IMPACT x Nightline: Cracks in the Crown: Miss Universe in Crisis? (11/21)

THURSDAY, NOV. 21
IMPACT x Nightline: “Cracks in the Crown: Miss Universe in Crisis?” (311) – Streaming Only on Hulu
Logline: Miss Universe, and its sister pageant Miss USA, have long been the pinnacle of the pageant world, with the ability to launch its queens into the stratosphere. But, recent changes in ownership have caused many to wonder if the crown has lost its luster.

The Inside Scoop:

• ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: Cracks in the Crown: Miss Universe in Crisis?” begins streaming on Thursday, Nov. 21, only on Hulu.
• The episode, led by “Good Morning America” Saturday and Sunday co-anchor Janai Norman, features many exclusive interviews with current and former figures embedded in the pageant world — including Rodrigo Goytortua, the former CEO of Miss Universe Mexico, and Annemarie Pisano, the former press manager for Miss Universe — and new reporting on a lawsuit directed toward Miss Universe Organization co-owner Anne Jakrajutatip.
• Additional new interviews include the following:
  • Omar Castorino Montanaro, entrepreneur and television host
  • Claudia Michelle, former social media director, Miss USA Organization
  • Jeff Lee, national coach, Miss Universe Peru
  • Hilary Levey Friedman, author, “Here She Is: The Complicated Reign of the Beauty Pageant in America”
  • Rafa Deflin, pageant coach and vlogger
  • Brian Buckmire, ABC News legal contributor