The former Miss USA hopeful, Sheena Monnin from PA, who resigned after alleging the Miss USA pageant was fixed, has been ordered to pay Donald Trump $5 million – for defamation.
Monnin signed a contract giving pageant officials the power to pick the top five finalists and the winner, a catch-all that’s never been used.
Trump who co-owns the Miss Universe Organization, sued Monnin for defamation after she trash talked the pageant back in June. Among other things, she claimed a fellow contestant in the competition had seen a list of the top five winners before the finalists were named on stage.
A U.S. District Court Magistrate ruled in favor of the Miss Universe Organization, awarding it a staggering $5 million in damages while admonishing Monnin by saying her statements ‘showed a reckless disregard’.
When asked for her reaction, Monnin said she was “stunned” by the ruling.
HARTFORD, Conn. — Lance "Macho" Morales, 23, of Waterbury, has been arrested in connection with…
LOS ANGELES, CA. (THECOUNT) -- Jennifer An, a model and former contestant on “America’s Next…
HANCOCK COUNTY, OH. (THECOUNT) -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash…
IMPERIAL, TX. (THECOUNT) -- Jaden and Jackie Jurado, 18-year-old twins, and their 16-year-old sister Nautica…
OAKLAND COUNTY, MI. (THECOUNT) -- Renee Marie Vilders, 34, of Groveland Township, Michigan, lost her…
LAKEWOOD, CO. (THECOUNT) -- Authorities have arrested Lisa Marie Johnson, 31, and her boyfriend, Alexander…