Miss USA Tara Conner, who had come under criticism amid rumors she had been frequenting bars while underage, will be allowed to keep her title, Donald Trump announced yesterday.

“I’ve always been a believer in second chances,” Trump, who owns the Miss Universe Organization with NBC, said with Conner at his side. He said he and Conner met earlier yesterday morning.

“I’ve always been a believer in second chances. Tara is a good person. Tara has tried hard. Tara is going to be given a second chance,” Trump said at a press conference, referring to allegations of Conner’s drug use, underage drinking and sexual indiscretions.

Trump said Conner made some “very, very bad choices” as she left a small town in Kentucky, getting “caught up in the whirlwind of New York,” and added that she would be entering rehab.