Kansas pageant winner calls tweets over Coke ad a mistake.

[RandySF]

On Monday, Knowles deleted the Coke-related tweets from her Twitter page. She also changed her profile picture and removed the “Miss Kansas” reference. She later posted a statement on her Facebook page:

“I wanted to take a moment to sincerely apologize to anyone that may have been offended by my words. I in no way meant to hurt anyone’s feelings and humbly ask that you please accept my deepest apology,” she wrote.

“Social media has made it even easier to broadcast your opinions faster than you have time to say them out loud. I accept my fault in this action but also ask others to grant me the freedom of that mistake,” she said. “As Ghandi once said, ‘Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.’ ”

Knowles could not be reached for comment Monday.

“I ask that during this time you please respect my privacy,” she wrote. “I am fully aware of the articles, tweets, and Facebook posts and have been monitoring them closely but at this time I feel this should be my only response.”

Knowles’ earlier tweets remained on the Public Shaming blog and continued to be circulated online Monday, prompting one tweeter to post, “Who knew #MissKansas was such a racist?”

Knowles has no affiliation with the Miss Kansas organization in Pratt, the official state preliminary for the Miss America pageant. Officials with the Miss Kansas organization did not return calls or e-mails for comment.

But Monday afternoon, the group posted on its Twitter and Facebook pages: “Miss Kansas 2013 (An Official Miss America State Preliminary) is the beautiful Theresa Marie Vail.”

http://www.kansas.com/2014/02/03/3265830/kansas-pageant-winner-calls-tweets.html#storylink=cpy

[DURHAM D]

1. So she is not even Miss Kansas

sick liar

[okaawhatever]

3. Yes, she's just not part of the Miss America system. I think there are two. I know Trump owns one.

From the article:

Steve Mayes, national director for National American Miss, based in Houston, confirmed Monday that Knowles is a state representative for the pageant. He said the organization had no opinion or statement about Knowles’ tweets.

“She’s a grown person, able to express herself, and I think she’s given an appropriate response that explains what she did and what her feelings are about it,” Mayes said

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2014/02/03/3265830/kansas-pageant-winner-calls-tweets.html#storylink=cpy

Maybe National American Miss is some new right wing beauty pageant. They probably took out the interview portion to suit their base.

[RandySF]

7. I think that's her real reason for disappearing.

[msongs]

2. she got caught and now she is scrambling to play victim. nice woman eh? nt

[okaawhatever]

4. These two facebook responses to the article are priceless:

Doug Ittner · Top Commenter · Wichita, Kansas
One of the languages spoken in the ad was a Native American language. It just goes to show those who complained are just a bunch of ignorant bigots.
Reply · 3 · Like · Follow Post · about an hour ago

Teresa Wilds
Not for nothing, but Jesus didn't speak a WORD of English.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

5. "anyone that may have been offended by my words"

Non apology apology. This dimwit has a career on FAUX Snooze all lined up.

[kcr]

6. I was curious because she's referred to as "Miss Kansas" but it's not the Miss America Pageant

I wondered about that pageant because it seemed suspicious they didn't care that she was spouting controversial opinions and did some googling. It sounds like a scam outfit. She's a "winner" of a scam outfit designed to sucker money out of parents.