Biggest Beauty Pageant Scandals
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Melissa King
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Vanessa Williams
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Carrie Prejean
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Tara Conner
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Katie Blair
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Lindsay Evans
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Sheena Monnin, Donald Trump
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Jenna Talackova
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Kumari Fulbright
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Over the years, dozens of beauty queens from Miss USA to Miss America to Miss Universe have had to turn in their crown and sash for a multitude of reasons, including nude photos, underage drinking, drug use, physical assault, and in one case, even kidnap and torture. Here are some of the biggest scandals so far!