Mothers of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA allege 'abuse'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-69006675

The two spoke out in an interview on behalf of their daughters, whom they say are silenced by NDAs.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/jOKwC

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BrikoX@lemmy.zip · 52 pts · 2y (2 replies)

The whole concept of pageants is built on an idea of bullying and abuse.

TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y

I was about to say, sadly this isn't surprising. Definitely glad to see the perpetrators get called out though

NegativeInf@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

They start em real young with smile juice and candy.

jasep@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 2y

The sooner pageants are a thing of the distant past the better

rockSlayer@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 2y (1 reply)

They need to get in touch with lawyers. NDAs can't cover illegal behavior.

KAYDUBELL@lemm.ee · 19 pts · 2y

NDAs rarely cover anything if you take it to a court

MxM111@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Why do we even have these “competitions”? What’s the point? Who watches them in the age of AI able to generate whatever…

morrowind@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y

The age of AI just started. They aren't just gonna shut down