Know 8 controversial beauty queens of all times

New Delhi: Beauty queens are literally worshipped by their fans all over the world, but there have been some beauties across the world who courted controversies and caught headlines.Here is a list of 8 such controversial beauty quees:1. Leona Gage- Miss USA 1957 Gage lost her crown when she confessed her family status. In July 1957, Gage represented Maryland at the Miss USA pageant. As soon as she won the title, rumors began to appear. She lied to reporters when they questioned her, but a day later, she confessed the truth: she had been married twice, was a mother of two young children, and was actually 18, not 21.Her mother and mother in law confirmed to reporters that the rumors were true.She died in October 2010.2. Vanessa Williams- Miss America 1984 Williams was the first black woman to become Miss America. Ten months into her reign as Miss America, she received an anonymous phone call stating that nude photos of her taken by a photographer prior to her pageant days had surfaced. Williams believed the photographs were private and had been destroyed; she claims she never signed a release permitting the photos to be used. The photographs depicted mild overtones of simulated lesbian sex, which was quite controversial for its time. This controversy made her resign .3. Marjorie Wallace- Miss World 1973 Wallace became the first American to win the Miss World contest. After a few months, she lost her throne, reportedly because of her rumored knack for dating celebrities, a violation of her Miss World contract .4. Gabriella Brum- Miss World 1980 Miss Germany won the 1980 Miss World beauty pageant and resigned 18 hours later, initially claiming her boyfriend disapproved. She stated that this was because of the pressure from the news media, though there were also allegations that she had posed nude in a magazine. 5. Lakshmi Pandit- Miss India 2004 She won the title of Miss India-World 2004. But less than 12 hours after receiving her crown, a rumour began to circulate that she is Mrs.The truth emerged that Miss Pandit was not married, but confessed to having pretended to be so in order to rent a flat in Bombay. As a result of the embarrassment over her “false statement” to her landlady, she surrendered her title, while her boyfriend was dumped from a male pageant, Bombay's “Gladrags MegaModel Man-Hunt”, for his association with her.6. Tara Conner- Miss USA in 2006 In late 2006, Conner became the center of a public scandal when news reports claimed she had been drinking underage, tested positive for the use of cocaine, heroin and crystal meth, and kissed Miss Teen USA Katie Blair, among other things. Conner currently co-hosts Kaboom, a web video show dedicated to showing things getting blown up.7. Danielle Lloyd- Miss Great Britain 2006 Miss Great Britain has been sensationally fired half way through her reign after letting slip that she was in a long-term relationship with judge Teddy Sheringham when he voted for her in the final of the contest.8. Carrie Prejean- Miss California 2009 Prejean came under fire for her answer to a question about gay marriage two months ago in the Trump-owned Miss USA pageant, in which she was the runner-up. After the pageant, Prejean was continuously attacked as she defended her belief that gays and lesbians should not be given the right to marry in California. She became embroiled in more controversy when racy pictures of her were published that some construed as violations of her Miss California contract.

Know 8 controversial beauty queens of all times

New Delhi: Beauty queens are literally worshipped by their fans all over the world, but there have been some beauties across the world who courted controversies and caught headlines.Here is a list of 8 such

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