Puerto Rican police announced that Miss Puerto Rico's clothes tested positive for pepper spray, strengthening the beauty queen's claim that she was sabotaged during a pageant.

Miss Puerto Rico appears on the Today show to talk about the alleged sabotage that took place during last week's pageant. (via Jezebel)

Miss Puerto Rico pageant officials are denying reports that police are investigating whether the winner's dress was really sabotaged with pepper spray.

Stolen make-up and an evening gown doused in pepper spray didn't prevent Ingrid Marie Rivera from becoming Puerto Rico's Miss Universe contestant. Pageant organizers are investigating but declined to request police assistance.

A Mexican tourism official has apologized on behalf of audience members who booed Miss USA, Rachel Smith, during this year's Miss Universe pageant in México City.

Newly-crowned Miss Universe, Riyo Mori, will appear on the second season of "Heroes" as a love interest of Hiro. (via Europe News Now)

Newly-crowned Miss Universe, Riyo Mori, will appear on the second season of Heroes as a love interest of Hiro. (via Europe News Now)

Rachel Smith, aka Miss USA, was booed heavily by Mexican spectators of this year's Miss Universe pageant and it wasn't for her lack of balance.

The Mexican contestant in the Miss Universe pageant is forced to change her pageant dress after it's deemed "inappropriate and offensive." The dress featured graphic images of Mexico's Cristero War, a 1920s-era conflict between Roman Catholic rebels and Mexico’s secular government.