Seems like there has been a fair assessment done by the Miss America organization as they have officially appointed Miss America 1989 Gretchen Carlson as the new head of the board of directors. The organization has also added three other former title holders to its board of directors. This development has occurred after the Huffington post reports came out that surfaced the leaked derogatory e-mail conversation between the Top management of the Miss America organization.
The controversy started last Thursday after which Gretchen Carlson along with 46 former Miss Americas banded together behind a petition demanding that the entire Miss America Organization board to step down.
An official announcement was made by the Miss America organization through Facebook. Also effective immediately, the Board approved the addition of Laura Kaeppeler Fleiss, Miss America 2012, Heather French Henry, Miss America 2000, and Kate Shindle, Miss America 1998 to the Board as Directors.”
Incoming Chairman Gretchen Carlson thanked the Board of Directors for their personal and financial support to the organization over many years. “Everyone has been stunned by the events of the last several days, and this has not been easy for anyone who loves this program. In the end, we all want a strong, relevant Miss America and we appreciate the existing board taking the steps necessary to quickly begin stabilizing the organization for the future.”
For those who don’t know, Gretchen is an American television commentator and author. She was crowned the 1989 Miss America while representing her native state of Minnesota. Gaining experience as anchor and reporter for several local network affiliates, she joined CBS News as a correspondent in 2000 and became the co-host of the Saturday edition of The Early Show. In 2005, she moved to Fox News Channel and became the co-host of the morning show Fox & Friends along with Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade. In 2013, she announced her departure from Fox & Friends and soon thereafter launched a new program called The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson. Her autobiography, Getting Real, was published in 2015 by Viking.
In correspondence to this new development, the prime victim of these disparaging e-mails, Miss America 2013 Mallory Hagan tweeted immediately showing her happiness –
Well, with this news we hope that Miss America pageant will embark on a new journey this New Year and reinstall its name in a positive light with brand new empowering leaders.