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title: Miss Universe dethroned
date: "2002-09-25T12:00:00Z"
categories:
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wp_id: 1140
description: I noted the dethroning of Miss Universe over rumors regarding her pregnancy or marital status. While the organization moved to strip her title, she denies the allegations and refuses to return her valuable crown.
keywords: [miss universe, oxana fedorova, beauty pageants, pageant controversy, celebrity news]
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[Miss Universe dethroned](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2278307.stm) for either being pregnant, or married. She says she's neither, and prefers to keep the (rather valuable) tiara.