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Beauty queen Beatrice Keul says Donald Trump groped her during the election

Beauty queen Beatrice Keul says Donald Trump groped her during the election

Yet another woman has come forward Donald Trump of groping her, bringing the total no of sexual misconduct allegations against the Republican candidate up to 28 years old.

Speak with The Daily MailSwiss former beauty pageant contestant Beatrice Keul said Trump “jumped” her when she met him in 1993.

Keul came second at Miss Switzerland and took part in Miss Europe in 1992, she told the channel Mailwhich apparently put her on Trump’s radar. The businessman offered her an all-expenses-paid trip to New York and New Jersey for his Donald J. Trump American Dream Pageant in November of the following year, she recalled. During an event at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, Keul told the newspaper MailTrump approached her.

“We talked so long that everyone stared at us,” she said. “A good 10 minutes, if not 15. I couldn’t believe he was so into me.”

Later, when one of Trump’s aides came to her and said Trump wanted a “private meeting” like the Mail says Keul, agreed and accompanied him to one of the ‘large suites’ upstairs.

She said she thought he just “wanted to talk,” but as soon as she entered the room, she continued, “he jumped on me.” I just had time to turn around. I wasn’t prepared. I did everything I could to get rid of him.”

“He kissed me on the lips and on the neck. He tried to lift my dress,” she added. “He grabbed and touched my body wherever he could.”

Keul believes her height – she is 6 feet tall – was the only thing that allowed her to escape Trump’s grasp. She said she de-escalated the situation by asking if they could “talk first,” after which Trump reportedly returned to his best behavior. They continued talking for the next half hour, she said, during which Trump offered to help bring her to the U.S. as a student.

“He asked me to agree to see him again. I said yes because I didn’t want any trouble. He asked if I was angry, I said no. I had to find something diplomatic,” she said. “It was the start of the parade and I had a whole week to stay there.”

Moreover, Keul added, “I was abroad. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to go home or come back. I was afraid of everything, and when you’re afraid, you say whatever it takes to save yourself.”

Keul shared documentation of the trip – photos, plane tickets, invitation, memorial plaque – with the Mailand said she only decided to come forward after finding out everything she could while preparing for a move.

But while dozens of women have come forward with similar claims in the run-up to previous election cycles, Cologne is only the second to do so this time: earlier this month, ex-model Stacey Williams also accused Trump of groping her in 1993, in what she claimed was a “twisted game” with the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump denied these allegations as “unequivocally false,” just as he has denied every other round of misconduct allegations – up to and including that of writer E. Jean Carrollwhose sexual abuse complaints against Trump were filed in a New York court found credible twice. The Daily Beast has contacted the Trump campaign for comment on Keul’s allegations.