People Blast Miss Universe Contestant Who Got Axed Over Personal Scandal: “You Disappointed Us”

The beauty pageant won’t have a new delegate representing Panama at the competition and will instead focus on finding a contestant for next year’s edition.

Scandals are not uncommon in the Miss Universe organization. In fact, they date back to 1957, when Mary Leona Gage, who was supposed to represent the United States in the competition, was disqualified after organizers discovered she was married, had two children, and had lied about being 18 when she was actually 21. Until 2023, Miss Universe contestants could neither be married nor have children.