Dethroned
Freshman pageant queen loses crown after hookah pictures surface
Maggie Rhynes
Issue date: 9/18/07 Section: News
She has received numerous phone calls from the media, including the NBC Today Show.
All the prizes associated with the Miss Tuscola crown must now be returned, leaving Knight to pay back a $1,000 scholarship and an estimated $300 to $400 in gift certificates.
With her time as queen over, Knight says she is a bit relieved to be able to live like a normal college freshman.
"I'm relived that all the judgments and everything are over," Knight said. "I no longer have to worry that if someone sees me they are going to take a picture. I am in college, I do like to go out and now I don't have to worry about that."
Knight admits she knew she would have to alter her behavior if she became queen, but she wanted to represent her hometown.
"I've always lived in Tuscola and I wanted to represent Tuscola in a positive way. I had never really been a pageant person and I thought it would be a good experience," she said. "But I do regret it because it's a petty reason to lose so much. Especially because it was a one-time deal."
All the prizes associated with the Miss Tuscola crown must now be returned, leaving Knight to pay back a $1,000 scholarship and an estimated $300 to $400 in gift certificates.
With her time as queen over, Knight says she is a bit relieved to be able to live like a normal college freshman.
"I'm relived that all the judgments and everything are over," Knight said. "I no longer have to worry that if someone sees me they are going to take a picture. I am in college, I do like to go out and now I don't have to worry about that."
Knight admits she knew she would have to alter her behavior if she became queen, but she wanted to represent her hometown.
"I've always lived in Tuscola and I wanted to represent Tuscola in a positive way. I had never really been a pageant person and I thought it would be a good experience," she said. "But I do regret it because it's a petty reason to lose so much. Especially because it was a one-time deal."
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