Why Ellie Kemper Is Under Fire for Past Involvement in 1999 Debutante Ball
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etonline.comEllie Kemper drew headlines this week after her past participation in a pageant over 20 years ago resurfaced on social media due to the pageant's controversial history.A Twitter user resurfaced a newspaper article about Kemper being crowned the 1999 Queen of Love and Beauty at the Veiled Prophet Ball in St.
Louis, Missouri. The actress was 19 years old at the time. According to the St. Louis government website, the Veiled Prophet is an organization that was created in 1878 «by white male community leaders»… who «sought to recreate the Mardi Gras type of community-wide celebration.»But the organization has come under fire due to allegations of racism, and has been met with protests since the '70s.
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