Nancy O’Dell axed as the host of Miss USA? That’s not what we hear. Despite Page Six’s Monday report that Donald Trump is looking to replace the Access Hollywood anchor as the host of his pageant franchise, one insider tells us that “she is hosting the pageant” — “and “she’s mad” over any suggestion otherwise.
The rumor initially started over The Donald’s supposed anxiety of a pregnant (and showing) woman hosting his show. Not that discriminating against pregnant women isn’t illegal or anything.
So where’d the leak – where Emmitt Smith’s name is floated as a replacement – come from? Our source says “not from [O’Dell] or NBC.” For its part, NBC has confirmed O’Dell is hosting the show. All of which points to a certain follicle-challenged real estate baron who’s looking for an out on O’Dell’s contract.