02The President-elect of the US, Donald Trump, was the owner of Miss World from 1996 to 2015. However, NBC cut ties with Trump in 2015 after his controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants. “[Mexico] are sending people that have lots of problems, and they are bringing those problems to us. Trump has since been accused of sexist behaviour during his time at Miss Universe. He had then tweeted, “Do you think Putin will be going to The Miss Universe Pageant in November in Moscow - if so, will he become my new best friend?”

Source: Indian Express November 17, 2024 20:49 UTC