Ex-Miss America CEO Claimed That Mallory Hagan Had Slept With Chris Harrison (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)

Jul. 10 2023, Published 9:00 a.m. ET

If you follow the Miss America pageants, you’ve likely heard of Mallory Hagan who was crowned Miss America in 2013. At the time, Mallory represented the state of New York, the place she prior to now held the identify of Miss New York 2012. However, she is an Alabama local and lately resides there.

As Miss America, her platform fascinated with kid sexual abuse prevention, as she herself is a survivor. During her tenure, she used her place to boost awareness about the issue and recommend for insurance policies and techniques aimed toward protective kids.

After passing the crown on, she began to pursue a profession in broadcasting and media. But her opportunities began to mysteriously dwindle after malicious rumors were spread about her. In an exclusive clip of A&E's docuseries Secrets of Miss America, Mallory, and other former winners disclose how ex-Miss America CEO Sam Haskell seemingly attempted to tarnish her popularity.

What did Sam Haskell say about Mallory Hagan?

“I had met with the executives of Dancing With the Stars and ABC and it looked to be a in point of fact great fit for me," Mallory said in an exclusive clip of Secrets of Miss America. "And all of sudden that was just off the desk."

She explained that after Miss America, there had been several instances where opportunities had been presented to her and then quickly rescinded without an explanation.

It appeared that disparaging rumors about Mallory had been making the rounds that were single-handily sabotaging her career. There was talk that she had tried to hook up with Chris Harrison — who had hosted the pageant that year. There was also a rumor that she had slept with someone in every state while performing her obligations as Miss America, ultimately abusing her power.

And, the rumors all came from one central source: Haskell.

"Sam then went on and allegedly known as me a whore and likewise trailer trash," Mallory added.

In 2017, The Huffington Post revealed emails despatched via Haskell the place he used malicious language to explain former winners, together with Mallory. He resigned in a while after the emails had been published.

Secrets of Miss America premieres July 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on A&E.

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