Miss Teen USA keeps crown despite old N-word tweets
Elate Izadi, The Washington Post
First posted: Monday, August 01, 2016 04:15 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 01, 2016 04:59 PM EDT
The newly crowned Miss Teen USA apologized for her past use of the N-word on Twitter, saying that "due to a number of personal struggles, I was in a place that is not representative of who I am now."
Not long after Karlie Hay of Texas received the crown on Saturday night, those tweets from 2013 and 2014 resurfaced and went viral on social media. Her account has since been set to private, but not before numerous people posted screenshots of those tweets.
On Monday, the Miss Universe USA organization disavowed those tweets but said their new queen would keep her crown.
"The language Karlie Hay used is unacceptable at any age and in no way reflects the values of The Miss Universe Organization," reads a statement from Miss Universe, which runs the Miss Teen USA pageant.
The organization cited Hay's apology, saying, "she was in a different place in her life and made a serious mistake she regrets." It continued: "Karlie learned many lessons through those personal struggles that reshaped her life and values. We as an organization are committed to supporting her continued growth."
Hay said in a statement that due to "hard work, education, maturity" and the camaraderie of the pageant world "I am today a better person."
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Elate Izadi, The Washington Post
First posted: Monday, August 01, 2016 04:15 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 01, 2016 04:59 PM EDT
The newly crowned Miss Teen USA apologized for her past use of the N-word on Twitter, saying that "due to a number of personal struggles, I was in a place that is not representative of who I am now."
Not long after Karlie Hay of Texas received the crown on Saturday night, those tweets from 2013 and 2014 resurfaced and went viral on social media. Her account has since been set to private, but not before numerous people posted screenshots of those tweets.
On Monday, the Miss Universe USA organization disavowed those tweets but said their new queen would keep her crown.
"The language Karlie Hay used is unacceptable at any age and in no way reflects the values of The Miss Universe Organization," reads a statement from Miss Universe, which runs the Miss Teen USA pageant.
The organization cited Hay's apology, saying, "she was in a different place in her life and made a serious mistake she regrets." It continued: "Karlie learned many lessons through those personal struggles that reshaped her life and values. We as an organization are committed to supporting her continued growth."
Hay said in a statement that due to "hard work, education, maturity" and the camaraderie of the pageant world "I am today a better person."
Miss Teen USA keeps crown despite old N-word tweets | World | News | Toronto Sun
