Miss North Carolina USA stripped of title after alleged racist posts resurface

The Guardian UK Thursday 06 August 2026, 13:32 UTC By Edward Helmore 1 min read

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First runner-up, Myla Hadley, will represent the state at the Miss USA pageant after Brittany Boltinhouse’s removalA pageant queen recently crowned Miss North Carolina USA has been stripped of her title after a string of alleged racist posts resurfaced. Brittany Boltinhouse, 27, was formally dethroned on Wednesday by pageant organizers A Blaize Productions after what it said was “a thorough review of recently surfaced information”.

First runner-up, Myla Hadley, will represent the state at the Miss USA pageant after Brittany Boltinhouse’s removal

A pageant queen recently crowned Miss North Carolina USA has been stripped of her title after a string of alleged racist posts resurfaced.

Brittany Boltinhouse, 27, was formally dethroned on Wednesday by pageant organizers A Blaize Productions after what it said was “a thorough review of recently surfaced information”.

North Carolina USA (LOCATION) Myla Hadley (PERSON) Miss USA (ORG) Brittany Boltinhouse (PERSON) Blaize Productions (ORG)

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