Contestants claim Miss USA 2022 was rigged: ‘We were humiliated’

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Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel, was predetermined — or so say theories circulating TikTok, which claim no one had a “fair chance.”Miss Montana Heather Lee O’Keefe fired up the rumor mill online following the contest on Monday, when Gabriel was crowned — which made her the first Asian American woman and first Filipina American to earn the Miss Texas USA title.“Most of the Miss USA contestants feel very strongly that there was favoritism towards Miss Texas USA and we have the receipts to prove it,” O’Keefe claimed in a TikTok video with over 29,000 views.Miss USA did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.Replying to @dridge97 Speculations swirled as soon as Gabriel was crowned and the other 50 women swiftly exited the stage, as seen in the telecast.

In comparison, fellow competitors typically remain onstage during the crowning moments.On top of that, Miss Texas didn’t seem surprised at her big win in the slightest, O’Keefe claimed, since most Miss USA winners are shocked upon hearing their name.Former Miss USA contestant Jasmine Jones claimed that it was “obvious” something was “off” about the crowning moment, sharing clips from previous competitions and years where fellow competitors rush to congratulate the winner.But suspiciously, that did not happen this year, she noted.Part 3! #greenscreenvideo #pageantry #missusa #2022 #crowning #sketch #fyp #part3 #OverwatchMe “Not one of them stays onstage to congratulate her or to run and hug her,” Jones said of this year’s pageant in a TikTok series with over 3 million views.