Liosi did not return emails or telephone messages left by U-T Watchdog. “As the founder and president of the largest ethnic pageant in the world, The Miss Middle East Beauty Pageant USA, we take pride in following all the legal necessary steps of executing binding contracts, of which we have in fact in the case at bar.”Īccording to court records, Kalasho is represented in the case by Stephen Liosi, a family law attorney in Pasadena. “While it is an unfortunate circumstance, Tawfiq’s allegations are easily disproved and we too look forward to exposing her allegations to the bright light of proof at trial,” he wrote. In his statement to the Reader, Kalasho denied the charges. Tawfiq, who was subsequently stripped of her crown, said in the lawsuit that she never received all of the promised contest prizes - $2,000 in cash, clothing, cosmetic dentistry and commercial auditions, among others - and instead was handed an unreasonable and onerous employment contract. The suit seeks a jury trial and unstated punitive damages. The 19-page complaint was filed by Tawfiq and three other plaintiffs - pageant participant Paris Kargar, attorney Lina Charry and 3 Brothers Taco Shop Inc. “This conduct is outrageous as detailed herein and is worthy of exemplary damages under California law,” the lawsuit contends.
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