{"id":2262096,"date":"2024-06-07T09:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/controversy-erupts-over-plus-sized-miss-alabama-winning-crown\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T10:03:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T14:03:20","slug":"controversy-erupts-over-plus-sized-miss-alabama-winning-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/controversy-erupts-over-plus-sized-miss-alabama-winning-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversy Sparks as Plus-Sized Miss Alabama Wins Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcontroversy-erupts-over-plus-sized-miss-alabama-winning-crown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262096&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The recently crowned Miss Alabama, Sara Milliken, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doritos-faces-calls-for-boycott-after-hiring-transgender-ambassador\/\" title=\"Doritos faces boycott calls over transgender ambassador hiring\">facing online backlash<\/a> for\u2063 allegedly promoting unhealthy lifestyles. Despite winning the crown in 2024, \u200ccritics argue her\u2064 victory glorifies obesity. Milliken&#8217;s message of inclusivity is debated online, with some labeling it a concerning trend towards normalizing\u200d unhealthy body images. The\u2062 backlash against Miss Alabama, Sara Milliken, for\u200b promoting unhealthy lifestyles continues despite her 2024 victory. Critics claim her win glorifies obesity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coachella-harry-styles-proclaims-men-are-trash-between-duets-with-shania-twain\/\" title=\"Coachella: Harry Styles Proclaims 'Men Are Trash' Between Duets with Shania Twain\">sparking debate<\/a> about the implications of her message of inclusivity in normalizing unhealthy body images.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The newly crowned <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/beauty-pageant\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Miss Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  is facing backlash online for what critics are saying is the promotion of an unhealthy lifestyles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sara Milliken, 23, was named the winner over Memorial Day weekend and has since gone viral online. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/alabama\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  native auditioned twice previously and did not place, then won the crown in 2024. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cNo matter what your body looks like, no matter where you come from, you can do anything you set your mind to,\u201d she told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkrg.com\/mobile-county\/cyberbullying-after-viral-facebook-post-spurs-outpouring-of-support-for-alabama-pageant-queen-explanation-of-comment-moderation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WKRG<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  in an interview about the win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The contestant said she expected negativity because of her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/obesity\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">weight<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cEven something that you type over a screen can have a lasting impression on people,\u201d she told the outlet. \u201cEven though I\u2019m not at that point, it can lead people to do some very dark things to themselves,\u201d the beauty pageant winner added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many of the negative comments focused on how Milliken\u2019s win glorified obesity, noting how this was not meant to be a personal attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cCalling her beautiful is fine and good that\u2019s all in the eye of the beholder,\u201d one Facebook commenter wrote. \u201cBut let\u2019s be honest with ourselves\u2026 she\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-coalition-decries-treatment-of-jan-6-defendants-in-dc-gulag\/\" title=\"Republican Coalition Decries Treatment of Jan. 6 Defendants in \"DC Gulag\"\">extremely unhealthy<\/a> and this is a slap in the face to the young girls who have worked hard and maintained a diet to actually be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-beauty-queen-takes-crown-calls-win-a-celebration-of-womanhood-and-diversity\/\" title=\"Transgender Beauty Queen Takes Crown, Calls Win A \u2018Celebration Of Womanhood And Diversity\u2019\">beauty queen<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is an embarrassment to the state of Alabama,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> user added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe winner of Miss Alabama. She promotes inclusivity and representation of all bodies. We need to stop glorifying obesity. Obesity isn\u2019t healthy,\u201d Libs of TikTok shared on X.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716990157394000&#038;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The winner of Miss Alabama. She promotes inclusivity and representation of all bodies. We need to stop glorifying obesity. Obesity isn\u2019t healthy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kQfkudqOyR\">pic.twitter.com\/kQfkudqOyR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1798890188988612661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBody positivity was one of, if not the worst thing we have done as a society in the last 30 years. If anyone truly cared about her, they would tell her the truth,\u201d a commenter on X <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mikemayfieldlv\/status\/1798892634783789273\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">agreed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The newly crowned Miss Alabama responded to the negative comments with a lengthy Instagram <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7sDg0hvhmn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cRecently I have been the target of an overwhelming amount of online hate, negativity, and bullying. Honestly, it doesn\u2019t affect me in the way most would think it does. A lot of people see me stepping into this title as wanting to be \u2018in the spotlight\u2019 and because of that their words are justified. The truth is I wanted this title so desperately to serve my community,\u201d Milliken wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMore than anything I just wish people could find something more interesting to do or something more interesting to talk about,\u201d she continued. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe things that has been said about me is truly disgusting and I cannot fathom how people think it\u2019s ok to say these things. The easy thing would be to give up. I could hide my face. Stop posting on social media. Make no appearances. Stay low key until Nationals. I could even give in and give up my title. But instead I say WATCH ME.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Besides controversy over the Miss Alabama crowning, pageant fans are also questioning another state winner. Bailey Anne Kennedy, a biological male who identifies as trans, became the first \u201ctrans woman\u201d to be named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/newly-crowned-miss-maryland-usa-is-a-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miss Maryland<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kennedy and Milliken will next head to Los Angeles to compete for Miss USA. The competition is scheduled to air on Sunday, August 4 on The CW.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recently crowned Miss Alabama, Sara Milliken, is embroiled in online backlash for allegedly promoting unhealthy lifestyles. 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