Updated: Donald Trump Plans Lawsuit Against Miss USA Contestant from Cranberry Over Accusations
Trump said he plans to file a lawsuit against Sheena Monnin, who resigned after she said a fellow contestant saw a list of the top five women before judging began Sunday.
Miss Universe Organization co-owner Donald Trump says he plans to file a lawsuit against former Miss Pennsylvania USA contestant Sheena Monnin after she accused the pageant of being fixed. “She said some really strong things,” Trump said during an appearance on NBC’s Today show Wednesday morning. “When she’s using the word ‘fraud,’ that’s pretty strong, so we’re going to be suing her on that basis.” Calling the pageant fraudulent, lacking in morals and even trashy, Monnin turned in her sash and crown Monday. “After 10 years of competing in a pageant system I once believed in, I now completely and irrevocably separate myself in every way and on every level from the Miss Universe Organization,” Monnin, of Cranberry, said in a statement on …
