Miss North Carolina USA dethroned after controversy over 'recently surfaced information'
WRAL • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Brittany Boltinhouse, originally crowned Miss North Carolina USA, was stripped of her title due to a "thorough review of recently surfaced information," though specific details of the controversy were not disclosed by pageant organizers.
- The runner-up, Myla Hadley, who was previously Miss Charlotte, will assume the title and represent North Carolina at the Miss USA national pageant on August 27.
- Miss USA organization chairman Thom Brodeur emphasized that the organization maintains a zero-tolerance policy for racism, homophobia, transphobia, and any conduct that undermines dignity, while also urging respect for Boltinhouse as a person.
- Brodeur stated that Boltinhouse will release her own statement regarding the situation, and the organization asked for kindness toward both women during the transition.
- Myla Hadley expressed gratitude for the support and affirmed her readiness to uphold the prestige of the Miss North Carolina USA title at the upcoming national competition.
