It wasn’t one of the beauty queens whose gaffe set Twitter ablaze during this year’sMiss USA competition.On Monday night,Queer Eyevet Carson Kressley angered viewers when he remarked that picking a winner from the 51 pageant hopefuls felt “likeSophie’s Choice,” the 1982 drama in whichMeryl Streep‘s character had to decide which of her children the Nazis would kill.“They’re all so good,” he remarked while offering commentary during the competition.But reference rubbed many the wrong way.Cindy Ord/Getty“Eeeeek: Carson Kressley on#MissUSApageant looks at the Top 15 and says ‘It’s a Sophie’s Choice!’ Someone never read the book or saw the movie,” one person tweeted.“So I guess if he were living Sophie’s Choice, she’d be the saved child & the others taken to be shot immediately?#classless#carsonkressley,” another wrote.“@CarsonKressleySophie’s Choice? Seriously? What a d—,” another said.Sarah Summers/InstagramKressley’s rep did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.Want to keep up on the latest from PEOPLE?Signup for our daily newsletterto get our best stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox.Miss Nebraska Sarah Rose Summers was crowned Miss USA 2018, beating Miss North Carolina and Miss Nevada in the top three.
It wasn’t one of the beauty queens whose gaffe set Twitter ablaze during this year’sMiss USA competition.
On Monday night,Queer Eyevet Carson Kressley angered viewers when he remarked that picking a winner from the 51 pageant hopefuls felt “likeSophie’s Choice,” the 1982 drama in whichMeryl Streep‘s character had to decide which of her children the Nazis would kill.
“They’re all so good,” he remarked while offering commentary during the competition.
But reference rubbed many the wrong way.
Cindy Ord/Getty
“Eeeeek: Carson Kressley on#MissUSApageant looks at the Top 15 and says ‘It’s a Sophie’s Choice!’ Someone never read the book or saw the movie,” one person tweeted.
“So I guess if he were living Sophie’s Choice, she’d be the saved child & the others taken to be shot immediately?#classless#carsonkressley,” another wrote.
“@CarsonKressleySophie’s Choice? Seriously? What a d—,” another said.
Sarah Summers/Instagram
Kressley’s rep did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Miss Nebraska Sarah Rose Summers was crowned Miss USA 2018, beating Miss North Carolina and Miss Nevada in the top three.
source: people.com
