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Gretchen Carlson steps down as Miss America chairwoman

By WAYNE PARRY former Miss Americas, deni-
Associated Press grating their appearance,
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — intelligence and even their
Gretchen Carlson, a former sex lives.
Miss America who helped Carlson pushed for the elim-
eliminate the pageant's ination of the swimsuit com-
swimsuit competition, is petition from the pageant,
stepping down as board which originated in Atlantic
chairwoman of the Miss City nearly 100 years ago.
America Organization. In its place last year, con-
She was part of an all-fe- testants spoke about them-
male leadership team that selves, their goals and how
took over the pageant fol- they planned to serve the
lowing an email scandal in community.
which male leaders insulted Some welcomed the

In this April 5, 2019 file photo, Gretchen Carlson attends Variety's Power of Women: New York pre-
sented by Lifetime at Cipriani 42nd Street Miss America-Carlson in New York.
Associated Press

change as making the collectively done," Carlson grateful for the talents, ex-
pageant more relevant, said. "With a promising net- pertise and time Gretchen
but many state organiza- work partnership, the time gave to move this organi-
tions rebelled against the is ideal to give new lead- zation to relevancy, diver-
new leadership team over ership the opportunity to sity and inclusion for a new
how it ran the organization. move forward with what generation of young wom-
"When I was asked to take has been accomplished. en. We are thrilled she will
this volunteer position over Miss America will always be continue to move this tran-
a year ago, I dedicated a part of who I am and I will sition forward as an adviser
myself to helping the orga- enthusiastically watch as to the board as we work
nization build on its history the organization continues toward a successful Miss
while working to secure its to grow and succeed." America 2020 on NBC, and
future, and am extremely Regina Hopper, the organi- the 100th anniversary of this
proud of the work we have zation's CEO, said, "We are American icon in 2021."q

The X-Men struggle to the end in

'Dark Phoenix'

fying ending for anyone.
It's supposed to be the cul-
mination of 20 years of X-
Men movies, and yet it feels
more like a rushed and in-
consequential spinoff than
something that we've been
building toward for two
decades. Perhaps that's
because we've barely got-
ten to know this version of
Jean Grey (Sophie Turner),
whose transformation into
the all-powerful Phoenix is
the thing that divides the X-
Men into a tiny civil war.
This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Jennifer Essentially, Jean discov-
Lawrence in a scene from "Dark Phoenix." ers that Charles has been
Associated Press hiding some information
from her about her child-
By LINDSEY BAHR apocalypse nor is it "X-Men: hood and she gets angry
Associated Press Apocalypse," but this latest (dangerously so) and starts
The good news is "Dark installment is not exactly a racking up a body count.
Phoenix " is neither an solid step forward or a satis- q