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Miss Universe Pageant Fixed by Donald Trump?

Source: PopEater

Posted: 09/02/09 2:29PM

Filed Under: Celebrity

So how much of the glitz and glamour of the Miss Universe pageant is real? Not much, says Michael Schwandt, a choreographer of the last four pageants.

In a recent interview, he scrutinized the competition and revealed Donald Trump is allegedly fixing the competitions. According to Schwandt, Trump decides who will make it to the final six -- after a private meeting with all the women.

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Newly Crowned Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez, left, of Venezuela, and Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton, pose for pictures at Top of the Rock in Rockefeller Center, in New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
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Newly Crowned Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez, left, of Venezuela, and Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton, pose for pictures at Top of the Rock in Rockefeller Center, in New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
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Newly crowned Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez, of Venezuela, poses for pictures at Top of the Rock in Rockefeller Center, in New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

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Newly Crowned Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez, left, of Venezuela, and Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton, pose for pictures at Top of the Rock in Rockefeller Center, in New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

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Newly Crowned Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez, right, of Venezuela, and Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton, pose for pictures at Top of the Rock in Rockefeller Center, in New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

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Newly Crowned Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez, left, of Venezuela, and Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton, take a bite out of cupcakes to celebrate Miss Universe's birthday, at Top of the Rock in Rockefeller Center, in New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

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Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton, poses for pictures at Top of the Rock in Rockefeller Center, in New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

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Newly crowned Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez, of Venezuela, poses for pictures at Top of the Rock in Rockefeller Center, in New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

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Newly crowned Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez, of Venezuela, poses for pictures at Top of the Rock in Rockefeller Center, in New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

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Newly crowned Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez, of Venezuela, poses for pictures at Top of the Rock in Rockefeller Center, in New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

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Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton (L) and Miss Universe 2009 Stefania Fernandez visit the Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center on September 2, 2009 in New York City. Miss Universe 2009 And Miss USA 2009 Visit The Top Of The Rock Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center New York, NY United States September 2, 2009 Photo by Mike Coppola/FilmMagic.com To license this image (58224776), contact FilmMagic.com

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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 02: Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton visits the Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center on September 2, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kristen Dalton

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"The other nine are judged in a preliminary show the week before and picked by those judges, but he picks six of the top fifteen," Schwandt said.

In the official Miss Universe rules, they fail to note the private judging round and its impact on the race. Apparently, Trump didn't like how others judged the women in previous competitions, so he took matters into his own hands.

"His reason for doing so, as he told me and he's told the girls before, is that he left it all up to preliminary judging in the past and some of the most beautiful women, in his opinion, were not in the top fifteen and he was kind of upset about that. And he decided that he would pick a certain number and let the judges pick a certain number," Schwandt said.

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