Miss North Carolina USA pageant producers fire back after winner says she lost title over faith
The stripping of a Miss North Carolina USA winner's crown was due to "the totality of the circumstances" of her past objectionable speech and not her conservative politics or Christian beliefs, according to organizers."A Blaize Productions’ decision was not based on Brittany Boltinhouse’s political views, religious beliefs, or protected personal viewpoints," according to a statement released by the organization that holds the North Carolina state license for the Miss USA pageant."Our organization includes people from various backgrounds, political views, personal beliefs and values. We welcome and celebrate that."FORMER MISS NORTH CAROLINA USA SAYS CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN VALUES PLAYED ROLE IN LOSING CROWNBrittany Boltinhouse, 27, won the Miss North Carolina USA pageant in June but only held the crown for weeks after her past online posts were scrutinized.
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The stripping of a Miss North Carolina USA winner's crown was due to "the totality of the circumstances" of her past objectionable speech and not her conservative politics or Christian beliefs, according to organizers."A Blaize Productions’ decision was not based on Brittany Boltinhouse’s political views, religious beliefs, or protected personal viewpoints," according to a statement released by the organization that holds the North Carolina state license for the Miss USA pageant."Our organization includes people from various backgrounds, political views, personal beliefs and values. We welcome and celebrate that."FORMER MISS NORTH CAROLINA USA SAYS CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN VALUES PLAYED ROLE IN LOSING CROWNBrittany Boltinhouse, 27, won the Miss North Carolina USA pageant in June but only held the crown for weeks after her past online posts were scrutinized. She was stripped of her crown this week and said her views and past public statements were the reason."I believe and think I was stripped from my title because of my political stance and my belief system as a conservative Christian woman," Boltinhouse, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, told the Carolina Journal in an interview Friday."I am proud of my faith. I am proud of my standards.
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- The stripping of a Miss North Carolina USA winner's crown was due to "the totality of the circumstances" of her past objectionable speech and not her conservative politics or Christian beliefs, according to organizers."A Blaize Productions’ decision was not based on Brittany Boltinhouse’s political views, religious beliefs, or protected personal viewpoints," according to a statement released by the organization that holds the North Carolina state license for the Miss USA pageant."Our organization includes people from various backgrounds, political views, personal beliefs and values. We welcome and celebrate that."FORMER MISS NORTH CAROLINA USA SAYS CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN VALUES PLAYED ROLE IN LOSING CROWNBrittany Boltinhouse, 27, won the Miss North Carolina USA pageant in June but only held the crown for weeks after her past online posts were scrutinized.
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