A newly crowned beauty pageant winner and certified behaviour analyst is facing legal action after allegedly leaving a £31,500 ($40,000) bill unpaid for her lavish wedding reception at the luxury St. Regis Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. Kaitlyn Rose Kennedy-Melanson, who currently holds the title of National American Miss New York Elite, is accused in a lawsuit filed this week in Manhattan Supreme Court of refusing to pay the final portion of her September 2025 event bill.
The dispute centres on a high-end autumn wedding that began with a ceremony at the historic St. Patrick's Cathedral before moving to the five-star St. Regis New York. Court documents state that Kennedy-Melanson had already paid £83,500 ($106,000) for the celebration, but the venue claims she ignored repeated demands to cover the remaining £29,000 ($37,000) balance. With an 18 per cent interest rate applied under a dispute resolution clause in her contract, the outstanding total has since risen past £31,500, prompting the iconic hotel to seek relief through the legal system.
