Miss USA too much of a tramp to represent America

[JaJae]

Report: Miss USA Tara Conner Will Be Dethroned

Friday, December 15, 2006


Miss USA Tara Conner will be dethroned and first runner-up Tamiko Nash will inherit the crown, entertainment Web site TMZ is reporting.

On Thursday, pageant boss Donald Trump publicly denied that Conner was getting the boot.

But a source told TMZ that Nash, who is Miss California, was contacted with the news by a high-ranking pageant official and told she will take the title once Trump finally makes the official announcement in the coming week.

The Miss Universe Organization released a statement on Thursday stating that they are "evaluating" Conner's "behavioral and personal issues" in order to decide how they will go forward with her reign.



“Miss USA Tara Conner has not been dethroned," said Paula M. Shugart, president of the Miss Universe Organization. "The Miss Universe Organization and Mr. Donald J. Trump will be evaluating her behavioral and personal issues to see what we can do to work with her, and what we will do about her reign going forward.

"Mr. Trump will make a determination and announcement within the coming week,” she said.

Conner's troubles allegedly stem from inappropriate behavior at New York City nightclubs. The beauty queen turns 21 on Monday.

Sources told the New York Post that Conner's issues included substance abuse, failing to make Miss USA promotional appearances, chafing at other obligations and nonstop nightclubbing at Big Apple hot spots.

"She makes Paris Hilton look like a baby," a source, who confirmed Conner's conduct has been a concern since summer, told the Post.

The furor has led Conner to cancel plans to celebrate her upcoming 21st birthday with dual bashes at the Pure club in Las Vegas, and at Stereo in New York.

The beauty queen has been romantically linked to two of Stereo's owners and celebrities who cavort at the NYC hot spot, including MTV veejay Damien Fahey, according to the Post.

A source close to the New York nightclub Ultra told FOXNews.com that Conner had been there last Friday with several other beauty pageant title holders for a private party for a photographer, held in one of the club's VIP rooms.

He said Conner wasn't drinking, but she was dancing and having fun.

"We didn't witness her drinking any alcohol," said the source, who was at the club when Conner was. "She was a young girl having a good time — she was dancing, she was having a great time, but nothing that would be out of the ordinary for someone her age."

Conner didn't appear to be engaging in any questionable activity with men either, he said.

"We didn't see her kissing anybody," the source told FOXNews.com. "There were guys in the VIP room, but it didn't look like any inappropriate behavior. She didn't stand out as, oh my God, check out this girl, she's going wild."

The New York club Crobar said Conner had been there too, but hadn't gotten crazy there either.

"We have seen her here before," a spokesman for the venue, who requested anonymity, told FOXNews.com. "She has definitely partied and enjoyed herself in the VIP area at Crobar ... She's not been out of control. We have not had any problems with her."

He said he didn't know Conner was underage.

"She must have had a fake ID because we check every person — no matter who they are — with our ID scanners," he said. "I was not aware she was underage. We have undercover police and security here who make sure anybody caught drinking underage or doing drugs will be escorted immediately out of the club by law enforcement."

A rep for Guest House, another Manhattan club, said reports that Conner had partied there were unfounded.

"To our knowledge, she has not been at the club in any capacity," Guest House publicist Elizabeth Rosenthal told FOXNews.com. Rosenthal said the venue had reviewed photographs taken at the club and Conner wasn't in any of them.

Trump, who operates the pageant with NBC, refused to detail Conner's "issues," but called the situation "very serious."

"I'm concerned about her. And I want to make sure that she's treated really fairly. And I'm also concerned that we do the right thing for the pageant," he told the Post.

TMZ.com managing editor Harvey Levin told FOX News on Thursday that Conner, who is still under the U.S. legal age limit of 21 for alcohol consumption, had been "drinking too much, among other things."

He said his sources indicated pageant officials think "this Miss USA was out of control" and they "want her to fade into the background."

Rules dictate that the first runner-up — in this case Nash — would take the Miss USA crown and assume the duties that come with it if the reigning pageant queen is stripped of her title.

Nash is a Los Angeles native and appeared on NBC's "Deal or No Deal" earlier this year.

A representative for Nash told FOXNews.com that she was prepared to serve out the year if necessary.

"We're saddened to hear that there is any problem with the current title holder," said John Samatulski, a spokesman for K2 Productions, which sponsors the Miss California USA event. "But Tamiko Nash has always aspired to be Miss USA, and she would of course accept those duties if offered that."

Samatulski said he didn't know details of the problems surrounding Conner, but so far his company hasn't sent Nash to New York City, where the reigning Miss USA is based for the year she wears the crown. Nash, 26, lives in Los Angeles.

"I've just heard that there was a situation," he said. "We have not put her [Nash] on a plane."

Nash and Conner were "friendly" during the pageant proceedings, according to Samatulski. As for whether Nash was excited at the prospect of becoming Miss USA, he said "her main concern right now is just for Tara, hoping whatever the situation is, it resolves itself."

Every Miss USA must sign a contract about what is expected of her during the year she wears the crown.

"The rules are known to them before they take the title, and it's commonly accepted that they will abide by them," said Samatulski. "I think they're role models, and they must uphold the standards to which they participate in the event."

It isn't the first time problems have plagued a major American pageant. In July 1984, then Miss America Vanessa Williams of New York was forced to step down after nude magazine photographs she'd once posed for were circulated. Suzette Charles of New Jersey served out the remaining two months as Miss America.

Nash is the third African American woman to be crowed Miss California. She is currently working in the entertainment industry and has appeared in a number of national commercials, on rapper Snoop Dogg's new album cover and in an E! Networks behind-the-scenes show about Miss USA contestants, according to Samatulski.

Conner, of Russell Springs, Ky., has held the Miss USA title since winning it in April.

OK, so many she wasn't acting too much like a tramp... but it makes for a catchy title. Essentially Miss USA is enjoying the US nightlife a bit too much for what her position entails. Donald Trump is said to strip her of her crown this week... Merry Xmas!

[7960]

maybe she should have abided by the contest's rules, and not broken the law

[JaJae]

I agree, she's not even all that pretty anyway. I bet the runner up is better looking. The Jay Leno chin does nothing for me.

[Diesel66]

runnner up

[JaJae]

Originally Posted by Diesel66

runnner up

I concur.. make her Miss USA!

Ditch the girl with the Leno chin.

[JaJae]

It's now official... off she goes...

Donald Trump has told hard-partying Miss USA Tara Connor to pack her bags and move out of her Trump Plaza apartment. "She does not live here anymore," a doorman at the posh property tells the New York Post.

[WickedLou9]

Originally Posted by JaJae

I concur.. make her Miss USA!

Ditch the girl with the Leno chin.

I dunno man. She is pretty hot.

[curlyque221]

Men.

[7960]

Originally Posted by curlyque221

Men.

tramps.

[curlyque221]

Originally Posted by 7960

tramps.

touche.

[avsp]

i wish someone would 'dethrone' D Trump esq, ..., or at least the creature that appears to live atop him

[AntiCentrist]

Originally Posted by Diesel66

runnner up

They're both good-looking women, and quibbling about minor details like a somewhat over-sized chin is quite disingenuous; there ain't a straight, single man here who wouldn't jump either of (or both) their bones in a second (and some of the attatched men would too). With that said, the Black woman is prettier, hence the reason I included her pic in this post.

I personally am tired of empty-headed young girls who, upon being the recipients of fame & wealth, can't think of anything to do other than immediately immerse themselves in a cretinous, vulgarian lifestyle. Its a free country, but a broad of that sort shouldn't be representing it.

[Ardentfrost]

You'd think being a tramp would represent America well

[Diamond Cross]

America is the most moral nation on earth, especially when you consider the Christian influence on morality, which is the superior morality.

[R-Type]

rofl.. who cares. it's not like these 'miss whatever' pageants really mean anything. The contests are always rife with hypocrisy, favoritism, and arrogance. All those girls are good at is looking good anyway, so to expect anyone but tramps for contestants is unrealistic. They're too vapidly stupid to actually understand the things they say they 'stand for,' and even if a few do, they rarely act.

That said, personally between the two, I'd rather have the blond, but hey it's just a preference. ..and I'll bet that runner up is also a 'tramp' except she hasn't been caught..

[Stylerod]

Originally Posted by R-Type

rofl.. who cares. it's not like these 'miss whatever' pageants really mean anything. The contests are always rife with hypocrisy, favoritism, and arrogance. All those girls are good at is looking good anyway, so to expect anyone but tramps for contestants is unrealistic. They're too vapidly stupid to actually understand the things they say they 'stand for,' and even if a few do, they rarely act.

That said, personally between the two, I'd rather have the blond, but hey it's just a preference. ..and I'll bet that runner up is also a 'tramp' except she hasn't been caught..

Not really. My wifes cousin is Miss Tonga and was 2nd runner up for Miss South Pacific this year. She is amazingly bright (attending BYU), talented and well traveled (she has traveled the world representing the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu).

It's fun to stereotype, but most of the time it just makes you look like a dumbass

[7960]

^ not directed at your / your post



Is it too much to ask that if you're going to enter a contest you actually abide by the rules? Nobody forced her to run for Miss Kentucky or Miss USA. Nobody held a gun to her head or kidnapped her mother and made her compete. She CHOSE to compete, I'm guessing for the money/scholarships/future job opportunities if she won.

And she won, but then she broke the law by getting a fake ID and going out IN PUBLIC drinking. And she ignored the rules by missing engagements she was CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO ATTEND. And she violated some ethics or "role model" clause in the Miss USA contract.

She's fucking stupid is what she is......... she deserves to be dethrowned. She took what should have been an opportunity for life and decided that she couldn't reign herself in for ONE YEAR. One fucking year....... she's an asshole.

[R-Type]

Originally Posted by Stylerod

Not really. My wifes cousin is Miss Tonga and was 2nd runner up for Miss South Pacific this year. She is amazingly bright (attending BYU), talented and well traveled (she has traveled the world representing the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu).

It's fun to stereotype, but most of the time it just makes you look like a dumbass

Well I think in this case the stereotyping is justified. These pageants are a raw manifestation of america's obsession with looks above all else. I'm sure there are far more devoted, hard working people out there who would more than fulfill the piosity requirements, but of course their looks won't pass muster in a victoria's secret catalog. Therefore I have to assume these other qualifications are just filler designed to give what's basically a beauty contest some faux legitimacy. I'm sure there are exceptions, but from what I've seen of them in the media over the years, I think my assessment is correct. I don't mean to insult anyone..
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As far as following the rules go, sure, if she broke 'em, she should get canned. however, I wonder if the runner up has been watched as closely. If it's a simple matter of following contracted rules, then she's in the clear, but in reality, if she was also behaving the same way as the current winner all this time, is she really any more qualified?

[Stylerod]

Originally Posted by R-Type

Well I think in this case the stereotyping is justified. These pageants are a raw manifestation of america's obsession with looks above all else. I'm sure there are far more devoted, hard working people out there who would more than fulfill the piosity requirements, but of course their looks won't pass muster in a victoria's secret catalog. Therefore I have to assume these other qualifications are just filler designed to give what's basically a beauty contest some faux legitimacy. I'm sure there are exceptions, but from what I've seen of them in the media over the years, I think my assessment is correct. I don't mean to insult anyone..
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Wow, you sound like such a feminist.

[motivez]

He's not wrong though. Those contests are called beauty pageants for a reason.