| Kenya Moore says Trump is sending the wrong message. |
| Wednesday, December 20, 2006 |
 "I can"t really make that call as to whether he made the right decision, but I feel he made a compassionate decision instead of the bare bones of the decision he should have made. I think by giving this current Miss USA a opportunity to keep her crown after such harsh behavior - allegedly doing illicit drugs and having this party girl behavior - she's pretty much getting a slap on her wrist," she said.
But Moore continued that she's a little concerned and confused as to how just a few years ago, Trump was poised to fire Miss Universe for gaining 20 lbs., "But here's a woman who's being accused of doing cocaine and doing all this other stuff, that is even illegal, but he's not even considering firing her. It's just kind of disproportionate to me that it would even be a question that she should be able to keep her crown."
"What the crown stands for is a woman who holds a certain moral standard, who is an inspiration to young girls, who is a role model. Why give her this chance at this stage? Perhaps let her build her life and redeem herself on her own."
"It's unfortunate because we still live in America. We still live in a racially [divided] climate, she said. "When Vanessa [Williams] went through certain things in her life and it was found out during her reign, she was dealt a very severe hand.
So now you have this blonde, blue-eyed girl who has done, a very scandalous, even illegal thing, yet she gets a slap on the wrist. I'm all for somebody being given a second chance, no one is perfect. But why is it you can't be a good role model for 365 days? And if you don't draw the line at illegal activity, where do you draw the line?"
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