A beauty queen was dethroned right after the final of Miss Grand International 2024

Immediately after the Miss Grand International 2024 final, the Miss Grand US Virgin Islands organization announced the stripping of the crown of reigning Miss Samantha Catherine Keaton.

This decision was made after a series of serious violations by the beauty since her coronation in March 2024.

National Director Brian Javier said Samantha had many behaviors that went against the organization's direction and values. She was accused of arbitrarily changing the ribbon, affecting the organization's logo, refusing to receive air tickets provided by the organizers, causing thousands of dollars in damage. In particular, Samantha did not use the sponsor's costumes, arbitrarily changed her national costume and did not wear the official evening gown as agreed.

Beauty Samantha Catherine Keaton. Photo: MGI

When asked to discuss the outfit, Samantha refused, saying that "there is no clause in the contract that requires providing images of the outfit." This is in stark contrast to the clause in the contract that states "if the beauty chooses to wear another outfit, it must be in accordance with the standards and expectations of the organization."

Samantha was also accused of collaborating with former beauty queen Heather Thompson, spreading false information to sponsors, causing many partners to withdraw over the past year. She also breached her contract by bringing multiple people with her to Miss Grand International 2024, even though she was only allowed to have one escort during working hours.

Regarding media activities, Samantha was assessed as not meeting the requirements of rarely posting content on social networks, only being active during the main competition period and not interacting with fans as promised. The beauty's attitude also caused a lot of anger when she refused most of the instructions from the organizing committee.

Tensions came to a head when Samantha and her family had a heated argument that lasted more than an hour with the country director, then left midway through a photo shoot in Puerto Rico with two unfinished shoots.

Brian Javier said the organization had considered stripping the crown earlier. However, due to the tight timeline before the Miss Grand International 2024 should organize to decide to maintain the title so as not to affect the national image as well as the sponsors who have invested time and resources.

The Miss Grand US Virgin Islands organization requested that Samantha return the crown and sash, and announced that they would be looking for a new representative who meets the criteria of the pageant. They also sincerely apologized to the parties involved for Samantha's inappropriate behavior since March 2024 until now.

Currently, Samantha Catherine Keaton has not commented on the incident.

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