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Friday, December 7, 2007
Miss California’s musical crowns
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There’s a new Miss California - again.
Miss California USA organizers say they have corrected a voting snafu that gave the title to the wrong contestant, Christina Silva. Critics claim the switch is less about a vote tabulation error and more about Silva’s Ecuadoran and Mexican heritage.
The “new new ” Miss California is Raquel Beezley, a 21-year-old waitress.
Silva, however, got to keep her crown, the sash, the necklace and received her $1,500 entry fee back.
Did pageant officials handle this appropriately? Should Silva have relinquished her title?
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