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The 36-year-old makeup artist has changed her mind and stepped down as Miss USA co-host after last week she announced that she would still co-host the beauty pageant.

• Jul 7, 2015

AceShowbiz - Another Miss USA co-host, Jeannie Mai, has decided to quit the beauty pageant which will be held on the coming Sunday, July 12. She announced her withdrawal in a lengthy note she posted on Instagram on Monday, July 6.

Mai has been supportive to the beauty pageant as it empowered women around the world. She mentioned Donald Trump's strange behavior as one of the reasons why she stepped down from co-hosting Miss USA. She wrote, "Given Mr. Trump's ongoing antics, including his most recent episode today with the current Miss Universe, it is clear that Mr. Trump's actions have and will continue to distract focus away from the real stars of the show - the women involved in the pageant." She added, "Therefore, I am respectfully withdrawing from my responsibilities and commitment as co-host of Miss USA."

To my friends & fans: Last week I announced my heart-felt decision to support the women of Miss USA by remaining on board as a co-host.  My focus was strictly on the women involved, who share the same ethics of hard work, commitment and passion for their careers and causes that I do. I have co-hosted for the last five years various Miss Universe events, and I���m grateful for the many women I���ve met and friends I���ve made along the way. I feel terrible that the women competing this year have fallen victim to current events. Let me be clear, I condemn the recent words of Mr. Trump, and find them immensely offensive. At the time I made my decision to remain part of the Miss USA pageant, I was under the impression that Mr. Trump would no longer be involved in the production of the show in any capacity what so ever. In addition, given Mr. Trump's ongoing antics, including his most recent episode today with the current Miss Universe, it is clear that Mr. Trump���s actions have and will continue to distract focus away from the real stars of the show - the women involved in the pageant. Therefore, I am respectfully withdrawing from my responsibilities and commitment as co-host of Miss USA.  From the beginning, I announced publicly that I was donating my compensation to a worthy charity. Although I will no longer be participating as a co-host, I still want to support the women competing in the pageant.  I feel the best way to show that is to lend my support to this year's winner of Miss USA and to make the donation I promised to her platform and charity. Ladies, you worked so hard to get here. I am proud of who you are and wish you the best of luck Sunday evening.

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Last week, the 36-year-old makeup artist made an Instagram post announcing that she would still co-host the beauty pageant despite the exits of two other co-hosts. However, she made it clear that her decision was merely to support the women in the beauty pageant. "Last week I announced my heart-felt decision to support the women of Miss USA by remaining on board as a co-host," she said in the lengthy note. "My focus was strictly on the women involved, who share the same ethics of hard work, commitment and passion for their careers and causes that I do."

Her decision Mai made last week was because of "the impression that Mr. Trump would no longer be involved in the production of the show in any capacity what so ever." She also condemned the racial remarks made by the business magnate as saying, "Let me be clear, I condemn the recent words of Mr. Trump, and find them immensely offensive."

Despite her withdrawal from the show, she showed her support to all Miss USA participants. "Ladies, you worked so hard to get here. I am proud of who you are and wish you the best of luck Sunday evening," so she wrote at the end of the note.

Prior to Mai, co-hosts Roselyn Sanchez and Cristian de la Fuente had decided to resign from the beauty pageant last month. They made the decision following Trump's irritating remarks about Mexicans.