The Miss American Organization has come under fire after a report surfaced Thursday alleging that CEO, Sam Haskell, exchanged emails with various board members that ridiculed past winners’ appearances, intelligences and personal lives. A report by the Huffington Post revealed emails that Haskell sent over a three year period in which former Miss Americas were called vulgar names and fat-shammed. The report includes one exchange with writer Lewis Friedman in which Haskell is entertained when Friedman uses the word “c----“ to refer to past winners. "Shortly thereafter, we resigned our board positions and notified MAO that we were terminating our relationship with them." According to the Associated Press, Dick Clark Productions was made aware of the emails several months ago.

Source: Fox News December 22, 2017 08:48 UTC