Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Miss North Carolina USA Dethroned Over Alleged Racist Posts
A woman named Brittany Boltinhouse won a big beauty contest in North Carolina.
Her new title was Miss North Carolina USA 2026.
But a little more than one month later, the people who run the contest took her title away.
They said old messages she had posted on the internet came back to people's attention.
Some people said those messages were racist and unkind.
Pictures of the posts spread online, and many people were upset.
The contest organizers said they checked the information very carefully.
They decided that she could no longer be Miss North Carolina USA.
The organizers did not say exactly what the posts said or when she made them.
Nobody knows yet who will get the crown instead.
Brittany Boltinhouse, Miss North Carolina USA 2026, was formally dethroned just over a month after winning the title.
The 27-year-old lost the crown following the resurfacing of alleged racist social media posts.
A-Blaize Productions, which oversees the competition, announced the decision on Wednesday.
Organizers said they conducted a 'thorough review of recently surfaced information' but did not disclose details about the posts.
The Miss North Carolina USA organization has not announced who will assume the title in her place.
- Who
- Brittany Boltinhouse, 27, winner of Miss North Carolina USA 2026, and A-Blaize Productions, the organization that oversees the pageant.
- What
- Boltinhouse was stripped of her Miss North Carolina USA title over alleged racist social media posts.
- When
- Announced on Wednesday, just over a month after she won the title.
- Where
- North Carolina, as part of the Miss North Carolina USA competition.
- Why
- Because screenshots of alleged racist posts linked to her circulated online, prompting criticism and a review by organizers.
- Title
- Miss North Carolina USA 2026
- Winner
- Brittany Boltinhouse
- Age
- 27
- Organizing Body
- A-Blaize Productions
- Reason for Dethroning
- Alleged racist social media posts
- Time Title Held
- Just over one month
- Successor
- Not yet announced