Donald Trump Says He ‘Now Owns 100%’ Of The Miss Universe Pageant

Donald Trump, left, and Miss Universe, Gabriela Isler, of Venezuela, talk during a news conference, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, in Doral, Fla. Three of the last six Miss Universe titles have gone to Venezuelan contestant... Donald Trump, left, and Miss Universe, Gabriela Isler, of Venezuela, talk during a news conference, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, in Doral, Fla. Three of the last six Miss Universe titles have gone to Venezuelan contestants. This year's Miss Universe competition has a unique undertone: It will take place in South Florida, home to the largest number of Venezuelans in the U.S., the majority strongly against the current Venezuelan government. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) MORE LESS
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Donald Trump said Friday that he’d bought out NBC Universal’s share of their joint venture, the Miss Universe Organization, and settled lawsuits he’d threatened the company with after it severed their business ties over the real estate mogul’s comments about Mexican immigrants.

Trump said on Twitter that he now owns the Miss Universe Organization outright:

The announcement came 10 minutes after the Republican presidential frontrunner struck a more somber tone in a tweet remembering the “heroes” of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

A spokesperson for NBC Universal confirmed Friday afternoon to TPM that Trump purchased its stake in the Miss Universe Organization and that legal disputes between the two had been settled.

This post has been updated.

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  1. I wouldn’t be proud of having anything to do with a contest where women compete based primarily on their looks.

    But Donald is.

  2. Seems like a sound investment strategy for someone running for President…who would have to put all of his assets in blind trusts or sell them off if elected. I would think he would be forced to sell this one off.

    But…winning?

  3. Way to polish a turd, Donald.

    NBC Universal wants to disavow any relation with you because—well, we’re back to turds—and that’s a win?

  4. Avatar for hoagie hoagie says:

    And I was joking on another thread that the next thing we will see at a Rump rally is a wet t-shirt contest.

  5. Avatar for jinnj jinnj says:

    “Wet t-shirt contest” ???

    Shhh - that is a part of his ‘re-positioning’ / ‘re-branding’ strategy for his Miss Universe business unit.

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