Polumbo also said the photos were just “silly college fun” and that she was wanted to spread the message that “nothing you publish on the Internet is private.” She also extended her sympathy to the alleged blackmailer or blackmailers. (via FOXNews.com - Miss New Jersey Amy Polumbo Keeps Crown After Photo Flap
) A cynic might say that raising the expectation that these photos could be pornographic by, say, faking a blackmail threat would make them much less of a big deal than if they’d simply been released to the press with no prologue. That’s what a cynic might say.