Dick Clark Productions severed ties with the organization after reportedly learning about the email scandal, and an overwhelming number of former Miss Americas called for high-level resignations. Haskell resigned, as did COO Josh Randle and Board Chair Lynn Weidner.
The interim chairman of the board, Dan Meyers, posted a statement on Twitter thanking "Lynn and Sam for many years of tireless work for, and significant financial support to, both the Miss America Organization and thousands of young women who received millions of dollars of educational scholarships from the Organization as a direct result of their efforts."
At the time of this writing, it remains to be seen what will happen to the pageant, or what the long-term impacts of the scandal will be. Miss America winners and contestants may remain role models to many, but the organization that crowns them has a long way to go to fix its tarnished reputation.
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