Celebrity News November 30, 2007
Wrong Contestant Crowned Miss California USA 2008?
Inside sources tell “Extra” that the Miss Universe organization may have a new scandal on its hands over last weekend's Miss California USA Pageant.
“Extra” has information that the wrong contestant may have been awarded the crown due to an alleged accounting error.
Cristina Silva, Miss Los Angeles, was named Miss California USA 2008, but sources tell “Extra” the judges actually chose the 2nd runner-up, Raquel Beezley, Miss Barstow, as the winner.
Sources tell “Extra” that Silva has been made aware of the error and the pageant's owner, Donald Trump, has been looped in as well.
Today, The Miss Universe Organization tells “Extra”, “This matter is being handled on the state level.”
