#233: The Ugly Secrets of the Miss Universe Pageant - Allegations of Assault & Rigging

Rotten Mango

Stephanie Soo

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.8 • 25.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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There are experiences that only few will ever have the honor of feeling. Winning the World Cup, winning the presidency, maybe even winning an Oscar. It’s a feeling that feels unexplainable. The adrenaline, euphoria, joy, the release of tension when you realize you’re being rewarded for your work. The Miss USA pageant was one of those brain chemistry altering moments.The two women stood there, holding hands, waiting for the winner’s name to be called. The host announced the new Miss USA for 2022, the confetti fell from the sky, and immediately the tension was palpable. The other 50 contestants clapped weakly before exiting the stage. Nobody stood around to congratulate the new winner. Something was seriously wrong. Let’s expose the dark secrets of the pageant industry, the allegations of abuse and assault. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Bramble.
0:01.0	Better being better, boo.
0:02.8	Welcome to this week's mini-sode of Rotten Mango.
0:06.0	I'm your host, Stephanie Sue.
0:07.9	I'm about to talk about something very niche.
0:10.1	Okay, there's moments in life that not everyone's going to understand the feeling of, and
0:15.6	I'm in that group.
0:16.6	I'm not going to understand these feelings.
0:18.4	I think about this now and then.
0:20.1	Recently, I saw the World Cup winners, the moment that they had won, the crazy excitement
0:26.7	of the crowd, the energy, the, the, they're falling on their knees on the grass screaming
0:32.8	up at the heavens.
0:33.8	I mean, what does that feel like?
0:36.4	The adrenaline, the euphoria, the joy, the feeling of, I have worked my whole life for
0:41.6	this.
0:42.8	What does that feel like?
0:44.3	It's, I like in it to the feeling of winning the presidency.
0:47.8	Again, nothing I know anything about.
0:50.1	Or perhaps winning an Oscar?
0:52.5	The joy, adrenaline.
0:54.6	Here, heart is pumping so fast you can hear it in your ears.
0:58.2	That feeling is such a precise, powerful, niche feeling that I don't think most people
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