India, Nov. 26 -- Denmark's Victoria Kjaer Theilvig is under fire over a week after she was newly crowned Miss Universe 2024. The 73rd recipient of the title is in hot water for using a racial slur in a viral video (TikTok)documenting her recent Empire State Building outing in the United States.

Social media users condemned the pageant star for lip-syncing the N-word while singing along to Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" while rocking her Miss Universe tiara. Some quickly demanded her official apology, while others even suggested the possibility of decrowning for presenting the Miss Universe banner in such a light.

Theilvig's victory against 120 other hopeful aspirants was announced on November 16 in Mexico City. The internet largely hai...