ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Dick Clark Productions says it has cut ties with the Miss America Organization over internal emails by pageant senior leadership that ridiculed past winners’ appearance, intelligence and sex lives. The Huffington Post reported Thursday that the Miss America Organization’s CEO, Sam Haskell, exchanged emails with a writer for the televised pageant and others that included harsh and sometimes vulgar comments about past winners. Others speculated about how many men one particular former Miss America had had sex with. Dick Clark Productions told The Associated Press Thursday night that it was made aware of the emails several months ago. “We were appalled by their unacceptable content and insisted, in the strongest possible terms, that the Miss America Organization board of directors conduct a comprehensive investigation and take appropriate action to address the situation,” the company said in a statement.

Source: National Post December 22, 2017 03:33 UTC