By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-08 00:56:05 | Updated at 2026-08-08 01:24:18
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Ex-Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse broke her silence on Friday, suggesting that her politics and conservative religious beliefs may have played a part in her coveted crown being stripped.
“I believe and think I was stripped from my title because of my political stance and my belief system as a conservative Christian woman,” Boltinhouse, 27, told the Carolina Journal in an interview published Friday.
Boltinhouse, until then, had remained mum since her sudden dethronement over alleged racist social media posts.
Former Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse claims she was stripped of her crown over her conservative beliefs, not alleged racist posts. @espino.sosa/InstagramThroughout the interview, Boltinhouse emphasizes that she is a proud member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a “God-fearing woman” who prioritizes her faith, which she believes may have played a role in the conflict.
Boltinhouse told the Journal that “all I can say is that I think and believe that my my title was ripped from me because of my beliefs.”
She was formally dethroned from the position on Wednesday after pageant organizers performed a “thorough review of recently surfaced information.”
The controversy surrounding the former beauty queen arose when she allegedly used the N-word multiple times and bizarrely referred to herself as “toxic” in resurfaced posts under the username ‘Sosa the Stallion.'”
In an interview with the Carolina Journal, Boltinhouse said, “I believe and think I was stripped from my title because of my political stance and my belief system as a conservative Christian woman.” Instagram/@espino.sosaThe crown was handed over to runner-up Myla Hadley following Boltinhouse’s ouster.
While she maintains that she doesn’t know for certain if her conservative beliefs as disqualifying Boltinhouse asserts that expressing one’s political views and feelings is a constitutional right and that she remains committed to standing by her principles.
The Post has reached out to Miss North Carolina USA and A-Blaize Productions, which oversees the pageant, for a respose to Boltinhouse’s comments.
