Miss America Roasts Miss America Organization in Letter

Miss America slams Miss America organization

The reigning Miss America is blasting the annual pageant and accusing the organization of bullying and attempting to silence her in a five-page letter addressed to her "Miss America Sisters." 

In a five-page letter obtained by USA Today on Friday, 2018 Miss America Cara Mund of North Dakota, accused the organization's CEO Regina Hopper and chair Gretchen Carlson, for having "silenced me, reduced me, marginalized me, and essentially erased me in my role as Miss America is subtle and not-so-subtle ways on a daily basis." 

Earlier this month, Mund alluded to troubles within the Miss America Organization in an interview with Press of Atlantic City calling her reign a "tough year." 

Mund says she was told to stick to certain talking points, and that she was "not important enough" for the biggest interviews and alleges those were handed to Carlson. She was also told that because of her poor social media skills, several sponsors had severed ties with the Miss America Organization and often given grief about her clothes. 

"The rhetoric about empowering women, and openness and transparency, is great; however, the reality is quite different. I am living that difference," Mund writes. 

"Let me be blunt: I strongly believe that my voice is not heard nor wanted by our current leadership; nor do they have any interest in knowing who I am and how my experiences relate to positioning the organization for the future. I truly felt more valued, respected, and viewed as a real collaborator within my first three months rather than these last eight months. The differences in treatment are stark."

The Miss America Organization issued a statement in response to Mund's letter: 

"It is disappointing that she chose to air her grievances publicly not privately.  Her letter contains mischaracterizations and many unfounded accusations. We are reaching out to her privately to address her concerns," says the statement. "The Miss America Organization supports Cara.”

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