‘Secrets Of Miss America’ Exclusive Preview: Former Winners Reveal Insane ‘Anti-Boyfriend’ Rule

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The caller docuseries Secrets of Miss America premieres connected July 10 and dives into the long-kept secrets of America’s oldest quality pageant and exposes the shocking scandals astatine the halfway of it all. HollywoodLife has an EXCLUSIVE preview of the premiere that features erstwhile Miss America winners talking astir their experiences erstwhile they wore the crown.

“From the infinitesimal you are crowned to the extremity of your year, your beingness is not yours nor bash you person clip to deliberation astir it,” Miss American 2017 Savvy Shields says. “During my year, I was not allowed to stock that I had a boyfriend. It was made wide that Sam [Haskell] was successful complaint and what helium said went. Boyfriends were not allowed to beryllium erstwhile you’re Miss America.”

Miss America 2013 Mallory Hagan revealed that “behind the scenes, determination were rules similar nary men are allowed successful your edifice room, including your father.” While she had “so galore phenomenal moments arsenic Miss America,” the world of the occupation is that it’s “24 hours a day, each time of the week, for the entirety of the year.”

Miss America 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio added, “I don’t deliberation anyone tin hole you for that year. They virtually gave america a folder with each your appearances and your itineraries lone for 1 period successful beforehand due to the fact that it’s truthful daunting to spot the full twelvemonth up of you.”

Betty Maxwell talks astir her acquisition arsenic Miss America. (A&E)

Betty Maxwell, who won the Miss America rubric successful 2016, explained however her homecoming travel became thing but drama. One of her friend’s boyfriends brought her Taco Bell, and past idiosyncratic called then-CEO Sam Haskell and told him that Betty’s fellow spent the nighttime with her.

“And past I was reamed retired by Sam Haskell for thing I didn’t do,” Betty says. “They’re very, very, precise anti-boyfriend due to the fact that they privation you to look similar you’re America’s sweetheart. They’re trying to beryllium feminists and #MeToo and each these things and astatine the aforesaid clip they’re similar not reasoning that each young 20-something is dating someone.” Secrets of Miss America volition aerial Mondays astatine 10 p.m. connected A&E.

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