The organizers had resisted the requests and maintained independent judging.

Those findings mattered to Chloe and Sophie.

Their perfect score was not a convenient counterattack staged by their mother; it was the product of real work judged by people who did not know whose children were competing.

I wrote the committee chair a letter accepting responsibility for weak oversight at my foundation.

The foundation announced new approval controls and withdrew from any role that might appear to compromise future competitions.

Cordelia told reporters the affair was a misunderstanding.