The Miss Teen USA pageant was held this weekend, and it caused waves on social media – not in a good way. It’s hard to believe that after Deshauna Barber was crowned Miss USA, we’d have to write about something like this.
First off, the Top 5 contestants showed no diversity whatsoever.
These are your TOP 5 #MissTeenUSA contestants! pic.twitter.com/qi3KJT6COb
— Karlie Hay (@MissTeenUSA) July 31, 2016
Wow how can we choose from such a diverse bunch https://t.co/0a4JHbP465
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) July 31, 2016
@MissTeenUSA pic.twitter.com/YvS6eQv6sN
— BGM (@HernameisEe) July 31, 2016
Then, the receipts were brought out. The pageant’s winner, Karlie Hay, used racial slurs repeatedly on social media two years ago.
Here is your @MissTeenUSA (@haaykarrls) spewing racial epithets. Kudos… pic.twitter.com/nGgPrZCw89
— X (@XLNB) July 31, 2016
Some people weren’t surprised.
I mean what better way to rep the USA than with a racist Miss Teen USA https://t.co/vEVyZKxeTe
— Daniel José Older (@djolder) August 1, 2016
lol.
i think miss teen usa chick should keep her crown.
she’s representing the whole country, yes?accurate. pic.twitter.com/LTSUS6JzD8
— fooler initiative (@metroadlib) July 31, 2016
What if the tables were turned?
What’s wild: if the #MissTeenUSA winner had been black + used the N-Word, it would likely already be leading news + include an org statement
— Brittany Packnett☔️ (@MsPackyetti) July 31, 2016
Hay took to Twitter to address the situation, and from the looks of it, she doesn’t really think she did wrong.
I admit that I have used language publicly in the past which I am not proud of and that there is no excuse for. Through hard work…
— Karlie Hay (@RealMissTXteen) July 31, 2016
This needs to happen, but we doubt that it will.
And @MissTeenUSA needs to address this and revoke Karlie Hay’s win, or set the precedent racists are welcome to their event.
— X (@XLNB) July 31, 2016
Footage in our mind of the Miss Universe organization to Karlie Hay.
