CASA of Cowley County has issued a public apology in regard to Mell Kuhn’s performance at the Men In Tights Under the Lights pageant Sept. 28.
Russ Tomevi, president of CASA’s board of directors, said the organization should have been more attentive to the show’s content.
It plans to review all of its practices related to the Miss CASA fund raiser to ensure that "in the future it can and will be operated without offense and in line with our high standards of community responsibility." he said.
"Regrettably, on this occasion, one contestant chose a stage name and appeared in a way that was inappropriate, offensive and entirely at odds with the CASA program’s standards of inclusiveness and equality.
While that performer has apologized, our CASA program also regrets that it was not more attentive to the show’s content. We apologize to any who were understandably offended."