Former Miss New York scorches pageants in the wake of shocking resignations: ‘There are human beings under these crowns’
NY Post
She knows what it feels like to be seen but not heard.
Former Miss New York Thatiana Diaz, 31, isn’t surprised that the Miss USA organization is falling apart.
“This was a long time coming,” she exclusively told The Post on Thursday.
“You have all these different personalities and so many ways in which you’re being pushed and pulled and being told what to do,” Diaz added. “That really does affect your mental health.”
Her ultimate message: “There are human beings under these crowns.”
Diaz’s comments echo Monday’s shocking announcement by Miss USA Noelia Voigt that she was relinquishing her crown seven months into her reign, citing mental health challenges — and making her the first title holder in the pageant’s 72-year history to step down voluntarily.
