This time there was no pepper spray or no nude photo scandal. In an odd twist on the latest beauty pageant scandal a 24-year-old beauty queen named Christina Silva was crowned Miss California USA just over a week ago. Hopefully she enjoyed it and made the most of her reign as she has been dumped. Move over Ingrid Marie Rivera, there is another scandal at the ready.

Move over Ingrid Marie Rivera a New Scandal Has Hit

Pageant officials announced yesterday that there was an accounting mix-up and the wrong girl was crowned. Wait - what? Yes, in a very odd story the second runner-up, Raquel Beezely, was the rightful winner. Christina was forced to give up the crown to Raquel. Officials called it a "human error." The story reads like a sitcom and is a bit off to say the least.

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Many will now question just how seriously can these things be taken after the SNAFU. The Associated Press reports that the pageant's state director, Keith Lewis, said several judges questioned the results of the Nov. 25 competition at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. Lewis said the error was discovered the next day after the ballots were opened and recounted.

Silva has hired an attorney and is weighing her legal options, according to her manager, Tony Brewster. In a news release, Silva said she felt pressured to step down. "They never could explain their accounting error, but told me that if I didn't give up my crown to Miss Barstow, my personal integrity could be questioned, and my career could potentially suffer," she said.

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