Just another high profile example of “no pictures are good pictures” when it comes to the Internet:

While Elyse Umemoto is in her final days as Miss Washington, the Pacific Lutheran University beauty has attracted some national attention. Good old TMZ recently posted 14 photos of the Miss America second runner-up making a one-finger salute to the camera and sexually suggestive gestures.

Umemoto apologized this week for the photos. She emphasized they were stolen by someone she trusted and the case is being investigated by the Pierce County prosecutor’s office. She also noted the photos were taken 18 months to 2 years ago, which she said was before she was Miss Washington. However, at that time Umemoto was Miss Seattle and in some of the photos is wearing a tiara. The organizers of the Miss Washington pageant say they are not going to take away Umemoto’s crown or punish her.

One can say this is just another case of a young person having some fun with her friends, with alcohol involved, and getting caught. However, it just illustrates once again that people need to be careful about what they are taking pictures of or allowing pictures to be taken of! Umemoto has said most of the photos were taken by her own camera in a “private setting” and she thought she was around friends she could trust.

A good rule of thumb for young people is “see a camera, run!”

Robin

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