Christina Silva was the runner-up at the Miss USA pageant in November. She was wrongly crowned Miss California earlier that year. Three days after coming in second, she was told that the real winner was Raquel Beezley. Silva is now suing the Miss Universe Organization for humiliation and emotional distress.
I was always under the impression that part of the Miss USA pageant was learning to be a lady and gracious under any circumstances. That's what they claim for this "scholarship program," right? Being congenial through all things and showing support for one another is a cornerstone of this event. I just find it interesting that Silva missed that aspect of the competition. She lost her crown due to simple human error, and she gets to keep her prizes and money.
I'm curious to know what her emotional distress consisted of? One of her primary bases for suing is that the organization shows favor to white women - Silva is of Hispanic and Ecuadorian dissent. Anyway, it seems a ridiculous thing to spend money on lawyer and court fees just to keep a lousy title.
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