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SPLAIN THE PACHÓ DEPT.
Shacky debate over Miss Puerto Rico May Hang on a Lie
(Don Jibaro's note: A pachó is  Boricua slang for an embarrassment.)
Does she? or doesn't she? She's acussed of making up the pepper spray sabotage ... for the sole purpose of....? WAIT! What was the purpose? Did she sabotage her very own opportunities? What?

After a brief probe, Puerto Rican police have announced they've found no evidence to support Miss Puerto Rico Universe Ingrid Marie Rivera's allegations that a saboteur tried to derail her successful bid for the tiara by dousing her with pepper spray, causing her to break out in hives. "I guess she has a lot of explaining to do," police spokesman Stephen Alvarez told Reuters over the weekend.

Rivera won the Nov. 23 beauty contest and, at least for now, will represent her homeland in next July's Miss Universe pageant. During the competition, the 24-year-old stunner's face and body reddened and swelled up slightly. Her skin was purportedly burning so badly that she had to be iced down backstage before the finale. She later claimed her clothing and makeup had been laced with pepper spray.


Ingrid Marie Rivera, right, being crowned Miss Puerto Rico in San Juan, Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. Rivera beat 29 rivals to become the island's 2008 Miss Universe contestant, despite applying makeup and wearing evening gowns that had been coated with pepper spray, pageant spokesman Harold Rosario said. (Ricardo Diaz Serrano/AP Photo)Pageant officials called the alleged incident a "vile act," suggesting it was an "inside job." Organizers also revealed the pageant had received a bomb threat on the first day of competition and that one of Rivera's bags, containing clothes and credit cards, had been stolen.

But tests conducted on Rivera's evening gown and makeup brush by the territory's Forensic Sciences Institute turned up no trace of capsicum, the active ingredient found in pepper spray. As a result, Police Superintendent Pedro Toledo has announced his department is looking into whether any false statements were made to investigators, which would be a felony, as part of a plot to unduly influence this year's pageant. But he refused to implicate Rivera, who has yet to speak to detectives.

"She has an agent assigned, and she will be interviewed," Toledo told CBS' Early Show. "I don't know Miss Rivera, but I think, my indication is that she was not involved. If this is a publicity stunt, I believe I would—it would have been from somebody at the pageant." Nonetheless, Rivera has found herself on the defensive.

After discussing her ordeal at press conference last week in San Juan, Rivera tried to set the record straight again Friday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, denying she made up the story and insisting her rash was not self-inflicted. "It’s a beauty contest. Why should I mess up my own face? It’s not all about looks, but obviously it counts," she said. She also said her supervisor noticed a similar pungent odor and something with a "Jello-ish consistency" on her outfit.

The owner of Miss Puerto Rico Universe Pageant has since issued a statement in support of Rivera. "We stand by our story that the sabotage took place," the press release said. "There is new evidence that will prove what Ingrid Rivera said is the truth. We have decided to wait for the investigation to be concluded before we continue speaking to the press."

Since police were only testing for pepper spray, the pageant's director, Magali Febles, hinted organizers will ask for the articles to be reexamined for other substances. It's been a rough few days for the folks at the Miss Universe Pageant, which is owned by Donald Trump.

Christina Silva was incorrectly named the winner of last week's Miss California USA Pageant, officials say, because of an "accounting error." In a statement, the pageant claims the actual winner was Miss Barstow Raquel Beezley, who was initially named second runner-up.

Consequently, pageant officials on Friday asked Silva, Miss Los Angeles, to give up her tiara. That prompted a tart reply from the contestant, who on Monday called for an investigation. "We all put our trust in the Miss Universe institution, as have so many other young women through the years," Silva said. "I just think it is important for the truth to come out."

She's hired a law firm to supervise the probe. There's been no further comment from the Miss Universe Organization... and me? I ain't talkin'...

 

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