Danielle Hazel has filed a complaint against Miss America and Miss World over its eligibility requirements, the New York mother — who had a baby at 19 — claiming that she was "rendered ineligible to enter" the pageants because the rules say woman must be without children and unmarried to compete.

New York, New York - A New York woman filed a complaint against the Miss America and Miss World beauty pageants Monday, accusing them of discriminating against her for being a mother. Danielle Hazel (25) filed with the New York City Human Rights Commission after she was disqualified from the pageants for having a six-year-old son.

A New York woman is challenging the longstanding rules of Miss America and Miss World that disqualify mothers from their beauty pageants.

Danielle Hazel, a New Yorker and mother of a 6-year-old, is challenging the exclusion of mothers from the Miss America and Miss World pageants.