Ex-Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse broke her silence on Friday, suggesting that her politics and conservative religious beliefs may have played a part in her coveted crown being stripped. “I believe and think I was stripped from my title because of my political stance and my belief system as a conservative Christian woman,” Boltinhouse, 27, told the Carolina Journal in a new interview. 4 Former Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse claims she was stripped of her crown over her conservative beliefs, not alleged racist posts. 4 In an interview with the Carolina Journal, Boltinhouse said, “I believe and think I was stripped from my title because of my political stance and my belief system as a conservative Christian woman.” 4 Boltinhouse maintains that she still lost her crown due to her political views and losing the title won’t stop her from changing her principles.