A Miss Universe official announced that he quit the pageant's judging panel, alleging a lack of transparency within the organization. Here's everything to know about the pageant's latest controversy.

"The Miss Universe Organization firmly clarifies that no impromptu jury has been created, that no external group has been authorized to evaluate delegates or select finalists, and that all competition evaluations continue to follow the established, transparent, and supervised MUO protocols," the statement read.

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Addressing his exit directly, the statement read, “Given Mr. Harfouch’s expressed confusion, his public mischaracterization of the program, and his stated desire not to participate, the Miss Universe Organization respectfully acknowledges his withdrawal from the official judging panel.”

The Miss Universe Organization previously denied the allegations. Omar Harfouch announced his resignation from the Miss Universe judging panel three days before the pageant

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