People are dragging Miss Teen USA 2016 Karlie Hay for using the N-word a lot on Twitter
Can someone let the Miss Teen USA pageant know that Karlie Hay, their newly crowned winner, seems to have used the n-word on Twitter? Like, a lot?
The 18-year-old Hay, who was formerly Miss Texas Teen USA, won the top crown Saturday at the Miss Teen USA pageant in Las Vegas. But before the clock had even struck midnight on her reign, angry Twitter users had already begun dredging up transgressions from her past.
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Though Mic could not independently confirm that Hay, whose personal account is now private, wrote the tweets herself, dozens of users have screengrabbed the exchanges — and, unsurprisingly, they're pissed off.
I can take the #missteenusa top 5 being an all white, all blonde top 5. What I can't take is - why didn't the winner clean up her page? 🤔🤔🤔
— Kamie Crawford (@KamieCrawford) July 31, 2016
Among the disgruntled was former Miss Teen USA Kamie Crawford, who said that as a pageant winner herself, she couldn't understand the lack of preparation for media attention on Hay's part.
If u win any pageant - first things first. Clean up ur page. Cus if ur under 21 u shouldn't b drinking&if ur WHITE the n word ain't yo word!
— Kamie Crawford (@KamieCrawford) July 31, 2016
Before Hay had even received her crown, the pageant had already sparked controversy over the fact that its top 5 finalists lacked diversity.
These are your TOP 5 #MissTeenUSA contestants! pic.twitter.com/qi3KJT6COb
— Miss Teen USA (@MissTeenUSA) July 31, 2016
Now that Hay's past tweets have been unearthed, all that's left to do is to sit back and wait to see if the Miss USA Organization decides to take any disciplinary action against their newly crowned queen.
⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏱⏱⏱⏱⏱⌛️⌛️⌛️⌛️⌛️🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰 https://t.co/e9pYQZxPyf
— Kamie Crawford (@KamieCrawford) July 31, 2016
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