Buzzfeed reported that 11 other contestants from the 1997 Miss Teen USA pageant said they "did not recall" Trump entering the dressing room. A fifth contestant later came forward, also alleging that Trump came into the dressing room as contestants were changing. While there is no evidence that Trump boasted about viewing minors unclothed as this Facebook post claims, five Miss Teen USA 1997 contestants did allege in 2016 that Trump walked into the dressing room as contestants - some as young as 15 years old - were changing.īuzzfeed reported the allegations against Trump in 2016, when he was the Republican presidential nominee.
But no, I've been very good."Īfter audio of the Stern interview resurfaced during Trump’s 2016 run for president, Miss USA 2001 contestant Tasha Dixon told a Los Angeles TV station that Trump had walked into the Miss USA dressing room when contestants were not fully clothed. 'Is everybody okay?' And you see these incredible looking women, and so, I sort of get away with things like that.
'Is everyone okay?' You know, they're standing there with no clothes.
You know, I'm inspecting because I want to make sure that everything is good. "Well, I'll tell you the funniest is that I’ll go backstage before a show, and everyone's getting dressed, and ready and everything else, and you know, no men are anywhere, and I'm allowed to go in because I'm the owner of the pageant and therefore I'm inspecting it. Trump first answers, "I never comment on things like that." After more than two minutes of back and forth, Trump says: In the exchange, Stern asks Trump if, in the years he owned Miss Universe and Miss USA, there were times he had sex with the contestants, all of whom are over age 18. It’s an alteration of comments Trump made during a 2005 interview with radio personality Howard Stern regarding Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants. ( Read more about our partnership with Facebook.) The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. And you see these incredible looking women (teens), and so, I sort of get away with things like that." "The girls (14-16) are standing there with no clothes on. "You know, I’m inspecting," the quote continues. And I’m allowed to go in because I’m the owner of the pageant and therefore I’m inspecting it."īeneath the first part of the quote there is a photo of Trump beside a photo of four contestants at the 2007 Miss Teen USA pageant. I’ll go backstage before a Miss Teen USA show, and everyone’s getting dressed and ready and everything and no men are anywhere.
But a post is distorting remarks Trump made about his actions at Miss Universe pageants to make it sound like he boasted about walking into a changing room full of Miss Teen USA pageant contestants as young as 14 and "inspecting."Ī Facebook post quotes Trump as saying, "I’ll tell you the funniest thing. President Donald Trump, a former beauty pageant owner, has come under fire for his behavior around contestants.