Texas Beauty Queen Goes to Court to Keep Crown After Weight Gain
- Posted on February 9, 2011 at 7:47pm by
Meredith Jessup
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A 17-year-old Texas beauty pageant winner appeared in court this week, claiming she was unfairly stripped of her Miss San Antonio title after gaining weight.
Dominique Ramirez
Dominique Ramirez says pageant officials requested the former volleyball player and model “drop 13 pounds” before replacing her with the pageant’s runner-up.
But the Miss Bexar County pageant claims the teen’s weight was “absolutely not” a factor in the board’s decision to dethrone Ramirez. Her consistent tardiness was “the main reason and really the only factor” the San Antonio beauty queen lost her title.
“I never made weight an issue,” Linda Woods, a spokeswoman for the pageant board told Fox News.com. According to Woods, Ramirez “didn’t take her responsibility seriously“ and was sometimes a ”no-show” at required public appearances. The young lady often arrived “over an hour late” to events, with “no makeup, a dirty sash and a broken crown,” Woods added.
While Woods says weight was not the deciding factor in stripping Ramirez of her crown, the pageant board did encourage her to get on an “exercise program” to prepare for the Miss Texas competition, “just like any elite athlete,” Woods said.
Until the legal case is settled, a Bexar County judge has issued an order preventing the pageant organization from taking away Ramirez’s crown.
Fox News’ Megyn Kelly weighed in on the case Wednesday:
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Love Bandit Bestid
Posted on February 11, 2011 at 10:48amLet s pretend my face is a scale.
Report Post »SuperSuineg
Posted on February 11, 2011 at 10:07amthe thing is that board is to take her to places as an escort for shows, its in the contract. their tring to fire her for not showing up to some shows, when its their JOB to get her there. she just got her DL in SA and dosent know her way around. i’ve been driving here for 25 years and i get lost every time i go downtown, SA inside the loop (410) is 50 miles across and 100 miles inside loop (1604) we are a big city with a small town feel.
Report Post »valarie
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 8:57pmSounds to me like she is a lazy, sloppy, careless mess. She should be stripped of her crown. Also, when in a position like hers, gaining a bunch of weight is disrespectful to her position. I don’t blame these guys a bit.
Report Post »goatkid
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 2:24pmThere sould not be beauty pagents. The only people who care about what a person looks like is not worth their salt.
Report Post »OUTRIDER WRITER
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 11:27amGaining 13 to 15 pounds does not a hippo make.
Report Post »SDFlowerChick
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 9:27am“..just like any elite athlete….”. Oh, puhleazzzzzz!
Report Post »So beauty pageants are now considered sports competitions???
TERMLIMITSNOW
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 9:04amHAHAHAHA……“Get off the TACOS”!!! Fat bottom girls….
Report Post »MommaGrizzly
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 7:59amWe need more information on this…did she not show up to mandatory meetings? Was she late all the time? Then she needs to be reprimanded. If it‘s just her weight that’s another thing.
Report Post »Founder
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 7:00amUh…me likey Mercedes Colwin.
Report Post »TJMan
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 5:55amHaving a working knowledge of how the pagent thing works, this girl, to make it this far, knows what is expected of her. As for the weight question, I have NO DOUBT the “officals” asked her to do this. It’s the way things are done.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 8:50amI’m sure you are correct and that is what she should have done. If she knew she had to look good to win, why would the standards go down after her win. Look into the future…..she will be perfect when you marry her and become a fat slob once the ring goes on – beware.
Report Post »bigtruck1956
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 5:39amThis is another example of I=ME mentality. She believes she should have all the perks without the responsibilities.
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Intellectual Honesty
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 1:55amThe Blaze will be bigger than the NY Times one day Glenn? Glad you hired some more “journalists,” I can‘t wait to see what Miss Alabama’s boyfriend is up to.
Report Post »nsblues
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 2:05amgot you to click & respond. mission accomplished.
Report Post »jbl8199
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 10:19amI never really saw the point to these beauty pageants. All they are is a bunch of immature girls fighting for the right to say “hey look at me, I’m better than you are”.
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