Miss Hawaii accepts Miss USA 2023 title 

can we take a moment and imagine what the Miss USA pageant would be if Dani was the National Director.

I’m so proud of the Teen USA ladies. The youth really are our best hope for humanity.

Im so disappointed with Savannahs mom.... the lack of empathy, the hypocrisy, the mean girl vibes..... and Savannah pinning the comment. Regardless if she unpinned it, its too late, we all saw it. Superiority complex is not class, quite the opposite. The whole thing was disgusting.

no one wanted a new miss usa. we wanted answers and an explanation. we wanted undying support and camaraderie for the women who gave up the title they worked so hard to EARN. we wanted girls to feel safe in this organization moving forward. and as it stands this is not going away and is only going to get worse the longer the organization perpetuates this ridiculous behavior.

I'm an attorney, I specialize in contracts and I write NDAs all day every day. There are plenty of ways to get out of an NDA, but here are the three main ways I think these two ladies could get out of their NDAs: 1. Whistleblower. I think Miss USA and Miss Teen USA should go with this one. Reporting illegal activity in the workplace, reporting sexual harassment, or participating in official legal proceedings as a witness all qualify as protected actions if someone speaks out and breaches an NDA. An individual who engages in such actions cannot face liability for violating an NDA if he or she reports a reasonable issue in good faith. 2. Unconscionable. The power dynamic is so one sided that the NDA is unenforceable. You said that the NDA was 25 + pages. So both these women are given these contracts, they're probably being told they have a very short amount of time to review them and sign them or they'll face some consequence, not giving them enough time to find attorneys. Sounds like the organization had all the bargaining power and those women signed under duress. 3. Misrepresentation. If their NDA was tied to their Employment Contract, they might be able to claim that the Miss Universe organization breached the contract first. The employment contract promised prizes and benefits etc. but ultimately didn't pay up right? Without looking at the Agreement, I don't know what the termination clause says, but most usually have a clause saying that a breach means you can terminate the agreement and take them to court to recover damages.

Laylah should just step down

To Savannah’s mom I would say “As a military woman myself, keep us out of your comment. I support Noelia”

I’m shocked Layla didn’t just crown her self 🤷‍♀️😂

Miss Hawaii's mom gives off momager vibes

13:49 yeeeessss Dani! 🙌🏻 love that you included the conditions of not only removing Noelia and UmaSofia from their NDAs, but that the silencing clause is *_removed from all future contracts!_* Power move indeed, that’s called looking out for all women.

Dani, Thank You for being so eloquent and authentic in your discussion surrounding these very sad events. You need to RUN the Miss USA organization. Please, keep up your good work. P.S.-Love your earrings!

The weird thing is that when I watched Noelia’s crowning during the pageant- I felt a negative vibe from Savannah when Noelia was announced the winner. So the fact that Savannah said “this opportunity was meant to me” kinda doesn’t surprise me but it did make me think back to that moment.

I really hope that Savannah will be treated better than Noelia was but there is a small petty part of me that wants this to be a "told you so moment" for her. I'm so torn. Lol

These people reading speeches off a cellphone and a scrap of paper at an official crowning ceremony...it just looks so cheap tbh. USA should take notes from Miss Universe Philippines, that organization does a FABULOUS job!

The new Miss USA moms comment came off very insensitive and ignorant! She made it so much worse how embarrassing

Dani, the biggest mystery, for me, is why they haven't asked YOU to hold a major position in the organization or simply run it all by now! Because your ideas and thoughts on how things SHOULD be run are so spot on and make perfect sense, it a no-brainer! You can surely bring this organization back to its former glory and then some and I'm sure MANY of your followers would agree!!

I’m sorry but this was really tacky of Savannah! Her legacy will always be taking advantage of another woman’s struggle, ironically, under the guise of female empowerment. I’m really disappointed in her and her team, who obviously encouraged her.

To everyone who really isn’t taking the time to listen or to pay attention to what Dani has been saying in these current videos ALL of you need to remember that she is a former titleholder of this organization and has worked in all facets of the pageant community for YEARS. To say that she is “messy” with updates that she herself has seen just shows how much y’all are hard of hearing. We need to focus on what is being said and done on all sides of this catastrophe. Stop being disrespectful and pay attention.

the irony of savannah being trained in anti bullying prevetion but signing onto this reign under the current circumstances l o l

Agree there is no room for harassment, bullying, or toxicity in the workplace. I left my 13 year job a couple weeks before Noelia resigned for all those reasons and more. Zero tolerance. Mental (and physical) health is of utmost importance, no matter the job or position. ❤ Thank you for continuing coverage on this very important topic.

Savannah cannot say she stands with Noella then say how wonderful Laylah Rose is!!’ It must be exhausting putting make up on two faces every morning.🙄

I completely forgot that Sarah Rose was Miss USA 2018 ...When I think about class of 2018, I always remember Dani ...Dani Walker..Montana !!!!

Love Stephanie Skinner. A lady with ethics

I can see UmaSophia, when she turns 18 since decides to void the NDA because it was signed when she was a minor. I can see her getting a book deal,

The emphasis on “EXCepted” sent me 😭

Savannah’s mother need to let Savannah fight her own battles. Savannahs mother came away looking tacky. Also Laylah’s lack of providing prizes isn’t that breach of contract on Laylah’s part and nullify the nda

Savannah taking the title of Miss USA was one thing, but her mom diminishing Noelia’s experience and comparing it to the ones of women who serve was A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL OF WRONG! These people seem really shady, and I’m sure there’s something going on behind the curtain between them.

It is truly a dream of mine to meet you someday, Dani!! You are the epitome of true beauty, inside and out. We thank you for your extensive, dignified coverage of this whole fiasco! You’re so inspiring! It is my prayer that we will see this once esteemed org turn around and do the right thing. Thanks for holding their feet to the fire! ❤❤❤

I really wish Miss USA 🇺🇸 2023 Ms. Savannah mother stay away from making comments

What an embarrassing response from Savannah's mom. Hawaii should be embarrassed. An apple doesn't fall far from the tree 🤦🏽‍♂

Ahhh Dani, if there’s any guest I would love to appear on your channel, it’s Rosanne Marie Plante, the pageant lawyer. She specializes in contract law, and reviewed the 25 page Miss USA contract post resignation. She expressed her shock, and all the ‘predatory’ fine print in The Crowned Voice podcast with Cynthia Preiss MacLean. I feel like if she was featured on your RU-vid channel, more people would know how crazy this contract really is and that no, the girls cannot “just talk about their experiences anyways”.

How the hell this gorgeous, witty, smart lady didnt win Miss USA or even semifinals?! Dani you're the best! Im a new fan here! Aloha and Mabuhay! I just subscribed

This really appears to be a calculated move from the Miss USA Organization. By giving Savannah a great experience as Miss USA, she will have a contrasting story to publicly share. Sounds like a great way to discredit Noelia and UmaSofia who are locked up behind an NDA.... People are no fool thought. At this point, it seems unlikely that the future winner of the 2024 competition will have a great experience. Things are unlikely to drastically change in the long run.

I am sorry her mother is the PROBLEM!! She comes across as a narcissist, snob and gives off rich girl mean vibes. Sadly, this is the case with girls that come from money. I prefer the humble girls that come from humble beginnings win the title. Not entitled rich girls especially if they are mean and snobs.

I was dying to know what you thought about Miss HI’s mom post. I get she wanted to support her daughter but she should have stopped there.

As usual Dani, you are right over the target! You go girl! Looking forward to your next video!!!👏🏻👏🏻😘😘

I noticed that there was something wrong. When it was told that people can give her leis. But it took forever for someone to give her a lei.

With the issues plaguing the Miss USA franchise, the current national director should resign out of delicadeza, if she has one.

I vote Dani for new Director Ms USA and Ms Teen USA

She was in a hotel, couldn't she got the speech printed? I'm talking about the president of M.USA. So sad 😢

Welcome home Dani. I have enjoy your interviews on the different new stations. I appreciate your imput on this topic.

The state of Hawaii treat their titleholders like they were already holding a national title, especially after Brook Lee won Miss Universe, and they used to compete at MU as a territory. I am not surprised Savannah would accept the title. And she knows she will be treated well after all this ugly publicity and she has a lot to gain from her state as Miss USA than most state titleholders.

Our Miss Congeniality for the class of 2023 - Dani Walker! I have been waiting for this video since day 1. Girl the tea has boiled, brewed, steeped and you’re pouring it! Pinkies up yall.

I was waiting for this video to drop

Yikes. Moms will be moms but yes she should have 100% stayed out of this. Also flaunting their wealth and what they don't need (which is a moot point) was petty. I'm sure everyone is stressed but someone needs to take the phone away from mom until she cools down.

I honestly do not mean to be cruel... but Noelia is the winner, the other is just a substitute. To the Mother with her fictitious/erroneous posts....blah, blah, blah, blah, blah...

I was so excited to see you posted this video

So the mom came online to lie and gaslight and minimize the situation mm ok

Those are just details Dani lol, but the reality is Miss Hawaii USA stated that she stands with Noelia, but she has officially crossed the picket line to become Miss USA. I'm confused. Well, so much for women's empowerment. The resignations will have been in vein.

I’ve been waiting for this video as soon as I saw the announcement

There’s a major contradiction in the new Miss UsA’s speech saying she wants to use the Miss UsA platform to spread her advocacy but how can she if they don’t even get control of the social media pages and attend worthwhile events .. but also she’s a self proclaimed mental health advocate but totally dismissive of the reasons for the twin resignations .. so I would question her integrity and ability to speak on this issue alone

Thought it was interesting how Layla spoke a lot about how influencial Savannah's words and actions will be, if she's gonna be good PR puppet. Omg, I've been spending too much time on the Taylor Swift subreddits, lol!

wow. what a cluster this has become. here’s what i hope… i hope both noelia & uma-sofia go on to have careers beyond anything they could’ve ever hoped for. i hope savannah makes the most of her 50-60 days as miss usa 2023 2.0. i also hope she has peace within herself for her choices… public & private. i hope the publicity results in a miss usa 2024 ratings high for the cw, and a worthy, (univers)ally competitive queen is crowned in august. i hope the organization’s leadership learns from this experience that it’s about the women who compete… not the woman who owns. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Looks like leylah didn't like the winners in the first place because she had her own favourites to win

many of us who lived on Maui or still live there might know Savannah, she had quite a reputation at least six years back.. and that mom situation, yes there are mommy dear issues too … so the whole thing that she just grabbed the crown now doesn’t surprise.🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

Pow pow lol I use that all the time at work.

Just me, but this kind of reminds me of when Oksana was replaced as MU2002 and look who was at charge then, Paula Shugart. It was handled so much differently BUT Oksana was not "silenced" and was able to speak the reason(s) why she was stepping down as Miss Universe.

I have so much to say! First, it is clear the National Director thinks SHE is Miss USA. She is behaving like a narcissist who wants the spotlight on themselves! The Tennessee situation is a perfect example along with the Miss USA billboard with her face on it not Noellia’s! Second, its crystal clear there is not the proper amount of money allocated to support these titleholders and this organization. The winner of these titles and everyone who competes has expectations of being treated like a queen. Laylah Rose is the queen and these title holders are meaningless to her. Thats clear. She flies to Hawaii but cant send her Miss USA to KY. Crazy. Third, like many others I am sure, my daughter just backed out from competing in our state pageant after 3 years being in Top 5 of our State. She decided this because its clear there is nothing to gain from it anymore. The Miss USA title is tainted and as long as Laylah Rose is the director it will remain so. Im sad for my daughter giving up on her dream because a narcissist took over and decided to destroy the organization for her own self promotion! How many others dreams did Laylah Rose destroy? MUO I hope youre paying attention! This whole system is crumbling. Young women no longer see the value in it! The crown is tarnished!

Im just in awe of the way you handle some of these utterly stupid comments, Dani you are a true beauty queen

Just trying to remember from my employment law class (New Zealand based but might have the same principles in the US considering both jurisdictions follow the common law tradition). Because the contract of Miss USA is technically an employment contract, NDA's are usually overrun by Whistleblower Laws. Maybe it's a legal path that both UmaSofia and Noelia could consider in order to break free from the NDA?

Why hasn’t the miss universe organization started an investigation to this?

Love your sweater.

Thanks Dani, great job discussing the resignation mess.

You did good on how you pronounced the Hawaiian words... Aloha

I agree with you Dani 100% ................................................

I was hoping that Miss Hawaii or any other 2023 class of Miss USA would stand together rejecting the title like the Teens, so that they would push Laylah Rose to change her dictatorship over the organization, and eventually both Noelia and Umasophina would regain their titles in a respectful manner. Now that Hawaii has claimed it, i'm afraid it would be unchangeable now for both Nelia and Savanah. One would be a resigned Miss USA, and the other the official Miss USA 2023 but fans won't approve and whom people would always question her integrity of sisterhood. Sigh~~😤😤😤

If we are gonna expect Savanna to decline the title, why aren't we expecting the class of 24 to boycott? Its the same organization and same leadership.

Dani, as always, you slayed. 👏🏽

One of the best things about being an adult is telling our mothers to mind their own business 😅.....we love you moms 🙏

Without a doubt, Dani Walker should be part of the Miss USA system or any major pageant system as she is a true example of fearless leadership, poised professionalism, and positively influential. Dani, your tenure and line of work speaks for itself. Truly, you are a wealth of knowledge and anyone that has worked along with you has been forever changed for the better...I just know it! Keep doing what you're brilliant at, and I hope we all get to see you thrive and inspire the change that is needed for the betterment of not only pageants, but for humanity as well. We need people like you!! 😄

Dani, is it normal to read directly from a script??? Thanks for your coverage btw! It’s great!

Me being from Hawai'i, I was on the fence about her decision, but she did say she'll promote and shed a light about Maui and it's people. However no one's a winner with such situation. Let's hope she does with her short reign! We hope the truth from both parties will come to light soon!

Well Said Dani 👌👌👌 Dani for the Direction of both. Proud of the Teens. The Best is yet to come for Noelia, UmaSofia and Stephanie ❤️❤️❤️ The Director sounds creepy!!! Spirit Airlines 😂😂😂 what a joke! What a disgrace!

Why is she shocked if she knew she would be crowned when she accepted the reign after Noelia resigned she didn’t win anything she’s just finishing what was left behind

PageantNews posted a video clip of Savannah tearing up because of death threats. Of course bullying and death threats are unacceptable....but I find it ironic that Savannahs mom bragged on raising "a warrior " and that she can handle it, then basically called Noelia weak....and within three days after getting crowned Miss USA, shes already crying on camera because she can't handle it. Not saying its Karma but......

I'm dying to know what you think about Savannah having so many appearances (and honestly Noellia being so active as well, while LR said she cancelled all appearances) and about LR's letter to Noellia!

Lol,she should not accept the title since the reason why those winners is bullying it need to resolve those issues inside the Ms.USA organization.what a shameless Woman!

To be fair, Savannah’s mother said “*We* heard directly from a former employee, a parent, and Noelia herself” and later specified that it was Savannah who talked to Noelia. I don’t think it’s necessarily a lie or falsehood since she said “we” rather than “I” and mentioned Noelia as part of a list of several people who she and/or Savannah talked to.

Savannah....so sad. Again...Dani...you deliver!!!!

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOUR REACTION VIDEO FOR MISS UNIVERSE PHILIPPINES CLOSE DOOR INTERVIEW 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

I would’ve accepted the title too. But I would’ve demanded to be sent to Miss Universe to compete 😂

I am pretty sure that one of the recent pageant winners is currently in the military.

I am laughing in the middle of the video when you said "that's not easy for a latina mom to do" LOL

Thank you for this video

Yes Dani, you are correct! I saw the recent one. The Miss Hawaii final pageant was not glamorous at all. 😄

I completely disagree to send her to MU, that would be a little absurd.

Hi Dani. I like that you stay neutral and have an open mind. And that you support the ladies who resigned.

Dani you should address the allegations coming from it’s said to be laylah herself or laylah camp that’s accusing you and a former business partner of laylah named Tom of being in kahoots to take down laylah and the miss usa brand so he could take over and offer you a position within the organization. Laylah is portraying you to have a vested interest in this situation and along with Tom tarnishing the brand and influencing noelia.

Hii Dani!! Can you cover miss universe Colombia coming up next week! Love to hear your opinion!💕 🇨🇴

instead of taking main tittle Savannah should have talked to noelia and should have steped to fight for her juctice, instead of sitting down and being silent about the main topic miss USA organization should have putted that man into jail, why this organization is still putting tape on mouth and not vocal about this issue, does they see womens respect and life this small that anyone could say and do what ever they want to do, what type of toxic organization is this, do this so called people even desrves to be there, and one thing a person should also remember that whether if it is NDA or anything else in life, nothing comes first then self respect and security of there own and why to fear such peoples who cant even stand with right!!!

I have a very low opinion on that new "Miss USA" who accepted the title. She is a lying crown chaser with no integrity to me.

I wish Dani you could be an advisor for MISS USA Your input excellent skills and Experience would be Huge asset to the Organization

Usually contracts are void if one side doesn't follow, if they haven't gotten prizes, I wonder if they would be void?

I NEED that top!!!!

I like the top/shirt (I am not sure what it is) but it looks great

Not happy. Im from Hawaii. She should have refused it in solidarity

Nothing to do with the topic, but I love your lip colour and it looks great on you! Thanks for keeping us posted and congrats for being asked to comment on the news! :)

I was hoping if Hawaii took the role she could give us insight later but I think that won't happen because of what you said they will use her for PR and give her a good experience. Keep subscribing, for Dani to post more lol

love this! and i wanted to bring up that when i competed in teen nj in 2021, the contestant agreement stated that the 1st runner up Must take the responsibilities of the queen if she steps down - i was wondering if national runner ups have their own contract that bound savannah to stepping up, and if so, there was probably the loophole for stephanie in that she was a minor when she signed on to the role and is now an adult so her previous contracts were not legally bound?

SO MANY THOUGHTS! 1. Savannah singing Laylahs praises felt gross and also a bit tone deaf. It would’ve been nice for her to at least share “in my experience…” because it feels very dismissive of what Noelia and UmaSophia have shared. 2. LOVE the Teen USA girls sticking together!! 3. How the heck did Laylah get this job in the first place? Do we know? 4. I said it then and I’ll say it again now, we should have NEVER gotten rid of Crystal Stewart!! Were there optic issues? YES - that should’ve been a learning experience. Get rid of her husband of course because IMO he was the real cause for concern! But Crystal loved the women and the directors and this program SO MUCH! She had industry connections! I wish we could’ve seen a true Crystal Stewart era. I think she could’ve done amazing things