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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Miss Universe 2008
Dayana Mendoza will retain her crown despite a host of nearly
topless modeling photos of the pageant queen, which surfaced this
week.
"Dayana Mendoza is not in jeopardy of losing the title of Miss
Universe," Paula M. Shugart, President of the Miss Universe
Organization told Access Hollywood in an exclusive
statement.
In fact, the Miss Universe Organization president said that
Mendoza's photographs had artistic merit.
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"We embrace and respect her success as a model and the artistic
beauty captured in these photographs," the statement
concluded.
The photos in question show Dayana topless with her arms
covering most of chest.
This is not the first time scandal has rocked the Trump-Organization owned pageant world. In December 2006, Miss USA Tara Conner caused a stir in the pageant world after she entered rehab for drug and alcohol use. Trump allowed her to keep the crown after receiving treatment.
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