Outrage as Miss US Virgin Islands is won by gal with no ties to the territory (Trump mentioned)

VI Consortium ^ | 8/18/19 | VI Consortium Staff

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

ST. CROIX — Six of the ten contestants who participated in Sunday evening’s Miss Universe U.S. Virgin Islands were women from outside the USVI, most with no known ties to the territory and some of whom had participated in other pageants just months prior. The competition, held in a banquet room at the Divi Carina Bay Casino, was the qualifying event whose winner will represent the U.S. Virgin Islands on the world’s biggest and most prominent pageantry stage: Miss Universe.

But what was a relatively engaged audience turned somewhat raucous when not one of the four local young women who represented their home, the USVI, was chosen by the judges — non of whom were local — as part of the top five finalists. The mood in the room went from cheerful to cheerless, and when the last of the top 5 was called, dismay gripped the crowd and things started to get unruly.

As the host was preparing to announce the winner, calling the would-be victor your Miss Universe U.S. Virgin Islands, a voice yelled out from the audience, "the judges’ Miss Universe [U.S. Virgin Islands]."

The displeasure among Virgin Islanders was rife. Inside and outside the banquet room, they spoke of the pageant’s results as a disgrace to the territory, with some calling the event fraudulent. One particular scene cut deep among some locals: as the top five finalists were called forward, the local girls remained at the back. A local individual told the Consortium that the scene brought her back to a grisly moment of her youth when she was raped.

Later, a commotion broke out between the event’s official photographer and some attendees.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Yes — Dress Barn vs. Nordstrom’s...

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

The Miss Universe U.S. Virgin Islands Facebook page is also full of photos and comments:

https://www.facebook.com/missuniverseusvirginislands/

[scrabblehack]

Can Miss Martinique advance to the Miss Universe finals or does she have to compete as Miss France?

(Yes, Martinique is part of France proper, while USVI, Puerto Rico, etc. are territories of the USA).

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Yes, Martinique & Guadeloupe have in the past sent participants to Miss Universe & Miss World independent of France.

Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao also have contestants independent of The Netherlands.,

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Adding to my reply #64 -- I researched more and found out that Martinique and Guadeloupe have boycotted the Miss Universe Pageant since 1985 and are now participants within Miss France.

Which explains why I haven't seen them in international beauty pageants in a while. Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao still send their own contestants.

[Chode]

have you ever seen the women on STX??? not much to look at that's for sure...

[Vendome]

Gawd, I wanna fly with her to Paris and feed her chocolate dipped strawberries, as we sip champagne and walk along the shore of the River Seine, waving at people on boats, as the sun sets and Eiffel Tower serves as a statuesque pinnacle to the day and wonderful exclamation point of the night to come...

[RWGinger]

LOL

[seawolf101]

Warren is the racist.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

I have — been to both STX and STT. Not beauty queen material, for sure...

[Chode]

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