The mothers of former Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, who both resigned, said their daughters were 'ill-treated, abused, bullied, and ill-treated.'
and claimed that their daughters — who resigned earlier this month — were “ill-treated, abused, bullied and cornered,” in a new interview with
Voigt and Srivastava abruptly stepped down within a few days of each other. Voigt was the first to resign, citing her mental health in a public statement shared on), she slammed Miss USA Organization for enabling a “toxic work environment… that, at best, is poor management and, at worst, is bullying and harassment.”
In her letter, Voigt said she was “made to feel unsafe at events without an effective handler,” and this led to an alleged incident of sexual harassment at a Christmas parade in Sarasota, Florida, during which her driver made inappropriate comments to her. When Voigt raised the issue with Miss USA president Laylah Rose, she claimed that Rose told her, “We cannot prevent people from saying things to you at public appearances.
Voigt’s mother, Jackeline, shared a few more details about the alleged incident, claiming the driver told her daughter, “Are you into old men with money?” Jackeline said the comment “made Noelia very, very uncomfortable.” Of Rose’s alleged response, Jackeline criticized the president for not even offering a response like, “I’m sorry that you went through that.”
Jackeline also addressed the speculation that Voigt’s public Instagram post contained a hidden message, with the first letter of every sentence spelling out, “I am silenced.” Jackeline declined to confirm outright if that was intentional, but when asked if her daughter was silenced, she replied: “She is, and she will be the rest of her life if this NDA is not being lifted. The girls need to speak.
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