From owners who hate Mexican immigrants to winners who may or may not do a lot of drugs, numerous beauty pageants over the years have drawn attention for all the wrong reasons.
And, no, we’re not referring to this being the 21st century and women still being paraded across the stage in bikinis and ball gowns.
We’re talking about the types of scandals that have left multiple winners stripped of their crowns.
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Miss US… NAY!

After Donald Trump made controversial comments about Mexican immigrants, NBC refused to air the Trump-owned Miss USA pageant in 2015.
Katie Rees

Katie Rees was crowned Miss Nevada in 2007⦠only to then lose her crown after sexually-explicit images from the year before went viral. She was also charged with meth possession in 2015.
Emily Kachote

Miss Zimbabwe 2015 also was forced to vacate her crown after naked photos hit the Internet.
Saly Greige and Doron Matalon

Lebanese Miss Universe 2015 contestant Saly Greige and Miss Israel Doron Matalon stirred up major controversy despite keeping their clothes on: the beauties dared to be photographed together despite Lebanon and Israel have been at war since 2006.
Carrie Prejean

Carrie Prejean was the first runner-up for Miss USA in 2009. She made major headlines for coming out against gay marriage in her Q&A segment, eventually losing her Miss California crown due to breach of contract.
Jamie France

Jamie France won Miss Teen Oregon-World in 2009. No problem there. But she was then arrested on drug charges in 2014.
Amanda Longacre

Oops! Amanda Longacre was discovered to be too old to compete in Miss America, just two weeks after winning Miss Delaware 2014.
Nia Sanchez

Nia Sanchez was crowned Miss USA in 2014. But questions continue to swirl over whether she faked a residency in Nevada in order to avoid the grueling Miss California competition.
Elizabeth Fechtel

Elizabeth Fechtel won Miss Florida in 2014. Just five days later, officials cited a scoring error and actually awarded the title to Victoria Cowen instead.
Alicia Machado

This one is crazy: Alicia Machado won Miss Universe in 1996. Officials then threatened to replace her unless she lost weight! She followed their orders⦠and then Donald Trump called her an âÂÂeating machineâ on Howard Stern.
Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams was stipped of her 1983 Miss America crown due to past pictures of her posing in Penthouse. Over 30 years later, the Miss America CEO issued a public apology to Williams.
Tara Conner

Tara Conner tested positive for cocaine eight months into her reign as Miss USA 2006. At a press conference, Trump said he would give Conner another chance. She now serves as a public advocacy consultant for Caron Treatment Centers.
Caitlyn Upton

Poor Caitlyn Upton. Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2007 was asked why she thought one-fifth of Americans canâÂÂt find their country on a map. Her answer called out “the Iraq” and “Asian counties” and their need for the support of the American educational system. But, hey, she finished third!
Rima Fakih

Rima Fakih came under fire for partying way too much. The first Muslim to be crowned Miss USA (in 2011), Fakih was sent home to Michigan to ponder her actions, but ultimately completed her reign.
Lindsey Evans

Miss Teen Louisiana skipped out on a $46 bill at a restaurant in 2008, leaving behind a purse with her driver’s license ⦠and, allegedly, some marijuana. She was subsequently stripped of her title.
Steve Harvey Announces WRONG Miss Universe Winner: You Gotta Watch This!
Steve Harvey announces the wrong winner of the Miss Universe pageant … then awkwardly corrects himself. You gotta see this to believe it.
Miss Puerto Rico: Suspended for Tweeting Really Horrible Stuff About Muslims

Say what, Miss Puerto Rico?!? Destiny Velez has been suspended by the Miss America Organization for writing some hateful things about Muslims on Twitter.
ARRESTED!

Madison Cox won the title pf Miss South Carolina Teen International in 2015. She then got arrested for writing fake doctor notes.
Karlie Hay Crowned Miss Teen USA, Disparaged for N-Word Use

Click on the headline above to see how the N Word came into play for this scandal.
Health Care is a Privilege!

In 2017, Kara McCullough stirred up debate on Twitter by saying health care in America is NOT a right. Click on the above headline for more.