On April 2 , 2009 , Thomas defended inviting visiting VIP entertainers to view detainees at Guantanamo . Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza and Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart had both been invited to visit Guantanamo on a USO tour , where they signed autographs . Both women stirred controversy after they published accounts of their visits . Thomas had authorized the women to view captives . Carol Rosenberg , reporting in the '' Miami Herald '' , wrote that Thomas " brushed aside " concerns that by allowing civilians to view the captives he was violating the clause in the Geneva Conventions that protect captives from the humiliation of public display
Miss USA 2008
Miss USA 2008
David M. Thomas Jr.