Top 10 Beauty-Pageant Scandals

From Tara Connor's alleged drug use to Lauren Upton's question bumbling, beauty contests are no stranger to controversy. As Miss Teen USA 2011 is crowned, TIME takes a look at the most noteworthy scandals in pageant history

Oh No, Not Pole Dancing!

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Miss Michigan Rima Fakih reacts after being crowned Miss USA during the 2010 Miss USA pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 16, 2010.

Rima Rakih's Miss USA 2010 title — for which she wore a string bikini in the swimsuit competition — was put under a microscope after photos surfaced of the beauty queen pole dancing, fully clothed, during a 2007 Detroit radio show contest. The idea that a beauty pageant contestant might have once relied on her physical appearance in other contests doesn't strike us as odd. Oh, and by the way, Miss USA released official lingerie shots of the Rakih and other girls earlier this month. So what's the difference?