Miss Universe in scandal over ‘filthiest, dirtiest, nastiest word in the English language’

The freshly crowned Miss Universe has been caught in a scandal after seemingly using the “filthiest, dirtiest, nastiest word in the English language”.

The current Miss Universe titleholder has been hit with a fresh wave of criticism after she appeared to lip-sync a racial slur in a video.

Danish model Victoria Kjaer Theilvig, who won the 2024 beauty pageant earlier this month, has caused outrage after mouthing Jay-Z’s song, ‘Empire State of Mind’ – which includes the N-word in its lyrics.

The 21-year-old filmed the 20-second TikTok clip on top of the Empire State Building in New York — but it quickly attracted criticism from social media users.

“This is crazy,” one wrote, as another exclaimed: “I can’t believe I’m witnessing this in real time.”

“Girl WHAT?!” raged another.

Others called for Theilvig to lose her prestigious headpiece over the video.

“They gonna take that crown,” one claimed.

But many defended the reigning Miss Universe winner, claiming she’s “done nothing wrong”.

“A white woman sings a song by a black man and gets called racist by the woke mob. She has nothing to apologise about,” one argued on X.

“She was just lip synching, she's done nothing wrong and she does not mean to offend the feelings of snowflakes,” raged another.

Another insisted: “Y’all are some haters she clearly was smiling.”

The newly crowned Miss Universe is copping heat after appearing to lip-sync a racial slur. Picture: Instagram/victoriaakjaer

Others argued English isn’t her first language, stating she may not understand the history of the word, which originated when African Americans were kept as slaves in some parts of the US.

Once famously described as the “filthiest, dirtiest, nastiest word in the English language” by the prosecutor in the 1995 OJ Simpson murder trial, its use has been established to be derogatory, degrading, dehumanising as it was created to tormented generations of African-Americans who were stolen and forced into inhumane conditions.

“It’s really tied into the idea that African people aren’t really human beings,” Kehinde Andrews, professor of black studies at Birmingham City University, told the BBC previously.

“They were more like an animal than a human being, a beast of burden, could be bought and sold, could be thrown overboard ships and literally had no rights.

“So when the N-word is used that’s essentially what it’s used for. So I would hope most people would understand why that is deeply offensive and problematic because it still is used in that context now.”

Danish model Victoria Kjaer Theilvig won the 2024 title earlier this month. Picture: Instagram/victoriaakjaer

She mouthed the words to a JayZ song while visiting Empire State Building that contained the N-word. Picture: Instagram/victoriaakjaer

It has been described previously described as the ‘filthiest, dirtiest, nastiest word in the English language’. Picture: Instagram/victoriaakjaer

Theilvig, who beat more than 120 other contestants to become the first Danish woman to take home the title, has not yet responded to the public backlash surrounding her video.

The young model took part in the 73rd Miss Universe competition in Mexico City which followed the pageant’s revamped its guidelines, which were updated to promote “social inclusion” last year.

These included removing the age limit and making it easier for women from non-traditional backgrounds to participate - a move which sparked massive backlash and even saw former Miss Universe winners resigning their titles in protest, the New York Post reported.

Conservatives cheered Theilvig’s win victory after last year’s pageant saw a transgender woman from Portugal notch a top 20 ranking, while a 22-year-old became the first transgender Miss Netherlands.

“Biological & objectively attractive women are allowed to win beauty pageants again,” Donald Trump Jr. tweeted. “WE ARE SO BACK!!!”

The 2024 final was the first year in Miss Universe history that some countries were represented, including Belarus, Eritrea, Guinea, Macau, Maldives, Moldova and Uzbekistan.