Crown a Basket-Case?

Add a little pepper and you have a recipe for- confusion? That’s the case with Ingrid Marie Rivera, Miss Universe Puerto Rico, who claims she’s a victim of sabotage. Before winning the crown on Nov. 23, Rivera revealed that after refreshing her makeup during the contest preliminary on Nov. 18, she experienced redness, itching and swelling of her face and broke out in hives. She also said she experienced severe itching around the edges of her evening gown towards the end of the event. The substance- pepper spray.

At first you might ask yourself how someone could do such a thing, and then you might ask why Rivera was targeted. The answer…there isn’t one. Upon viewing video of the pageant, you, like me, might realize that there are no signs of redness or swelling on Rivera. Signs of severe itching or hives would surely be a dead give away when it’s custom in a beauty pageant to wear swimsuits and gowns. So this leaves us with three questions:

1. Why was Rivera targeted?
   
2. Who targeted her?


3. Where are these symptoms she speaks about?

These three questions come together to make one big question- is Rivera making the whole thing up? This whole thing would be a little more believable if she was one of the top few girls chosen days ahead of the finals. And to top this whole tale off, forensic investigators have found no shred of evidence to prove Rivera’s story. Plus she continued to wear the “uncomfortable” dress long after she was required to.

And as of recent news, Miss Puerto Rico has stated she is willing to take a polygraph. If she does take the lie detector test we will learn only two things:

1. She stands by her story.


2. She’s an idiot.

I want to know why she even cares since she’s already won. Whatever the case may be, Ingrid Marie Rivera has faith in God that the truth will come out. So in closing I would like to leave you readers with this final question- did Puerto Rico crown a basket-case?