Cisneros Suspends Miss Venezuela Pageant After Corruption Scandal

The organization behind Miss Venezuela’s iconic beauty pageant is closing its doors and suspending all castings while it carries out an internal investigation following claims of prostitution and corruption throughout the organization.

In what’s been two weeks of social media mudslinging, participants in the Miss Venezuela pageant have been accused--or even accused each other--of receiving anything from cars to trips from government officials in exchange for sexual favors and of pocketing money meant for a charitable children’s foundation.