Beauty Queen Gives Up Her Crown After Pageant Host Makes A #MeToo Joke

The reigning Miss Plymouth County is giving up her crown after the host of a recent beauty pageant poked fun at the #MeToo movement during a skit before the finale. Maude Gorman made the announcement in a lengthy Instagram post.

"While I’m grateful for the opportunities that @missamerica creates for young women, I am also internally conflicted; as the #metoo movement was mocked on stage during the final competition of Miss Massachusetts."

During the June 30th pageant, the female host appeared on stage along with a person playing God. 

“We may have very well seen the last ever swimsuit competition on stage. It’s very upsetting,” the host said. “And I’m trying to understand, God, why it happened.”

God responded by saying "Me too, Amy" and holding up a sign with #MeToo written on it. In a video of the sketch posted by The Observer, the audience can be heard laughing at the skit. 

Gorman, who is a survivor of sexual assault, said that she will not "stand idly by and simply “let this go."

The Miss Massachusetts Organization tried to distance itself from the skit and posted an apology on its Facebook page. They explained that "the skit was not in the script and was not authorized by the board," and promised to "review all content with future emcees and other participants prior to our show to be sure offensive or potentially offensive content is not allowed."