Tarnished tiaras
Keep clicking for a look at some of the scrapes beauty queens have gotten into after the pageant is over - and sometimes even before that.
Shenna Monnin
Arbitrator Theodore Katz says Monnin's allegations that finalists had been selected in advance were false, harmful and malicious and cost the pageant a $5 million fee from a potential 2013 sponsor.
According to police, the 26-year-old Houde punched, kicked, scratched and bit 33-year-old Scott Nickerson. Houde was arrested, police say.
The two were arguing and Nickerson took Houde
Rima Fakih
She avoided the possibility of jail time during a May 9, 2012 hearing in Highland Park, an enclave of Detroit. The judge put her on six months' probation, ordered 20 hours of community service and said she must pay $600 in fines and costs. Fakih also must attend an alcohol safety class.
She won the Miss USA Pageant in May 2010. Her reign ended June 19, 2011. She was the first Miss Michigan to win the title since 1993 and the first Arab American winner ever.
Tia Shorts
Carrie Prejean
Kumari Fulbright
Ingrid Maria Rivera
Valerie Begue
Lauren Caitlin Upton
Lauren Caitlin Upton, Miss South Carolina, answers question from host Mario Lopez, left, during the interview portion of the Miss Teen USA 2007 competition Aug. 24, 2007. Her confused, mangled response when she was asked why one-fifth of Americans can’t locate the U.S. made it into a list of most memorable quotes, compiled by the editor of the recently published Yale Book of Quotations.