Sheena Monnin

Sheena Monnin Biography

Sheena Monnin is an American beauty queen best known for resigning as Miss Pennsylvania USA 2012 and alleging that the Miss Universe Organization pre-determined the Miss USA 2012 pageant.

Personal life

Sheena Monnin of Cranberry, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh suburb, holds a Bachelor's Degree in Human Services and a Master's Degree in Psychology.

Miss USA 2012 Controversy

In June 2012, Monnin said that another contestant, Miss Florida USA, saw the names of the top five on a telecast paper in the same order in which they were called out. That contestant, Karina Brez, later said she had made her comment jokingly. Brez went on to then say that she made the whole thing up, changing her story more than once. Monnin stepped down when what she said were those same contestants were named to the Top 5. Immediately following Monnin's resignation, The Trump Organization publicly refuted Monnin's allegations. Following television appearances by Trump, and an interview with his attorney, Monnin appeared on the Today Show to give an interview with Ann Curry explaining her position.

In response to Monnin's Facebook explanation of her resignation, the pageant organizers initiated an arbitration proceeding against Monnin for defamation. On December 30, 2012, an arbitrator ruled that she must pay the pageant organization $5 million for defamation, which was affirmed by the district court. Monnin refused to renounce her claims.

On July 2, 2013 federal Judge J. Paul Oetken upheld the decision that Monnin must pay Donald Trump and the Miss USA pageant (for calling the pageant "fraudulent") even as the ruling stated, "The court does not take lightly that Monnin is compelled to pay . . . a devastating monetary award."

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