Dethroned Miss Puerto Rico has her $3million lawsuit thrown out by judge who says decision to strip her title over attitude problems was justified
- Kristhielee Caride had sought to be reinstated as Puerto Rico's Miss Universe representative
- On Tuesday, judge said her behavior violated the terms of her contract
- He cited several incidents including Caride's refusal to have her hair color or style altered and a failure to appear on a local TV program
- PR Crown Entertainment was within its rights to sever relationship, he said
- Ruling concluded trial that captivated pageant fans on the island
A
$3 million lawsuit filed by a former Puerto Rican beauty queen whose
title was taken away for purported attitude problems has been dismissed
by a judge.
Kristhielee
Caride had sought to be reinstated as Puerto Rico's Miss Universe
representative after losing her title earlier this year.
But
on Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Eduardo Rebollo said in his ruling
that Caride's behavior violated the terms of her contract with PR Crown
Entertainment and the company was within its rights to sever the
relationship.
'Her dismissal was justified,' Rebollo wrote.
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Kristhielee Caride (above) had sought
to be reinstated as Puerto Rico's Miss Universe representative after
losing her title earlier this year
Caride, winner pageant of Miss Puerto
Rico Universe declares in favor to recover the title on July 21, 2016 in
San Juan, Puerto Rico, but a judge has now said 'her dismissal was
justified'
Caride's
attorney, Ernie Caban, could not be immediately reached for comment. A
secretary said he would hold a news conference later.
The
ruling concluded a nearly week-long trial that captivated pageant fans
on an island well known for its beauty queens, with TV stations
interrupting regular programming to show testimony.
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Rebollo
cited several incidents including Caride's refusal to have her hair
color or style altered; a newspaper interview in which she gave only
terse answers to questions and said she did not love cameras; and a
failure to appear on a local TV entertainment program because she said
traffic made it too hard to reach the studio.
A
shoe sponsor also declined to work with her despite having paid for the
right to use Caride's image because they considered her a 'risk' given
her behavior, according to testimony.
The ruling concluded a nearly week-long trial that captivated pageant fans on an island
Desiree
Lowry, national director of Miss Universe Puerto Rico, testified that
she asked Caride to call the newspaper reporter after the interview and
apologize for her behavior.
'She looked at me with a face that said, "Are you serious?'' Lowry said.
In
addition, Lowry testified that Caride refused to go to the salon that
PR Crown Entertainment employed and used her own stylist instead.
At trial, Caride defended her decision and accused salon employees of disrespecting her.
'I'm not going to a place where I'm not wanted,' she said.
'I'm
not going to a place where they are constantly rubbing in my face the
Miss Universe candidate from San Juan. It's not my fault that girl
didn't win.'
Caride
lost her Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2016 title in March and was replaced
by first runner-up Brenda Jimenez for the upcoming Miss Universe
pageant.
Caride
apologized at the time, saying beauty queens have bad days too and she
had erred by letting her feelings come before her job.
It was the first time a Puerto Rico Miss Universe contestant has lost her crown before the big event is held.
Miss Puerto Rico 1994, Brenda Robles, was dismissed during that year's pageant because she was pregnant.
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