Miss Universe sacked after four months

Miss Universe has been sacked after less than four months amid rumours that she is pregnant.

Russian Oxana Federova has been stripped of her title because she refused to fulfil the obligations of the title.

Multi-millionaire property tycoon Donald Trump, who owns the competition, told the New York Post: “It’s too bad it didn’t work out better with Oxana, but our new Miss Universe is equally beautiful and she is a tremendous crowd pleaser.”

The new title holder is Justine Pasek of Panama who was runner-up when Federova was crowned in Puerto Rico.

Contest officials were said to have been concerned that Federova might be secretly married to her boyfriend, which would be a violation of the Miss Universe rules.

“She’s gained about 15 pounds and we think she might be pregnant,” one told the Post.

Federova was sacked in a letter which said: “Your continuing refusal to perform your duties as a Miss Universe titleholder has, and will, cost the Miss Universe Organisation hundreds of thousands of dollars while gravely affecting our reputation.”