Miss Universe CEO Says Third Party Handled Results, Denies Pageant Was Rigged - TMZ

MISS UNIVERSE CEO SAYS 3RD PARTY HANDLED RESULTS ... Denies Rigging Allegations

1/16/2023 5:00 PM PT

The pistillate who runs the Miss Universe Organization is denying allegations the quality pageant was rigged due to the fact that it was an autarkic enactment that handled the results.

Amy Emmerich, CEO of Miss Universe Organization, tells TMZ ... "One of the apical 4 accounting firms successful the United States handled the results and verified the process."

As we reported ... Anne Jakrajutatip, the caller proprietor of Miss Universe, has been accused of rigging the pageant for Miss USA, who won the crown implicit runner-up Miss Venezuela.

One contented galore folks have, Jakrajutatip's JKN Global Group owns some the Miss Universe and Miss USA competitions ... which immoderate accidental is suspect.

But, Emmerich tells america ... "The allegations re: rigging of Miss Universe are false. People saying that it's "suspect" that JKN Global Group owns some Miss Universe and Miss USA aren't acquainted with the past of the organizations."

There is precedent for Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA each being nether the aforesaid ownership ... backmost successful 2015, IMG bought the 3 pageants and brought them nether the aforesaid roof.

Emmerich besides tells america an autarkic third-party instrumentality steadfast was hired to look into allegations surrounding the Miss USA pageant from backmost successful October, which was besides accused of being rigged ... and determined the allegations were unfounded.

R'Bonney Gabriel won the Miss Universe pageant Saturday, becoming the archetypal Filipino American to instrumentality the crown. Emmerich says R'bonney was a "strong and dedicated contestant" who is the "rightful Miss Universe."

Meanwhile, the Miss Universe Organization says ... "The mendacious rigging allegations are absurd and distract from the unthinkable milestones our enactment and the delegates experienced this weekend."