Miss Delaware Teen USA Melissa King has resigned her crown after allegedly starring in an amateur porn sex tape.
In a clip that has surfaced on porn sites online, the 18-year-old brunette first sits on a bed for an interview in which she answers questions about her age, occupation and why she wants to shoot the video.
The woman, who never gives her name, tells the camera she turned 18 in March. And according to the Miss Delaware Teen USA website, King's birthday is also in March.
“I thought it be fun and I needed the money,” the woman continues. “So I just decided to do it.”
When the interviewer asks about her pageant past, the woman responds, "I’ve done them, yes.”
The interviewer then asks her if she has told anyone about doing the porn video they were about to film, to which the woman replies, “It’s not a big secret. But I didn’t tell anybody specifically what I was doing.”
While King won the Miss Delaware Teen USA title in November, at the time the alleged porn video was shot she was the reigning Miss Teen Delaware International.
When King was later asked about the video in question on Monday, she denied it was her, saying "Absolutely not."
But by Tuesday, a pageant spokeswoman released a statement saying the teen queen had given up her crown: "I would like to confirm to you that the Miss Delaware Teen USA pageant has received a resignation letter from Miss King’s attorney."
A sad ending for the teen — a former foster child — who had "exceptionally high SAT scores, GPA, and AP scores," has "been a successful competitive gymnast since the age of 9," and "hopes to work for a prestigious fashion magazine in New York City or maybe on the sidelines of an NFL game as a sports journalist," according to her official bio.
Watch the safe-for-work portion of the interview below:
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