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Trump says there will be lawsuit over claims Miss USA pageant was rigged

Last updated Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - 5:55pm

PITTSBURGH -- The Miss USA pageant representative from Pennsylvania resigned her crown claiming the contest is rigged, but according to organizers the beauty queen was upset over the decision to allow transgender contestants to enter.

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Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo is crowned Miss USA 2012 during the Miss USA pageant, Sunday, June 3, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Miss USA Pageant 2012

The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, June 4, 2012 - 11:46am

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Former Miss USA Rima Fakih appears before Judge Brigette Officer during a hearing and ordered to stand trial on a misdemeanor drunken driving charge at 30th District Court in Highland Park, Mich. Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The judge set a March 14 trial date, but lawyers on both sides said they planned to talk in an attempt to resolve the case sooner. (AP Photo/Gary Malerba)

Former Miss USA picked up for DUI

Ed White The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 10:54am

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. — Former Miss USA Rima Fakih has made an initial appearance in a Detroit-area courtroom in a drunken driving case.

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Miss Utah Danica Olsen competes during the 2012 Miss America Pageant Saturday Jan. 14, 2012 at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)

Miss Wisconsin wins Miss America pageant in Vegas

Oskar Garcia The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, January 16, 2012 - 12:39pm

LAS VEGAS -- A 23-year-old beauty queen from Wisconsin won the Miss America pageant Saturday in Las Vegas after singing opera and strutting in a white bikini and black beaded evening gown.

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Miss Utah Danica Olsen earned a $1,000 scholarship after appearing in a Deaville Komplique swimsuit.

Utah tops in Miss America swimsuit competition

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 11:47am

LAS VEGAS -- An opera-singing Miss Wisconsin tops contestants in the first round of the Miss America talent competition in Las Vegas, while a swimsuit-clad Miss Utah scores honors in the lifestyle and fitness category.

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