(PCM) It seems these pageant girls from Delaware can’t seem to catch a break. It has been recently revealed that the winner of the Miss Delaware 2014 pageant, Amanda Longacre, has been stripped of her crown and all winnings associated with the title due to organizers saying she is too old to compete.
24-year old Longacre will turn 25 in October and it is an overlooked requirement for the Miss America pageant that all contestants must be 24 years old through December of the competition year.
Longacre claims that she signed her contract with her age and birth date clearing marked on the form. A board member signed off on her contract for the local, state and national levels of the competition.
A rep for the Miss Delaware organization agrees that Longacre did no wrongdoing and did accurately report her birthday on all forms. Despite the fact that it was actually the fault of pageant organizers and not Longacre herself, she was still stripped of her crown and nearly $11,000 in scholarship money which she was planning to use to pursue her master’s degree in social work.
Longacre claims she was told multiple times that her age was not going to be an issue and as along as she was still 24-years old while on stage during the Miss America competition being held in September she would be good to go.
The Miss Delaware organization has made no official comment about how the oversight took place, as they fear a lawsuit if too many details are leaked out. First runner-up Brittany Lewis was awarded the crown in place of Longacre during a news conference.
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