Did You Know About These 17 Scandalous Pageant Controversies?!

They may convey an air of perfection, but these beauty pageant queens (and sometimes their hosts) can crack. Over the years, pageant contestants have made headlines over drug use, racy photos, and controversial comments. Here are the most jaw-dropping moments in pageant history.

1. Pageant host Steve Harvey mistakenly names Miss Colombia the winner of Miss Universe 2015.

On Sunday, it seemed like Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez Arévalo's dreams had come true when she was crowned Miss Universe 2015 ... for about four minutes. Host Steve Harvey misread his cue card and crowned Miss Colombia the winner when it was Miss Philippines, Pia Alonzo Wurztbach, who had won. The crown came off Gutiérrez's head and went onto Wurztbach's, making for one of the most awkward moments in televised pageant history (and that's saying a lot).

2. Vanessa Williams resigns as Miss America after nude photos surface in Penthouse.

Vanessa Williams made history in 1983 when she became the first black woman to win Miss America, but her victory and accomplishments were overshadowed after nude photographs of the young beauty were released in the September issue of Penthouse magazine in 1984. Williams went on to have a successful singing and acting career in shows such as Ugly Betty and The Good Wife, and during the Miss America 2015 pageant in September, she received a live apology from pageant officials.

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3. Miss USA Tara Conner goes into rehab after reports of hard partying and drug use.

In 2006, Miss USA, Tara Conner, made headlines with reports of her underage drinking, cocaine usage, and ditching Miss USA-related events. Instead of being stripped of her crown, Donald Trump, who owned the Miss USA pageant at the time, agreed that he would give her a "second chance" as long as she went to rehab.

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4. Miss USA contestant Carrie Prejean makes controversial comments regarding same-sex marriage.

Carrie Prejean initially raised controversy in the 2009 Miss USA pageant when she made offensive comments about how she thought that marriage should only be between a man and a woman because that was just how "she was raised."

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A few months later, she was dethroned from her title as Miss California USA when her sex tape surfaced. She filed a lawsuit against the pageant, then pageant officials countersued asking her to repay INR 3,43,070 in pageant money that she used for breast implants and profits she received from a book she wrote.

5. Photos emerge of Miss USA Rima Fakih pole dancing.

Rima Fakih found herself in hot water when photos surfaced of her dancing on stripper pole in 2007. She has since clarified the context of those photos, saying that those were from a pole dancing class she took. ABC News reported that she missed a CNN interview after partying late at night and lied to pageant officials about her drinking weeks leading up to her relinquishing her title. In response to the headlines, Fakih said, "I think that because of the image that Miss USA should present, of course people are going to look into your background and take away your success."

6. Miss Hispanic America, Laura Zuniga, gets caught up in a drug trafficking scandal.

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In 2008, Laura Zuniga was detained with her boyfriend and six others based on racketeering, drug trafficking, weapons violations, and money laundering charges. According to the New York Daily News, police found 9 mm pistols, semiautomatic rifles, and INR 34,96,675 in cash in their car. In her statement, she said that she and her boyfriend were going shopping in South America. She later revealed that she was kidnapped by her boyfriend and was unaware of his illegal activities.

7. Miss Teen Louisiana 2008, Lindsey Evans, loses her title after dining and dashing (and leaving behind a bag of marijuana) at a restaurant.

Unfortunately for Lindsey Evans, recreational use of marijuana in Louisiana was (and is) still illegal. Today.com reported that Evans left her purse that had a bag of marijuana in it as well as skipped out on a restaurant tab, but you can guess which one of the two led to her being stripped of her crown.

8. Miss Puerto Rico 2015, Destiny Velez, is suspended for making anti-Muslim messages.

Last week, Michael Moore posted a photograph himself in front of Trump Tower with a sign saying, "We are all Muslim" on Twitter and encouraged others to participate in the campaign. Destiny replied to his message with: "Muslims use our constitution to terrorize USA & plant gas stations," "there's NO comparison between Jews, Christians & Muslims. Jews nor Christians have terrorizing agendas in their sacred books," and "all what Muslims have done is provided oil & terrorize this country & many others!!!!!" (The tweets have since been deleted, along with her account.) According to CNN, Velez was suspended indefinitely by the Miss Puerto Rico Organization and an apology from her was included in the organization's statement. "I apologize to the people I have offended with my words. I am first and foremost an #UpStander and as such I stand up against bullying. The last thing I wanted to do was to bully anyone. Again, I apologize to anyone who felt offended with my words."

9. Jenna Talackova is disqualified from Miss Universe Canada because she is transgender.

Jenna Talackova made her way to becoming a top 12 finalist for Miss Universe Canada. But she was disqualified after pageant officials found out she had undergone gender reassignment surgery, which was against the rules as contestants had to be a "naturally born female," CNN reported. The Miss Universe organization ended its ban on transgender contestants soon after.

10. Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri's win sparks racism on Twitter.

After crowning Davuluri as Miss America in 2014, racist trolls started questioning her nationality and referred to her as a terrorist. According the The Huffington Post, tweets suggested that choosing a brown woman as Miss America was unpatriotic since the pageant was held four days after the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

11. Katie Rees is stripped of her Miss Nevada crown in 2006 after nude photos of her surface the Internet.

Rees lost her Miss Nevada title when racy photos of her surfaced at a party in Tampa, Florida, Fox News reported. Her exploits didn't stop there. According to TMZ, in 2008 she was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer and faced meth-related charges in September.

12. In 2006, Miss Great Britain, Danielle Lloyd poses for Playboy and dates one of the judges during the pageant.

Danielle was stripped of her duties as Miss Great Britain when it was revealed that she was fraternizing with one of the judges and would be appearing topless on the cover of the December issue of Playboy. Talk about scandalous!

13. Selfie controversy surrounds Miss Israel and Miss Lebanon in 2015.

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This year, drama ensued after Doron Matalon, Miss Israel, posted a photo of her and Lebanese contestant, Saly Greige, on Instagram. NBC News reported Saly was chastised by the Lebanese community for taking a photo with the Israeli beauty considering the hostile relations between the nations.

14. Alicia Machado is warned that she is too fat to keep her crown.

The 1996 Miss Venezuela beauty was told that she was gaining too much weight and the Miss Universe organization reportedly was going to replace her with Miss Aruba. Being a huge supporter of women, Donald Trump added more fuel to the fire, calling her "an eating machine" on the Howard Stern Show. She won the Miss Universe 1996 pageant anyway.

15. Miss Delaware, Amanda Longacre, is uncrowned because she is too old.

After two weeks of being Miss Delaware 2014, Amanda, 24, was stripped of her title and $11,000 scholarship money because she was "too old to compete" for the Miss America pageant that following September, USA Today reported. The Delaware native was going to turn 25 in October and officials determined that she would age out. Contestants must be 17 to 24 years old.

16. Miss Puerto Rico 2008 Ingrid Marie Rivera's dress is sabotaged with pepper spray.

The Miss Universe contestant's dress was doused in pepper spray, leading to a severe allergic reaction. According to Reuters, the Forensic Sciences Institute initially accused Ingrid of lying since they didn't find any traces of pepper spray, but it was later revealed that a pageant volunteer had tampered with her dress.

17. Is Miss Nevada really from Nevada?

Nia Sanchez added fire to the speculation that she wasn't from Nevada when she forgot what the capital of her home state. The Sacramento native competed and lost the crown for Miss California three times before being crowned Miss Nevada. An insider told Fox411 that "she never actually moved to Nevada, but continued to work at Disney and live in California, setting up some minimum paper trail to appear like she was in Nevada and allow her to compete." A representative from the Miss Universe organization later told E! News: "She met her requirements to compete. Nia is a great person and we know she'll be a great title holder."

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