In the past few days, the world-renowned beauty pageant "Miss America" has exposed the news of the resignation of the champion, which shocked the society. Then, as if it was an appointment, the 17-year-old "Miss American Teen" also posted a long post announcing that she was quitting.
As we all know, the appearance and knowledge, connotation, demeanor and emotional intelligence of the champion are all required. The champion of each national beauty contest needs to be cultivated for many years, and some even start from "childhood", staring at the throne of their own champion since childhood.
So, why did they finally get the crown and now resign?
The resignation is already very bizarre, and what is even more bizarre is that some netizens actually found a hidden poem in the resignation letter of "Miss America", pointing directly - "I was banned"!
The first "Miss America" to resign this time is named Noelia Voigt (Noelia Voigt), a beauty pageant winner in Utah, who won the title of "Miss America 2023" last year, and has only been in office for more than half a year.
She is Utah's second champion in 63 years and the state's third-ever title.
Noelia, a Venezuelan-American, was so excited that she cried when she learned of her award last year.
But just a few months later, she made this post that shocked the outside world, announcing her resignation:
The first sentence of Noelia's essay says that she attaches great importance to mental health.
Then, Noelia looked back on the achievements of the pageant process, whether it is ability, psychology and interpersonal relationships, she has benefited a lot, and it is difficult to make this decision on her own.
She thanked a whole bunch of people, from fans to coaches to parents to state organizers, and specifically mentioned "Miss Teen America" UmaSofia, who also announced her resignation (except for the organizers of Miss America).
She then mentioned one of her favorite coaches, specifically mentioning this person's qualities of "anti-bullying", "anti-dating violence", and supporting immigrant rights.
Noelia then encouraged everyone to be inspired by her journey to be brave and pursue their dreams. She said that she had fulfilled her dreams, made friends, and would start a new chapter.
Finally, she once again mentioned mental health, calling on everyone to speak up for mental health and not fear the future.
In this way, Noelia, who had just realized her dream, resigned.
The official account of the organizer of "Miss America" also quickly responded, thanking Noelia for her "service" and wishing her good development in the future.
"We wish Noelia the best wishes for her decision to resign, the health of our champions is a number one priority and we understand that she needs to put her health first at this time."
Then, the organizers said that the title of champion would be transferred to the successor next, and soon they would announce the new "Miss America".
It sounded like a peaceful breakup with a handshake.
But three days later, UmaSofia Srivastava, the youth beauty pageant champion of the same period who was vigorously cued by Noelia, also announced her resignation on ins, and the painting style was similar to Noalia, and the resignation letter was written flying~
UmaSofia is 17 years old and has been training for the Miss America Junior category since she was very young.
She is of Mexican-Indian descent, which is also the first of its kind in the United States.
UmaSofia said the reason for her resignation was that "I found that my personal values no longer fit perfectly with the organizers."
She said she had been hesitant for months about the decision.
There is also a profound sentence at the top of this little essay, which says, "What has a bad core does not have a beautiful surface."
Finally, UmaSofia advocated for her own multilingual children's books, saying that she would develop more in the field of writing in the future.
"Thank you to those of you who support me as I am, not what I have temporarily become."
Good guys, is "Miss America" an appointment to resign?
Just after UmaSofia resigned, sharp-eyed netizens went back to study Noelia's small composition, and there was a surprising discovery - there was actually a "hidden poem" in the resignation statement!
The first letter of each sentence was combined, and netizens got the sentence "I'm silenced"...
This discovery has led netizens to pay close attention to Claudia Michelle, the social media operator of "Miss America", who also suddenly and publicly resigned a few days ago.
Claudia has been hired as Miss America's director of social media operations for months, but she claims in her essay that when she first arrived, she didn't have a team and no staff available.
Not only did she not have an existing social media team to work with such a large brand, but when she asked to find someone from outside, the company also refused.
Moreover, Claudia was still "unpaid" for the first two months of work!
But, despite this, she, the director of social media, doesn't seem to have control over social media: there are always people who directly block certain comments under state media and repost posts without her knowledge or permission.
These are all official management issues, and she went on to indirectly point out the grievances of the two former "Miss Americans".
She claimed to have witnessed the management treating UmaSofia's parents badly and with no respect at all.
At the same time, she accused the existing management team of the "unprofessional" and "inappropriate" way of talking about the two girls.
However, in order to avoid getting herself into trouble, Claudia hastened to say that she was not accusing the work environment of being toxic. Most importantly, Claudia says she has not signed any non-disclosure agreements.
The implication is that she was not "banned".
She expressed her sympathy and support for the two girls and hoped that the public would pursue the whole thing.
In this way, the words of the three before and after corroborate each other, and they all seem to strongly imply that the organizers of "Miss America" are very problematic, and it is very likely that it has caused serious psychological damage to the two girls.
In 2022, "Miss America" and its "Miss Universe" were bought by the Thai beauty pageant group, but before and after, the brand has been exposed to many scandals, such as high pressure and unhealthy work environment, and the "misses" are physically and mentally exhausted.
Now, the minefield has been blown up again, and many netizens support the three:
"Like the Boy Scouts, these organizations have lost their mission. It should be over. ”
"These beauty pageants have lost their relevance and should be closed. The women who enter today are not 'born' beauties. They have been 'enhanced' and injected. I'm sure they have a better way to get a college scholarship! ”
"These people are so complacent, they are desperately in pursuit of power and money, what a stupid, crazy and irrelevant person they have become. The entire beauty pageant industry is creepy fake. The three who supported the resignation. ”
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Whether the Tibetan poem is a coincidence, or whether it is true, only the person concerned can know...