A judge for this year’s Miss Universe pageant has dramatically resigned just three days before the contest begins in Thailand, alleging the results are corrupt. On Tuesday, Lebanese composer Omar Harfouch took to his Instagram Story to share that he was “profoundly confused and concerned” after learning from social media that an “impromptu jury” had already decided the pageant’s top 30 finalists despite the contest not starting until Nov. 21. The former judge claimed that the selection of the finalists from the 136 represented countries were made without the “real” eight judges. “The results of this selection are currently being kept secret,” as the jury is made of officials with “potential conflict of interest due to some [personal] relationship.” The alleged group includes people “respon
Miss Universe Judge Quits Claiming Contest Has Been Rigged
The Daily Beast2 hrs ago
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