Miss America Ordered to Regularly Say 3 Things Promoting Gretchen Carlson The AP reported that the reigning Miss America says she has been bullied, manipulated and silenced by the pageant’s leadership. The alleged bullies include former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson. Carlson, a former Miss America, famously sued Roger Ailes for inappropriate sexualized comments, eventually settling for millions. In a letter sent Friday to former Miss Americas, Cara Mund says she decided to speak out despite the risk of punishment. She said she doesn’t want to leave this mess for future Miss Americas. Miss Mund criticized both Gretchen Carlson, chairwoman of the Miss America Organization and Regina Hopper, the CEO. She said her voice was not heard nor did leadership have any interest in knowing who she was.