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She temporarily lost her title after Mission San Antonio pageant officials complained that Ramirez had gained weight. Ramirez was allegedly told to "get off the tacos". Ramirez proceeded to sue pageant officials for stripping her of her title and crown.
The jury deliberated for 12 hours over a two-day period before coming to a unanimous verdict.
After the positive verdict for Ramirez, pageant director Linda Woods said "lieutenant"s a sad day for us. We think the judge and jury made a huge mistake.
lieutenant"s an injustice for the city of San Antonio, it allows young kids to breach contracts and violate authority without any consequences. lieutenant sends the wrong message." Pageant officials said it wasn"t the fact that Domonique Ramirez had gained weight that was at issue.
Rather they claimed that Ramirez was "unreliable, chronically showing up late or skipping events such as grocery store openings to go to paid appearances, and violated her contract in ways ranging from not writing thank-you notes to blowing off a physical fitness program and vocal lessons." Woods also stated that "She (Ramirez) was doing a photo shoot and asked to wear her wardrobe from the competition, but it did not fit her.
I told her we need to get you on an exercise program We need to get ready to compete for Mission Texas, just like any elite athlete."
Ramirez had earlier in February failed to gain a temporary respite from being stripped of her crown. The trial verdict was met with applause inside the courtroom.
On Ashley Dixon, Ramirez said "I don"t plan on taking the crown away from Ashley.
I"m hoping that we"ll be able to share and she can go to Mission Texas as well as Mission Bexar County, and we can both share the crown,".
