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Miss USA Crown Dispute Escalates | Durham News
Former Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse is suing pageant organizers after losing her crown, claiming they’re falsely branding her a racist and targeting her for her conservative Christian views. Her lawsuit argues that social media posts—supporting Trump and questioning a transgender visibility day—were misinterpreted as hate speech, when her lawyer says they were just slang. Organizers deny the claims, insisting her removal was due to conduct, not beliefs, and say she acknowledged wrongdoing. Boltinhouse seeks damages for reputational harm and career fallout, naming Miss USA’s…
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