Brittany Boltinhouse was removed from her title one month after winning as Miss USA officials said a review found a pattern of conduct inconsistent with the organization’s standards.
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The Miss USA Organization has removed Brittany Boltinhouse as Miss North Carolina USA after reviewing information that allegedly showed a pattern of offensive conduct over an extended period.
Boltinhouse, 27, was formally stripped of the title Wednesday, barely a month after winning the state competition, the New York Post reported.
Miss USA Chairman and CEO Thom Brodeur said the decision followed a “thorough review of recently surfaced information” that revealed conduct the organization determined violated its standards.
Brodeur did not identify the specific posts or statements that prompted the action. He said, however, that the organization “does not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia nor language that strips any person of their dignity — whoever they are.”
The removal was not based on an isolated statement or event, according to Brodeur.
“What was brought to us was not a single moment,” he said in a public statement. “It reflected conduct over an extended period of time. That is why this outcome was reached, and I stand behind it without qualification.”
A Blaize Productions, which managed the Miss North Carolina USA competition, also described the decision to remove Boltinhouse as “difficult.”
The organization did not disclose the specific conduct that led to her dismissal but confirmed the action in its own statement.
Boltinhouse had not publicly responded to the removal as of the announcement. Brodeur said her statement would be released publicly in the near future.
Before losing the title, Boltinhouse had been described as “a proud Latina woman with Honduran roots, entrepreneur, and community advocate.”
The Miss USA Organization did not announce who would replace Boltinhouse as Miss North Carolina USA.
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