Miss North Carolina USA loses crown after organizer condemns 'racism, homophobia, transphobia'

Miss North Carolina USA was stripped of her crown weeks before the Miss USA pageant after organizers cited an extended pattern of conduct violating the organization's standards. Miss USA Chairman Thom Brodeur did not specify what conduct prompted the decision to take the crown away from Brittany Boltinhouse but said in a statement that the organization "does not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia nor language that strips any person of their dignity," adding the conduct occurred "over an ex