Following significant backlash over leaked emails in which he insulted several Miss America contestants, Miss America Organization CEO Sam Haskell has resigned. In addition to Haskell, Miss America’s president and COO Josh Randle and Board chair Lynn Weidner will also be leaving the company.
“This afternoon, the Board of Directors of the Miss America Organization accepted the resignation of Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sam Haskell, effective immediately,” the organization’s new interim chairman, Dan Meyers, said in a statement first reported by the Huffington Post.
“The Board of Directors also accepted the resignation of Chairman Lynn Weidner.