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Vandal Scandal Mars Another Pageant

Posted Jan 22, 08 8:50 AM CST in Crime & Courts US 

(Newser) – The crime wave besetting American beauty pageants continued this weekend as Miss South Florida Fair had to overcome some skullduggery before claiming her crown, the Palm Beach Post reports. Cops were called after contestant Jessica Wittenbrink  found her ruined dress backstage, vandalized with four red lipstick streaks. Police quizzed her 13 rivals but couldn't come up with a suspect.

The victorious Wittenbrink now has a shot at becoming Miss Florida, and eventually Miss America. And although the fair's president said he was "fairly comfortable" it was an inside job, the identity of the lipstick-wielding culprit may never be known. "Unless new information presents itself, the case is going to be inactive," said a sheriff's office spokesman.
Source: Palm Beach Post

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Miss America pageant contestants share the stage at the Miss America pageant at the Aladdin hotel-casino in Las Vegas. Jessica Wittenbrink of Florida now has a chance of winning Miss Florida after emerging...   (Associated Press)
Jessica Wittenbrink, 21, won this year's Miss South Florida Fair pageant despite her $3,400 dress being vandalized, presumably by a rival.   (Shutter Stock)
In a similar incident, Ingrid Marie Rivera beat 29 rivals to become Puerto Rico's 2008 Miss Universe contestant, despite applying makeup and wearing evening gowns that had been coated with pepper spray....   (Associated Press)
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