Miss USA CEO responds to allegations against organization in open letter

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Miss USA CEO Laylah Rose is pushing back on allegations of fostering a toxic environment, bullying and sexual harassment levied against the organization by former Miss USA Noelia Voigt in her resignation letter earlier this month.

Rose pushed back against claims of mistreatment towards the former title holder.Utah contestant Noelia Voigt has resigned as Miss USA, citing her mental health; Savannah Gankiewicz or Alexis Loomans could be her successor.

"The allegations of sexual harassment, toxic environment and bullying are not true. To be clear, such behavior is not accepted, and we can assure you that if such behavior ever occurred, we would take immediate steps to protect our titleholder and provide access to appropriate resources," Rose's statement continued.SEE ALSO:Voigt cited mental health, and Srivastava wrote that her "values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization.

She added, "I was made to feel unsafe at events without an effective handler and this culminated in being sexually harassed." Overall, Voigt claimed in her resignation letter that she had "concern" for the Miss USA brand and alleged Rose "is also actively building a culture of fear and control, the antithesis of women's empowerment, that is causing a toxic workplace that is unsafe for future titleholders and employees."In her Thursday statement, Rose also pushed back against claims of mistreatment towards the former title holder.

 

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