'Don’t worry, ladies, I’ve seen it all before': Donald Trump would walk in on naked beauty queens as young as 15 at MISS USA pageants claim former contestants

  • Former beauty queens who competed for the titles of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA have come forward to speak about Donald Trump's behavior
  • Tasha Dixon, who was Miss Arizona in 2001, said Trump would walk backstage to speak to the women while they were naked
  • Dixon also claims that at the time the contestants were told to 'fawn all over him' by Trump employees
  • Four women who competed in the 1997 Miss Teen USA pageants also said Trump walked backstage while they were naked
  • Trump reportedly told the women, some as young as 15 at the time:  'Don’t worry, ladies, I’ve seen it all before'
  • His campaign denied he walked in on the naked women earlier this year, but he admitted to doing this in a 2005 interview with Howard Stern 

By Chris Spargo For Dailymail.com

Published: 09:52 EST, 12 October 2016 | Updated: 10:50 EST, 12 October 2016

Former beauty queens who have competed in past Miss USA contests are speaking out about the inappropriate behavior exhibited by the pageant's owner - Donald Trump.

Miss Arizona Tasha Dixon, who competed in 2001, claims that Trump first introduced himself to the women in the pageant by coming backstage unannounced while they were all in the process of changing their clothes.

'Our first introduction to him was when we were at the dress rehearsal and half naked changing into our bikinis,' Dixon said in an interview with CBS Los Angeles.

'He just came strolling right in. There was no second to put a robe on or any sort of clothing or anything. Some girls were topless. Other girls were naked.'

Dixon also said that employees of Trump working behind the scenes urged the girls to approach the billionaire and 'fawn all over him' in order to 'get his attention'.

Trump did the the same thing at the 1997 Miss Teen USA pageant according to four women who competed that year, Buzzfeed reported.

Some of the women were as young as 15, and Trump reportedly said as he walked in on them: 'Don’t worry, ladies, I’ve seen it all before.'

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Disgusting: Former beauty queens who competed for the titles of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA have come forward to speak about Donald Trump's behavior

Disgusting: Former beauty queens who competed for the titles of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA have come forward to speak about Donald Trump's behavior

Unacceptable: Tasha Dixon (above), who was Miss Arizona in 2001, said Trump would walk backstage to speak to the women while they were naked

Unacceptable: Tasha Dixon (above), who was Miss Arizona in 2001, said Trump would walk backstage to speak to the women while they were naked

'I remember putting on my dress really quick because I was like, "Oh my god, there’s a man in here,"' said Mariah Billado, who was competing as Miss Vermont Teen in the pageant.

Another contestant, who chose not to share her name, called Trump's behavior 'disgusting' and 'creepy'. 

Bridget Sullivan, who competed as Miss New Hampshire in the 2000 Miss USA pageant, also claimed in an interview with Buzzfeed earlier this year that Trump would walk through the dressing room while women were naked.

'The time that he walked through the dressing rooms was really shocking. We were all naked,' said Sullivan back in May.

She also said that Trump would 'hug you just a little low on your back' and give 'a squeeze that your creepy uncle would'. 

Trump and his campaign denied the claims made by Sullivan at the time. Then, just this week, an interview between Trump himself and shock jock Howard Stern was revealed which supported her claims. 

Opening up: Bridget Sullivan  right with Miss Tennessee Lynette Cole), who competed as Miss New Hampshire in the 2000 Miss USA pageant, complained about Trump's backstage behavior earlier this year 

Opening up: Bridget Sullivan  right with Miss Tennessee Lynette Cole), who competed as Miss New Hampshire in the 2000 Miss USA pageant, complained about Trump's backstage behavior earlier this year 

Mariah Billado
Tasha Dixon

Backing her up: Four women who competed in the 1997 Miss Teen USA pageants also said Trump walked backstage while they were naked (Miss 1997 Teen Vermont Mariah Billado on left in recent photo, Dixon on right from 2001 Miss USA pageant)

Trump told Stern in April 2005: 'I’ll go backstage before a show and everyone’s getting dressed and ready and everything else. And you know, no men are anywhere. 

'And I’m allowed to go in because I’m the owner of the pageant. And therefore, I’m inspecting it. You know I’m inspecting it. I want to make sure everything is good.' 

Stern then compared Trump to a 'doctor', to which the Republican nominee for president replied: 'You know they’re standing there with no clothes. Is everybody OK? And you see these incredible looking women. And so I sort of get away with things like that.' 

Dixon said that in her mind, Trump's backstage behavior was a big reason why he decided to be involved in the pageants.

'I'm telling you Donald Trump owned the pageant for the reasons to utilize his power to get around beautiful women,' said Dixon. 

She then added: 'Who do you complain to? He owns the pageant. There’s no one to complain to. Everyone there works for him.'

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