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3 days ago

Miss Universe sues ex-Miss USA CEO Laylah Rose, saying she created a 'toxic work environment' and failed to pay the 2024 winner's $100,000 salary

On October 3, JKN Universe, the company owned by Miss Universe CEO Anne Jakrajutatip, filed a complaint against Rose's company, VVV Global Ent. (The complaint notes that Rose is VVV's only member.) In the complaint, filed in the Southern District of New York, JKN said VVV failed to pay the $100,000 salary of Miss USA 2024 Alma Cooper, as well as the promised scholarship money to Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava and Miss Teen USA 2024 Addie Carver.
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3 weeks ago

Miss USA has a new CEO, but that didn't happen without a shakeup

Thom Brodeur secured control of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA amid leadership disputes and past controversies, pledging to modernize and repair the troubled pageants.
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3 weeks ago

Miss USA's new CEO is bringing 3 big changes to the 2025 pageant - including how contestants are judged

Thom Brodeur will implement major reforms for Miss USA 2025, ending NDAs and focusing on rebuilding trust, restoring faith, and initiating organizational healing.
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1 month ago

Miss USA pageant plunges into leadership crisis as CEO Laylah Rose says she's still in charge

Laylah Rose denies knowledge of any ownership transfer after Thom Brodeur announced he is the new Miss USA president and CEO.
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1 month ago

Former Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava chat with Business Insider about the future of the Miss USA organization

Voigt and Srivastava expressed disappointment over the impact of their resignations stating, "We thought it would have more of an impact. It stopped a lot of girls from competing, but it didn't fully put an end to what the issue was."
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2 months ago

They were the first Miss USA and Miss Teen USA to resign, but they said it did little to change the organization: 'We wish it had done more'

Eight months after winning her title, Srivastava and Noelia Voigt became the first Miss Teen USA and Miss USA to step down in the organization's 72-year history.
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