Kumbe izi scandal ata ughaibuni zipo... cheki hiii

The Miss USA pageant's grand legacy has been tainted by the whiff of scandal. Yet again.

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A controversy has gathered around this year's pageant, with one contestant resigning after claiming that the contest was fixed and pageant head Donald Trump vowing to take her to court over the claims.

Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin (pictured) announced this week that she was turning in her tiara in protest. According to a post on Monnin's Facebook page, a fellow contestant learned the names of the top five finalists on Sunday morning, well before the live airing of the pageant Sunday night.

According to Monnin, the other contestant said she saw the names on a planning sheet for the telecast -- and Monnin decided to step down after the results of the contest bore out the other contestant's claim.By Tim Kenneally