Miss New Jersey Sexy Photo Scandal

Miss New Jersey says she is being blackmailed over old photos


MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey: Miss New Jersey says that someone is trying to blackmail her with old photographs with nasty captions and a demand that she give up her crown by Friday.

Her refusal to give in and speculation about the photos has made her a star of the moment Ñ at least in the world of tabloid newspapers and Internet gossip blogs. Polumbo's lawyer, Anthony Caruso, said Friday it was actually captions on the photographs that troubled the beauty queen, not racy images.

"They're just disgusting captions," Caruso said. "They're clearly meant to have one view these photos in an entirely different light."