When the reigning Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, Noelia Voigt and UmaSofia Srivastava, resigned last month, it rocked the pageant world.
Even when the organization has faced allegations of racism, sexual harassment and pageant rigging in the past, no titleholder had ever before stepped down.
Some pageant contestants said they were disillusioned with Miss USA and described the environment as toxic.
We want to learn more about Miss USA, its parent company Miss Universe and the pageant world more broadly.
We’re interested in hearing from contestants past and present, pageant coaches, parents, employees and anyone else who has knowledge of the inner workings of pageants.
Persons:
Noelia Voigt, UmaSofia Srivastava, Callie Holtermann
Organizations:
Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss