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.

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