What scandal resulted in Miss Puerto Rico being stripped of her crown?
Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean says she lost her crown because of a comment she made about gay marriage and not because she had been skipping appearances. Prejean told Matt Lauer on NBC’S “Today” show Friday that she “absolutely” had been dethroned because of the comment, when she said marriage should be between a man and a woman. Sources: http://vivirlatino.
The Miss Puerto Rico Petite competition stripped the reigning queen of her crown Friday, accusing the young woman of “intolerable conduct” that included threatening and assaulting pageant staff. Keishla Villafane Rivera also used “coarse language” and violated the terms of her contract by agreeing to use her image in an advertisement without the consent of the pageant, the organizers said in a statement. Luis Santiago Productions, the pageant company, said it was obligated to dismiss the 19-year-old queen after she made death threats and assaulted staff members. Its statement provided no details of the purported misconduct. Villafane could not be reached for comment. Her attorney, Maribel Vidal, did not respond to messages left with her office in San Juan. A pageant spokeswoman, Libni Garcia, declined in an interview with The Associated Press to disclose details about the accusations, saying more information would be released in a legal action the company plans to file against Villafan
