Miss Teen USA victim of sextortion case

(CNN) -- A college student was arrested Thursday for allegedly hijacking the webcams of young women -- among them reigning Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf -- taking nude images, then blackmailing his victims to send him more explicit material or else be exposed.

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Newly crowned Miss Teen USA: "I was a victim of cybercrime"

by Scott Stump

Only months before California’s Cassidy Wolf was crowned Miss Teen USA 2013, she was a victim of a serious cybercrime that has triggered a federal investigation.

Wolf, 19, who was selected as this year’s winner at Saturday night’s pageant at the Atlantis hotel in the Bahamas, hopes to spread awareness of the dangers of online crime during her upcoming one-year reign.
“This all happened before I had a title,’’ Cassidy told TODAY.com. “I was just a normal girl in high school. This next year I’m just so excited to be able to share my story and raise awareness in young teens about what can happen.”

About four months ago, Wolf said she was notified through Facebook that someone had tried to log into her account from another state. She then received an anonymous e-mail from a stranger saying he was in possession of photos of her that were taken in her bedroom via the webcam on her computer after it was hacked. The person tried to extort her in return for ensuring the photos were not made public. She cannot divulge all the specific details because the incident is now under federal investigation.
“I wasn’t aware that somebody was watching me (on my webcam),’’ she said. “The light (on the camera) didn’t even go on, so I had no idea.”

After being named Miss California, Wolf traveled to local schools near her home in Temecula to speak with students about protecting themselves from potential cybercrime. She hopes to continue that work during her time outside of school, as the college freshman will be attending New York Film Academy in New York City starting in the fall. Her tips for protection against hackers include changing passwords frequently and making them unique by using symbols and different characters, deleting cookies and browsing history regularly, and putting a sticker over the computer’s webcam when you’re not using it.

Her campaign against cybercrime is just one of many causes Wolf has been active in. She also works with Best Buddies, which helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as Project Sunshine, which provides programs for children with medical challenges.

She had only been competing in pageants for two years before wearing the crown on Saturday night.
“I was shocked and overwhelmed,’’ she said. “I don’t remember how I was feeling. I was crying, I was so happy.” Wolf edged out 51 other women to take the title. South Carolina’s Tori Sizemore was the first runner-up, followed by West Virginia’s Haley Holloway in third place.

Miss California crowned Miss Teen USA

(source: Fox5 San Diego)

SAN DIEGO – A young lady from Temecula was crowned Miss Teen USA 2013 this weekend in The Bahamas.

Cassidy Wolf, 19, beat out 51 women to win the annual pageant, which is co-owned by Donald Trump and NBC Universal.

The college freshman has been dancing since she was 2-years-old winning awards and scholarships.

She supports several organizations including Steps4Paws, The Gentle Barn, Best Buddies, San Diego Youth at Risk and KAR Dancer Against Cancer. Wolf travels to classrooms and tells her story of being cyber-crime victim and how to prevent it.

Tori Sizemore of South Carolina was the first runner up, while Haley Holloway of West Virginia took third place.

Read more: http://fox5sandiego.com/2013/08/11/miss-california-crowned-miss-teen-usa/#ixzz2bkrHPX5Z

Congratulations Cassidy Wolf, our new MISS TEEN USA!

Cassidy Wolf, 19, from California was crowned Miss Teen USA 2013 at Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas on Saturday, August 10, 2013. Congratulations and we look forward to the upcoming year.

MISS TEEN USA 2013: Focus on Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2013, Samantha Neyland

(source: http://worldshowbiz.info)

Meet Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2013 Samantha Neyland! Neyland was born in Fort Benning, Georgia to proud parents Joanne and Alan Neyland. As a military child, she has been fortunate to travel the world and live in Alabama; Louisiana; Madrid, Spain; Tokyo, Japan; and now Honolulu, Hawaii. Samantha moved to Hawaii only 15 months before winning the crown, making her win not only a personal victory but a victory for the military community as well. While there have been previous Teen USA titleholders who were military dependents, Samantha is the only one this year and uses that to encourage other military children to get involved in their local communities. Having been immersed in different cultures, backgrounds and ethnicities gives Samantha a greater respect for all types of people and the unique ability to represent them as well.

Samantha graduated from Moanalua High School on May 17, 2013 and plans to attend the University of Hawaii at Manoa as a communications major. She is also very active as a model for Wilhelmina Hawaii and has even modeled in a fashionshow with Paris Hilton. Through the rest of her reign and years to come Samantha hopes to continue pursuing her love of modeling, community service, and public speaking.

Samantha Neyland was crowned Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2013 at the finale of the State’s pageant held on October 21, 2012 at the Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii. The beauty from Honolulu is 17 years old and stands 5’ 6”. She will represent Hawaii in the Miss Teen USA 2013 beauty pageant, to be held in Bahamas on August 10th, 2013.

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Miss Teen USA 2013 Headshots Are Up!

This year's official Miss Teen USA "portraits" are now up Miss Universe's website. The national competition takes place this upcoming August 10th, at 8PM Eastern Time. Check out some of the shots below!

 

Source (and more headshots!): http://www.missuniverse.com/missteenusa/members/contestants/year:2013