Miss America Organisation suspends CEO over misogynistic emails
NEW YORK: The Miss America pageant suspended its CEO on Friday after dozens of former beauty queens demanded he step down over leaked internal emails that contained misogynistic, fat- and slut-shaming language.
The decision was announced in the face of mounting pressure in the media as the United States continues to grapple with a sexual harassment firestorm upending powerful men from Hollywood, to entertainment and politics.
"The Miss America Organization Board of Directors today voted to suspend Executive Chairman…