Former Miss Nevada, 30, who was stripped of her crown over lewd photos is now arrested for meth trafficking

  • Shamed beauty queen Katherine Nicole Rees, 30, faces a series of methamphetamine-related charges according to a complaint filed this week
  • Rees was crowned Miss Nevada USA in 2006 but was later stripped of her crown after a scandalous photo of her surfaced

A former Miss Nevada is facing a string of meth-related drug charges, according to a criminal complaint filed this week.

Katherine Nicole Rees, 30, was crowned in 2006 before being stripped of her title after lewd photos of her surfaced.

In September, Rees sold meth to a man ID'd as J. Peacock, police say. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Rees was found with 5.3 grams of methamphetamine a month later.

Katherine Nicole Rees, 30, was crowned Miss Nevada in 2006 but was later stripped of her title after lewd photos of her surfaced

Katherine Nicole Rees, 30, was crowned Miss Nevada in 2006 but was later stripped of her title after lewd photos of her surfaced

Dropped: The lewd photos showed her exposing one of her breasts and taking her pants off to reveal her thong at a party

Dropped: The lewd photos showed her exposing one of her breasts and taking her pants off to reveal her thong at a party

Downfall: Rees pictured in a mugshot. She has previously been arrested for traffic violations
Rees stands charged with trafficking a controlled substance, sale of a controlled substance and two counts of conspiracy to violate the uniform controlled substances act

Various run-ins: Rees stands charged in Las Vegas with trafficking in a controlled substance, sale of a controlled substance, and two counts of conspiracy to violate the uniform controlled substances act

Now she stands charged in Las Vegas with trafficking in a controlled substance, sale of a controlled substance, and two counts of conspiracy to violate the uniform controlled substances act.

And this isn't Rees' first run-in with the law.

Rees has faced mostly traffic-related legal troubles since losing her Miss Nevada USA title after racy photos of her surfaced online.

In 2008, she paid fines for several misdemeanor traffic violations after a charge she resisted arrest was dropped.

Pete Giovine, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Katie Rees during Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s 30th Birthday Party at JET Nightclub at The Mirage Hotel and Casino Resort at JET Nightclub at The Mirage Hotel and Casino Resort in Las Vegas

Pete Giovine, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Katie Rees during Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s 30th Birthday Party at JET Nightclub at The Mirage Hotel and Casino Resort at JET Nightclub at The Mirage Hotel and Casino Resort in Las Vegas

Rees is accused of selling meth to a man ID'd as J. Peacock in September and was then allegedly found with 5.3 grams of methamphetamine a month later

Rees is accused of selling meth to a man ID'd as J. Peacock in September and was then allegedly found with 5.3 grams of methamphetamine a month later

Rees pleaded no contest to speeding, operating a motor vehicle without proof of insurance and driving with an expired registration, a suspended license and suspended registration. She agreed to pay up to $1,312 in fines.

Her attorney said Rees did not know her license and registration were suspended when she went to buy ice cream at about 3am. 

She was stopped in a residential area several miles west of the Las Vegas Strip, and complained that she had no phone and way to get home after the officers impounded her car.  

Criminal history: Court records show Rees pleaded guilty in 2012 to a single misdemeanor drug charge

Criminal history: Court records show Rees pleaded guilty in 2012 to a single misdemeanor drug charge

Meth: Former Miss Nevada, Katherine Rees, is facing a string of meth-related drug charges, according to a criminal complaint filed this week

Meth: Former Miss Nevada, Katherine Rees, is facing a string of meth-related drug charges, according to a criminal complaint filed this week

Stick em up: Rees has faced mostly traffic-related legal troubles since losing her Miss Nevada USA title after racy photos of her surfaced online.

Stick em up: Rees has faced mostly traffic-related legal troubles since losing her Miss Nevada USA title after racy photos of her surfaced online.

Court records show she pleaded guilty in 2012 to a single misdemeanor drug charge.

The Miss Universe Organization and co-owner Donald Trump dethroned Rees in December 2006 after racy photos appeared on the internet showing her kissing other young women, exposing one of her breasts and pulling down her pants to show her thong underwear at a party in Tampa, Florida. 

Dethroned: Rees lost her beauty queen crown when racy photos appeared on her online
She was pictured kissing other young women, exposing one of her breasts and showing her underwear at a Tampa party

Disgraced: The Miss Universe Organization and co-owner Donald Trump dethroned Rees in December 2006


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