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She also responded to a claim Carlson made about the organization losing $75,000 in scholarship funds after her letter shined a negative light on Miss America last week.

\"It's interesting, we haven't heard about that and that sponsor hasn't been named,\" Mund said, adding that two sponsors actually reached out to her to tell her that they were proud of her for going public with her grievances.

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Despite Carlson's claims, Mund and fellow contestant winners aren't backing down, as nearly two dozen past champions are standing behind Mund, calling for Carlson, CEO Regina Hopper and other members of the board to step down.

Caressa Cameron-Jackson, Miss America 2010, is part of that group. She spoke to \"GMA\" earlier this week, saying new leadership will have a positive impact on the future of the esteemed competition.

\"Just because we are asking for our chair and our CEO to step down does not mean the Miss America pageant will not happen, and I think it will send a clear message — not only to our new Miss America but to the public that we are willing to do the right thing so that Miss America who is crowned on Sept. 9 will not have to go through what Cara has gone through,\" Cameron-Jackson said Monday morning.

Cameron-Jackson also spoke about the alleged $75,000 in lost scholarship funds following Mund's letter.

\"We are not going to do the victim-shaming here,\" she said. \"I’m sure [Carlson] didn’t want that when she was part of the #MeToo movement and I think that these sponsorships will return when they see that we are willing to do the right thing.\"

Cameron-Jackson continued, \"I think what should have been said was, 'I’m sorry for anything I have done that would have made you feel as though,' and then continue on, but you don’t get to outright say, 'No, I didn’t.'\"

In addition to the new leadership, including Carlson, Miss America has gone through other major changes in the past year. The organization announced June 5 that it would be eliminating its swimsuit competition and will no longer judge contestants based on physical appearance, as well as calling itself a \"competition\" now instead of a \"pageant.\"

Cameron-Jackson added earlier this week that the group of women calling for new leadership has nothing to do with these changes.

ABC News' Nicole Pelletiere contributed to this report.

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