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Miss America Was Kicked Out Of Her Sorority For Hazing: Jezebel

Report: Miss America Was Kicked Out Of Her Sorority For Hazing
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College and Education Fellow, The Huffington Post

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Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri, top, crowns Miss New York Kira Kazantsev as Miss America 2015, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

On paper, Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev reads like a forward-thinking person's dream of what a beauty queen could be. She's a trilingual honors student who's publicly passionate about women's health and down to clown with Jimmy Kimmel; she's got a squeaky-clean image and a squeaky-clean resume. But it's missing one unflattering detail.

In late April 2013, Jezebel has learned, Kazantsev and a friend were both kicked out of the Alpha Phi sorority at Hofstra University on Long Island after hazing pledges. At the time, Kazantsev was serving as the sorority's head of recruitment.

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