Top 10 Beauty-Pageant Scandals

There was much teeth gnashing after pictures surfaced of Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih pole dancing (fully clothed) during a 2007 Detroit radio show contest. Is that all? TIME takes a look at more noteworthy scandals in pageant history

Oh No, Not Pole Dancing!

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Rima Rakih's Miss USA 2010 title — for which she wore a string bikini in the swimsuit competition — was put under a microscope after photos surfaced of the beauty queen pole dancing, fully clothed, during a 2007 Detroit radio show contest. The idea that a beauty pageant contestant might have once relied on her physical appearance in other contests doesn't strike us as odd. Oh, and by the way, Miss USA released official lingerie shots of the Rakih and other girls earlier this month. So what's the difference?

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