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Subject: Goodbye Miss America- you've bankrupted yourself!

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Date Posted: 15:26:55 06/24/22 Fri

Miss America Organization ordered to pay St. Louis law firm nearly $1M

The Miss America Organization failed to pay Bryan Cave “for the majority of the legal services rendered,” according to an affidavit.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — There she goes... nearly $1 million to one of the largest law firms in the St. Louis area.

That’s the amount a St. Louis County Circuit Court judge recently ordered the Miss America Organization to pay Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) for breach of contract.

The New Jersey-based company that runs the annual competition, which has generated controversy for years, had a January 2018 contract with BCLP for legal services. But the Miss America Organization failed to pay Bryan Cave “for the majority of the legal services rendered,” according to an affidavit from Gino Serra, a partner in the law firm.

The (court) made an award against the Miss America Organization totaling $926,248. The amount starts with the $717,485 that was due when BCLP terminated its representation and 9% interest per year dating to March 1, 2021.

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/business-journal/miss-america-organization-ordered-to-pay-st-louis-law-firm/63-ef6981d7-5f4e-411c-9940-ed1fbecef23c

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[> Subject: According to Guidestar they were already over 3 mil in debt before this so why would another million shut them down?
Author: No name [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:57:29 06/24/22 Fri [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: MA is circling the drain!!! They deserve everything they are getting… reap what you sow. Bye bye MA!!!
Author: No name [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:12:43 06/24/22 Fri [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: And there are thousands of dollars that were not given to title holders!!! They always claim scholarships earned but they fail to account for scholarships never paid.
Author: No name [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:15:14 06/24/22 Fri [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: In 2019, the MOA claimed $183,178 in revenue from scholarship forfeitures. It's in their IRS 990 tax filing. Ohio does the same thing- any scholarship that is not paid goes back into their general fund (rather than held in the scholarship fund) and they can spend it any way they want.
Author: Does Ohio still get a lavish hospitality suite at MA for themselves to wine & wine the MAO BoD & hangerons? [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:37:48 06/25/22 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ]