Miss North Carolina USA has been stripped of her beauty pageant title just over a month after her victory as a string of alleged racist posts resurfaced.<\/p>\n
Brittany Boltinhouse, 27, was formally dethroned from the position on Wednesday after pageant organizers conducted a \u201cthorough review of recently surfaced information.\u201d <\/p>\n
Bosses at A-Blaize Productions, which oversaw the Miss North Carolina USA contest, said the decision to strip Boltinhouse of her title was \u201cdifficult.\u201d<\/p>\n
Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse was stripped of her title after alleged racist posts resurfaced. @espino.sosa\/Instagram<\/p>\n
\u201cThis decision was not made lightly,\u201d the organizers said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cIt followed a thorough review of recently surfaced information and was based on the totality of the circumstances and our responsibility to preserve the integrity of the Miss North Carolina USA title and the values of our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs an organization entrusted with selecting and preparing women to represent our states on the national stage, we must uphold the standards and values that our titleholders agree to embrace when accepting the honor of wearing the crown.\u201d<\/p>\n Thom Brodeur, president and CEO of Miss USA, didn\u2019t disclose what Boltinhouse wrote in the social media posts, but said that the brand<\/a> \u201cdoes not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia, nor language that strips any person of their dignity \u2013 whoever they are.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat is not a policy written for a press release,\u201d Brodeur said. \u201cIt is the floor of what it means to represent this brand. <\/p>\n \u201cA title here isn\u2019t a trinket. It is a position of trust, extended by an organization and accepted by a woman who agrees to carry a standard in public. When that standard is broken, the title cannot continue as though nothing happened.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat was brought to us was not a single moment. It reflected conduct over an extended period of time.<\/p>\n \u201cThat is why this outcome was reached and I stand behind it without qualification.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Boltinhouse was the first Honduran model to win the Miss North Carolina title. @espino.sosa\/Instagram<\/p>\n Boltinhouse apologized, according to Brodeur, but the executive said her confession \u201cdoes not undo the harm, and it does not change the outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n Boltinhouse, a business owner in Wilmington, is accused of writing a slew of social media posts containing a racial slur under an alias between 2017 and 2019, the NCBeat reported.<\/a><\/p>\n She allegedly used the n-word several times and framed herself as \u201ctoxic\u201d in the posts under the username Sosa the Stallion.<\/p>\n Boltinhouse posing in front of snow-capped mountains in Utah. @espino.sosa\/Instagram<\/p>\n Boltinhouse, a Honduran-Mexican model, goes under the name \u201cSosa\u201d on social media. She was the first Honduran model to win the Miss North Carolina USA title.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are moments in life that forever change who you are. This is one of mine,\u201d she said<\/a>, reflecting on her June 28 success before paying tribute to her parents. <\/p>\n \u201cAs for me, I carry this crown with immense pride. Representation matters, and I hope every little girl who has ever wondered if she belongs can see that she does.<\/p>\n \u201cMom and Dad\u2026 thank you for being the foundation of the woman I am today. Your sacrifices, your faith, and your love built the character that stands beneath this crown. This crown is bigger than me. It\u2019s for the people who have been underestimated.\u201d<\/p>\n Boltinhouse was set to participate in the 75th annual Miss USA three-day competition, which gets underway in Miami, Florida, on August 24.<\/p>\n Myla Hadley, who finished as the contest\u2019s first runner-up, has now assumed Boltinhouse\u2019s title.<\/p>\n