Beauty queen sues organisers after dirty-sash and weight 'violations'

A Texas judge will decide who will wear the Miss San Antonio crown after pageant officials tried to expel the winner over alleged violations, including putting on weight.

Miss San Antonio 2011 Domonique Ramirez has sued to stop pageant officials from taking away her title and chance to compete to be Miss Texas – and possibly Miss America.

Miss Bexar County Organisation president Linda Woods said the 17-year-old Domonique violated her contract by arriving late to events, not wearing proper attire and gaining some weight.

Ms Woods said that Domonique is not overweight and had not gained an “extreme” amount since the pageant last spring.

Still, her clothes have not fit for months because Domonique is “an inch or two” larger in her hips and waist, which violates pageant rules requiring winners to maintain the size they were – weight and measurements – on the day they signed the contract.

Ms Woods said other violations, such as Domonique having a dirty sash and broken crown and bringing her boyfriend with her to events, were bigger problems because they hurt the image of Miss San Antonio.

“She had been reprimanded before for repeated violations,” Ms Woods said. “Was her weight a violation? Yes. Was it the determining factor? No.”