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BumRushDaShow

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19. 45 "co-owned" the "Miss Univese" franchise (which included "Miss USA" and "Miss Teen USA" ) from 1996 - 2015
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 04:37 PM
Jul 23

That's "ownership" for almost 20 years, so there may be all kinds of footage gong back that far since Epstein was at his wedding with Marla Maples in 1993 (and 3 years later, 45 got involved in running those pageants).

Trump’s Miss Universe Gambit

By Jeffrey Toobin
February 19, 2018

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From 1996 to 2015, Donald Trump co-owned the Miss Universe Organization, which also included the Miss U.S.A. and Miss Teen U.S.A. pageants. A day or two before a pageant began, Trump would casually visit the contestants while they conducted their final rehearsals. Former contestants told me that Trump would circulate among the young women, shaking hands and chatting with each of them, periodically turning to speak with Paula Shugart, the president of the Miss Universe Organization, who followed him at a discreet distance. (Paula Shugart declined to comment.) Adwoa Yamoah, who competed as Miss Canada in 2012, told me, “He made comments about every girl: ‘I’ve been to that country.’ ‘We’re building a Trump Tower there.’ It was clear the countries that he liked did well. He’d whisper to Paula about the girls, and she’d write it down. He basically told us he picked nine of the top fifteen.” Kerrie Baylis, who was Miss Jamaica in 2013, described a similar scene and added that, when the finalists were announced, “the list looked like the countries that Donald Trump did business with, or wanted to do business with.” Shi Lim, who competed that year as Miss Singapore, told me, “The finalists were picked by Trump. He was really in charge. We called it the Trump card.” (A Miss Universe spokeswoman said that the pageant rules allowed the company’s staff, including Trump, to participate in naming the finalists.)

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I haven't had chance to look at what was released but I remember back in 2016 & 2017, there had been footage released (that was even posted here on DU) of 45 with contestants and then interviews with some of the past contestants. I don't think any of that had Epstein in it but as an example, this clip described a 2006 incident of 45 and his "meat show" attitude -

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This plus his lawyer's recent death are going to amplify truthisfreedom Jul 23 #1
Literally just posted that! BumRushDaShow Jul 23 #2
Exclusive: Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein - CNN Erin Burnett Rhiannon12866 Jul 23 #3
Well, if Stephen Cheung said it, it's true. johnnyfins Jul 23 #4
Newly uncovered? 🤔🙄 mwmisses4289 Jul 23 #27
I believe that if she gets pardoned, The Madcap Jul 23 #5
That's why she should spill her guts and tell all or she will fall overboard on one of her families yachts as well. travelingthrulife Jul 23 #7
pardoned - IF azureblue Jul 23 #11
Wedding photos? That is our illustrious media 'discovery'? travelingthrulife Jul 23 #6
It's not just the "wedding photos" (which generally show how far back they knew each other) BumRushDaShow Jul 23 #8
During what years were the fashion show footage taken, because trump says he kicked Epstein out of his club in 2004. ancianita Jul 23 #18
45 "co-owned" the "Miss Univese" franchise (which included "Miss USA" and "Miss Teen USA" ) from 1996 - 2015 BumRushDaShow Jul 23 #19
I've seen nothing that connects Epstein to any of Trump's beauty pageants. Wiz Imp Jul 23 #24
The stuff that CNN claims has been released BumRushDaShow Jul 23 #26
There has to be money transactions between TrumpenStein over the years Captain Zero Jul 23 #9
Didn't Chump own or manage the Plaza Hotel back in the early 90's? FakeNoose Jul 23 #10
Why is there such a focus on Maxwell? She is a convicted felon. How about the DOJ and the media focus on 33taw Jul 23 #12
The focus is to make sure she cuts a deal with DOJ lawyers to keep her mouth shut in return for a commutation. ancianita Jul 23 #20
I know why the DOJ is focusing on her, but the media and public need to focus on the victims. 33taw Jul 23 #23
Focus on the victims is for the Democrats in media, townhalls, national protests, and most of all, the 2026 campaigns. ancianita Jul 23 #25
Agree 33taw Jul 23 #28
A big nothing-burger! This is a non-story Grins Jul 23 #13
Right. It's well know they were good friends since the late 1980's. Epstein attending Trump's wedding in 1993 Wiz Imp Jul 23 #22
why now ? why didnt this stuff come out during 2016. oh wait fake news. AllaN01Bear Jul 23 #14
Hate to say it Johnny2X2X Jul 23 #15
Not new to DU. Kid Berwyn Jul 23 #16
It depends on what you mean by "recruited" Wiz Imp Jul 23 #21
Fresh scum from the G.O.P. pedo pit BoRaGard Jul 23 #17
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