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Trump and Univision Settle $500 Million Miss Universe Lawsuit
Brendan O'Connor · 02/11/16 10:17PMTrump's Lawyers Argue That Univision Should Have Known He Was a Horrible Racist Xenophobe
Brendan O'Connor · 02/11/16 12:25AMLast summer, Donald Trump filed a $500 million lawsuit against Univision for breach of contract and defamation after the network dumped the Miss Universe pageant (of which Trump was, at the time, a part owner) following the racist unveiling of his presidential campaign. Univision wants the suit dismissed, arguing that Trump’s comments constituted a “cataclysmic” event that voided the contract, the New York Daily News reports. Trump’s lawyers, however, have argued that the remarks were “foreseeable”—that is to say, Univision knew what they were getting.
500 Days of Kristin, Day 338: Kristin Met Trump
Allie Jones · 12/28/15 05:03PMSteve Harvey Ruins Everything, Crowns Wrong Miss Universe
Brendan O'Connor · 12/20/15 10:47PMUnivision Canceled Miss USA Because Donald Trump Is an Asshole
Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/25/15 12:05PMDonald Trump, to be fair, says a lot of idiot things. And for the most part, people just ignore him until he tires himself out, as you might a child having a tantrum. But it looks like his idiot comments about drug-addicted-rapist Mexicans rightfully offended some people—Univision says they’re not going to air the Miss USA beauty pageant as long as he’s involved.
Miss Lebanon Cries "Photobomb" Over Controversial Miss Israel Selfie
Hudson Hongo · 01/18/15 05:30PMAt its best, the Miss Universe contest is like a (more) superficial United Nations, complete with flawed solutions to tough policy questions. Just like the real UN, however, sometimes there's just no seeing eye to eye, as was the case with this week's spat over a controversial selfie showing Misses from warring Israel and Lebanon.
Donald Trump Vows to Protect Bikini Contests From Burqas Everywhere
Kate Bennert · 06/10/13 12:26PMMiss Venezuela's Response to Her Miss Universe Question Was Awarded No Points and May God Have Mercy On Her Soul
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/20/12 12:05PMMiss USA Crowned Miss Universe (Right Before the Universe Ends)
Caity Weaver · 12/20/12 11:35AMMiss Universe Organization to Allow Transgender Women to Compete
Neetzan Zimmerman · 04/10/12 12:29PMMeet Miss Universe 2011, Miss Angola Leila Lopes
Max Read · 09/12/11 10:35PMOn Monday night, a bunch of preening airheads got on stage and took part in a meaningless contest. There was also a Miss Universe pageant. (Ha! We crack ourselves up!) This year's Miss Universe is Leila Lopes, Miss Angola, who beat out runners-up Olesia Stefanko of Ukraine and Priscila Machado of Brazil—where the pageant was taking place—by escaping from the labyrinth without being eaten by the minotaur. "You have to keep in mind that these women are not objects just to be looked at. They're to be taken seriously," said judge Connie Chung. [AP]
Sex-Scandal Beauty Queen Now a Contestant on Project Runway
Maureen O'Connor · 07/13/11 04:23PMProject Runway recently announced its Season 9 competitors, and here's a familiar face: Anya Ayoung-Chee realized she had "designer potential" when she "had the opportunity to consult on my wardrobe for the Miss Universe pageant in 2008," as Miss Trinidad-and-Tobago. The same Miss Trinidad-and-Tobago who would go on to have a sex tape scandal involving girl-on-girl action and an indignant ex-boyfriend. NSFW video here.