--- description: The newly-minted presidential candidate is a part-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, which runs the Miss USA competition title: Univision Drops Miss USA Pageant After Trump's Mexico Remarks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9b9e4dc4a25e09c1/69885850196cf4663d036d78/trump-univision.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Media](/tag/media/) ## Media Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Univision Drops Miss USA Pageant After Trump's Mexico Remarks by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Jan 24, 2024 1:55 PM CUTPublished: Jun 25, 2015 4:08 PM CUT  Donald Trump announces his candidacy for president during a rally Manhattan on June 16. Donald Trump announces his candidacy for president during a rally Manhattan on June 16.Victor J. Blue by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Jan 24, 2024 1:55 PM CUTPublished: Jun 25, 2015 4:08 PM CUT The aftershock from Donald Trump’s presidential [announcement](http://time.com/3923128/donald-trump-announcement-speech/ "undefined"), during which he again voiced controversial views on immigration, continued to reverberate Thursday. Trump said during his announcement that the U.S. “has become a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems.” He then specifically mentioned Mexico, claiming drugs, crime and rapists are crossing the border into America. Univision didn’t take that lightly. On Thursday, the company [announced](http://deadline.com/2015/06/donald-trump-univision-miss-usa-miss-universe-immigrants-1201455592/ "undefined") it would no longer be involved with the Miss Universe Organization, just two weeks before the Miss USA pageant was set to air. Trump, a part-owner of Miss Universe, which runs the Miss USA competition, seemed to confirm the split on Twitter: > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/614077418089922560) Once known as the Spanish International Network, Univision is hailed as the first television network in the U.S. to broadcast primarily in a language other than English, and continues to broadcast almost exclusively in Spanish. It [released this statement](http://corporate.univision.com/2015/06/statement-from-the-entertainment-division-of-univision-communications-inc-on-june-25-2015/ "undefined") regarding the split: --- > “” --- Update: Trump later issued this [statement](https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/614113101248499712 "undefined"): > [](https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/614113101248499712) \[[_Deadline_](http://deadline.com/2015/06/donald-trump-univision-miss-usa-miss-universe-immigrants-1201455592/ "undefined")\] ### See Photos From the First Miss Universe Pageants  Miss Universe contestants, 1953. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss Universe contestants, 1953. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss Italy inspects her bathing suit, 1953. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss Sweden and Miss Switzerland exchange friendly smiles at the 1953 Miss Universe pageant. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss USA flashes a smile, 1953. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Contestants model evening gowns, 1953. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss France, winner of the 1953 Miss Universe pageant. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss Universe parade, 1954. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Contestants are applauded by sailors, 1954. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss Israel waves from a float, 1954. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss Argentina, 1954. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss Cuba on a parade float, 1954. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss Universe contestants, 1954. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss Peru, Gladys Zender, winner of the 1957 Miss Universe Contest. Leonard McCombe—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss Universe contestants in evening dresses, 1957. Leonard McCombe—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Audience members with binoculars during the 1957 Miss Universe contest. Leonard McCombe—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss Universe contestants in bathing suits, 1957. Leonard McCombe—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Winner Gladys Zender being crowned by former Miss Universe Carol Morris, 1957. Leonard McCombe—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Miss Peru, Gladys Zender, winner of the 1957 Miss Universe Contest. 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