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近日全球知名选美赛事“美国小姐”爆出大瓜！
去年夺得“美国小姐”冠军的冠军诺艾莉娅·沃伊特（Noelia Voigt）突然在Instagram上发了一份声明宣布：“我做出了一个非常艰难的决定，辞去2023年美国小姐头衔。”
Voigt, 24, is the first title holder in thepageant’s 72-year history to voluntarily step down.
24岁的沃伊特是选美72年历史上第一位自愿辞职的冠军得主。
She explained that “our health is our wealth,” and she advised her followers to “nevercompromiseyour physical and mental well-being.”
她解释说，“健康就是财富”，并建议她的粉丝们“永远不要损害你的身心健康”。
但是，很快就有眼尖的网友化身侦探，在她的声明中发现玄机。“前几句话的首字母可以拼成‘我被封口了（I AM SILENCED）’。”
无 独有偶。就在诺艾莉娅·沃伊特辞 职后两天，2023年美国青少年小姐冠军乌玛索菲亚·斯里瓦斯塔瓦（UmaSofia Srivastava）也宣布辞去冠军头衔。
Two days after Voigt’sresignation, Srivastava also announced on Instagram that she was stepping down from her title due to her “personal values” no longer aligning with the brand.
在沃伊特辞任两天后，斯里瓦斯塔瓦也在 Instagram 上宣布，由于她的“个人价值观”不再与该赛事一致，她将辞去冠军头衔。
“After months of grappling with this decision, I have made the choice to resign from the title of Miss Teen USA 2023,” she wrote.
“经过几个月的艰难抉择，我决定辞去 2023 年美国青少年小姐的冠军头衔，”她写道。
"It definitely was not my first choice [to resign]. Unfortunately, I can't say much more at this time. But I would like to say that it's a decision that took a lot of careful thinking — and ultimately, I'm excited to see what's next," she told PEOPLE.
“这（辞职）绝对不是我的第一选择，”她告诉《人物》杂志，“不幸的是，我目前还不能说太多。但我只想说，这是一个经过深思熟虑的决定——最终，我很期待将来发生的事。”
除了比赛选手之外，曾担任美国小姐比赛社交媒体总监的克劳迪娅·米歇尔（Claudia Michelle）也在这几天宣布辞职了！
“I don’t believe in taking sides. I believe in telling the truth,” Michelle concluded. “I believe Noelia and Uma’s mental health and happiness has taken a toll and I cannot remain silent about that.”
“我不赞成偏袒任何一方，”米歇尔总结道，“我相信实话实说。我相信诺艾莉娅和乌玛的精神健康和幸福受到了影响，对此我无法保持沉默。”
连续三位女性选择辞职，不禁让网友们好奇：“美国小姐”究竟怎么了？
Insiders tell The Post Voigt and Srivastava have been wearingthornycrowns for months — forced by iron-clad contracts to silently smile despite “harmful workplace conditions.”
内部人士告诉《纽约邮报》，沃伊特和斯里瓦斯塔瓦几个月来一直忍气吞声，因为迫于合同的压力，只能保持沉默地微笑。
The allegedharassmentand bullying has gotten so bad, the close source told The Post that Srivastava’s parents recently refused to let Miss USA Organization president Laylah Rose speak to their daughter.
据消息人士透露，所谓的骚扰和欺凌行为已经恶化到斯里瓦斯塔瓦的父母最近拒绝让美国小姐组织主席莱拉·罗斯与他们的女儿交谈的地步。
The close source claimed to The Post that Miss USA president and CEO Laylah Rose was playing puppet master and secretly posting under Voigt and Srivastra’s names.
消息人士还向《纽约邮报》爆料，美国小姐组织主席兼首席执行官莱拉·罗斯一直在幕后操纵局势，并秘密地用沃伊特和斯里瓦斯塔瓦的名字发帖。
“Layla would post as Noelia and people would think Noelia was posting because she would speak as her. She just put up a post with UmaSofia yesterday, saying ‘I support my Miss.’ UmaSofia didn’t put that up,” the close source said.
消息人士表示：“莱拉会冒充诺艾莉娅·沃伊特发帖，人们会以为这是诺艾莉娅自己发的，因为她会用诺艾莉娅的语气说话。她昨天刚用乌玛索菲亚·斯里瓦斯塔瓦的账号发了一个帖子，说‘我支持我的美国小姐’。但那根本不是乌玛索菲亚发的，”
“She’s trying to be the voice of the girls and the girls aren’t even allowed to speak for themselves. It’s quite ridiculous.”
“她试图充当女孩们的代言人，而那些女孩甚至不被允许发声。这太荒谬了。”
有时候不禁怀疑，在这个时代，选美比赛存在的意义是什么？眼看着如今一个个选美冠军都开始放弃这份所谓的“荣誉”，这个比赛还能继续存在下去吗？
重点词汇
pageant/ ˈpædʒənt / n.选美大赛
例句：The pageant itself ran far into the night.
选美比赛本身直到深夜才开始。
compromise/ ˈkɒmprəmaɪz / v.妥协，让步；危及，损害
例句：Neither side is prepared to compromise.
双方都不愿意妥协。
resignation/ ˌrezɪɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n / n.辞职；辞职信
例句：Her resignation caused quite a stir.
她的辞职引起很大震动。
thorny/ ˈθɔːni / adj.多刺的，带刺的；棘手的，麻烦的
例句：The roses are thorny. Take care not to prick your hands.
玫瑰有刺， 小心扎手。
harassment/ ˈhærəsmənt / n.骚扰
例句：The harassment had become too much to tolerate and he decided to move out.
骚扰已让他忍无可忍，他决定搬走。
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