Just hours after Miss America chairwoman Gretchen Carlson hit out at reigning Miss America Cara Mund over claims that she has been bullied and silenced, 19 former pageant winners have demanded that the entire board of the organization resign.

Caressa Cameron-Jackson, who won the Miss America title in 2010, went on Good Morning America Monday and demanded that Carlson and Miss America Organization CEO Regina Hopper step down.

'I feel as though all of the leadership is complicit in this, and in order for us to move forward and to actually heal, we need to do the right thing right now, so that we can move forward and focus on who's gonna be crowned Miss America on September 9,' Cameron-Jackson told GMA's Paula Faris.

Former Miss America Caressa Cameron-Jackson went on GMA on Monday (left) and demanded that Gretchen Carlson and Miss America Organization CEO Regina Hopper step down. Cameron-Jackson won the title in 2010 (pictured during her coronation, right)

Cara Mund (pictured) released a letter on Friday complaining of how she has been treated during her nearly one year reign as Miss America

FULL INTERVIEW: "It's never the wrong time to do the right thing."



Former Miss America, Caressa Cameron-Jackson one-on-one with @paulafaris as she calls for pageant leaders to resign: https://t.co/0wZJnpowI9 pic.twitter.com/9rKlTwkO4n — Good Morning America (@GMA) August 20, 2018

This latest development comes after Mund released a letter on Friday complaining of how she has been treated during her nearly one year reign as Miss America.

When Faris called into question the timing of the former pageant winners’ collective demand for a leadership shakeup, so close to this year’s contest, Cameron-Jackson replied: 'it's never the wrong time to do the right thing.

‘And let's be clear: just because we are asking for our chair and our CEO to step down does not mean that 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 September 9 will not have to go through what Cara has gone through.’

In her missive addressed to former pageant winners, Mund wrote that she has been bullied, manipulated and silenced by the pageant's current top leadership, headed by Carlson and Hopper.

'Let me be blunt: I strongly believe that my voice is not heard nor wanted by our current leadership; nor do they have any interest in knowing who I am and how my experiences relate to positioning the organization for the future,' Mund wrote. 'Our chair and CEO have systematically silenced me, reduced me, marginalized me, and essentially erased me in my role as Miss America in subtle and not-so-subtle ways on a daily basis.'

Gretchen Carlson, the former Fox News host and #MeToo activist, wrote Sunday that she was 'surprised and saddened beyond words' by Mund's claims

Carlson tweeted out this statement addressing Mund' claims on Sunday

Mund said she's been left out of interviews, not invited to meetings and called by the wrong name.

When she obliquely hinted at trouble with pageant leadership in an interview earlier this month with The Press of Atlantic City, Mund said she was swiftly punished by having her televised farewell speech cut to 30 seconds, and was told a dress she had been approved to wear in the traditional 'show us your shoes' parade cannot be worn.

Both Carlson and Hopper were swept into power in January after previous pageant officials were revealed to have circulated emails denigrating the appearance, intellect and sex lives of former Miss Americas.

The pair have denied bullying Mund and say they support her.

In a Twitter post late Sunday night, Carlson, the former Fox News host and vocal #MeToo activist, wrote that she was 'surprised and saddened beyond words' by Mund's claims.

1984 Miss America Suzette Charles told Megyn Kelly Monday that she was not surprised by allegations of bullying against Carlson

Both Charles (pictured left in 1984) and Cameron-Jackson ( pictured in 2010) have criticized Miss America's officials for eliminating the swimsuit competition from the pageant

'I have never bullied or silenced you,' Carlson wrote, addressing Mund directly. 'We've acknowledged your grievances and taken many steps to try to make your experience a good one.'

She continued: 'Actions have consequences. Friday, as an organization, we learned that $75,000 in scholarships which would have been the first scholarship increase in years is no longer on the table as a direct result of the explosive allegations in your letter.

'The impact won't stop there. We are already seeing a negative ripple effect across the entire organization, and I am so concerned that it will dilute the experience for the next woman selected to wear the crown.'

During Monday's interview on GMA, Faris asked Cameron-Jackson if she thought Carlson had a point saying that Mund’s statements have been detrimental to the Miss America Organization, to which the former pageant winner flatly replied: 'no.'

This is Cara Mund's full five-page letter addressed to former Miss Americas

(L to R) Miss America 1962 Maria Beale Fletcher; Miss America 1984 Suzette Charles; Miss America 1991 Marjorie Vincent-Tripp

(L to R) Miss America 1992 Carolyn Suzanne Sapp; Miss America 1995 Heather Whitestone; Miss America 1998 Kate Shindle

(L to R) Miss American 1998 Nicole Johnson; Miss America 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio; Miss America 2002 Katie Harman

(L to R) Miss America 2003 Ericka Dunlap; Miss America 2010 Carissa Cameron; Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler

Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell is among the 19 former pageant winners who are calling on the leadership to step down

‘We are not gonna do the victim-shaming here, and I think that I'm sure she [Carlson] didn't want that when she was part of the #MeToo movement,’ Cameron-Jackson continued. ‘I think the sponsorship will return when they see we are willing to do the right thing.’

Also on Monday, Miss America 1984 Suzette Charles spoke out in support of Cara Mund, accusing Carlson of mistreating the reigning Miss America and not giving her the chance to be the face and voice of the organization.

'Gretchen has been bullying for a long time,' Charles said during her sit-down interview on The Megyn Kelly Today. 'This person has taken no responsibility for the way she's treated our current Miss America.'

Both Charles and Cameron-Jackson have criticized Miss America's officials for eliminating the swimsuit competition from the pageant, citing an alleged lack of transparency in the decision-making process.