• Laylah Rose hit back at Thom Brodeur's announcement that he is the new Miss USA CEO and president. • Rose, who was named CEO in 2023, said in a statement on Friday that she has "not seen any new contracts." • It's the latest development in a tumultuous few years for the legendary pageant.

If CEO Laylah Rose really is leaving Miss USA, she's not going quietly.

A day after longtime pageant coach Thom Brodeur announced he was the new president and CEO of the Miss USA organization, Rose said she was "not aware of any changes in ownership of Miss USA or Miss Teen USA."

In a statement posted to the Miss USA Instagram on Friday morning, Rose, who took over as president and CEO of the pageant in 2023, said she had not seen "any new contracts regarding any transfer of ownership."

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