant is counting on the media to spread “outrage” and cover up rigging possibilities
She has a BIG problem!
This nasty bitch needs to go!
good foe her!
Pennsylvanians cry every time they do not get what they want!
Would’ent it be a complete Slap-in-the-Face, if this Woman …,later in life gave birth to a Gay child or a Transexual child. Where would Her morals be then ? Would She dis-own her own child,or cast her own child out of the family because her morals fobids raising a Gay or Transexual child !
People like this sicken me.
I for One…., DO NOT WANT,a person like THIS, representing Penna. !!
Now ‘The Donald’ is suing Miss Pennsylvania over her remarks!
the thing is, the rules once said there could be no surgical enhansments to the contestants. why have a competition if the rules keep changing? In spite of haveing transgender friends, I don’t believe any contestant who underwent enhansment surgery should be allowed to compete. I would totally agree to allow a contestant who had surgical repair after injury of course, but who’s to say these girls would look this way if they’d been born in female form? If surgical enhanment is fine then there should be a credit given award to the surgen, they’re the one who really won, not the girl.
After the fact? Pull out before the pageant – this is just pr hype
Good! You can’t be beautiful with an ugly heart!
good for her, way to step up
Haha thought that was a drag queen when I first clicked on it.
Hail hail for the homophobe fail…
oh com’on miss “P”…..you seem to forget why they have the pageant in the first place….not for beauty, but because it is a special thing to show love and kindness to all….not for polotical views, or whatever you say you gave up for….its all good…you are young, and life has beautiful ways to show you about decisions made when young that may have been hurtful to other folks. you are very pretty. bring it all together….you can shine if you really want to.