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Fact check: Was Geraldo Rivera a judge in trumps teen beauty pageant
1. Summary of the results
None of the provided sources confirm that Geraldo Rivera was a judge in Trump's teen beauty pageant. While Rivera and Trump had professional connections, including Rivera's appearance on Celebrity Apprentice [1], there is no evidence in the provided sources supporting the claim about Rivera's involvement as a pageant judge.
2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints
The sources reveal several important contextual elements absent from the original question:
- Trump and Rivera had a complex professional relationship, particularly strained after the 2020 election [1]
- Multiple controversies surrounded Trump's involvement in teen beauty pageants:
- Several former Miss Teen USA contestants alleged Trump entered their dressing rooms while they were changing, with some contestants as young as 15 [2]
- A specific incident was recalled by contestant Mariah Billado, who quoted Trump saying "Don't worry, ladies, I've seen it all before" [2]
- However, 11 contestants did not recall such incidents [2]
- Trump admitted to entering dressing rooms, but specifically referred to adult pageants (Miss USA and Miss Universe), not teen pageants [3]
3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement
The original question appears to conflate several different aspects of Trump-related controversies:
- While Rivera had connections to Trump through Celebrity Apprentice [1], there's no evidence of his involvement in the beauty pageants
- The question diverts attention from the documented controversies surrounding the pageants, including:
The focus on Rivera's potential role might inadvertently minimize the more substantial documented concerns about the pageants' management and contestant treatment.