The woman who rejected Donald Trump's sexual advances - referred to as "Nancy" in an obscenity-laced video obtained by The Washington Post - has been identified as Nancy O'Dell, a television personality whom he reportedly tried subsequently to have fired as host of the Miss USA pageant.
In the 2005
video clip, the Republican presidential nominee recalled his failed attempts to seduce a married woman. "I moved on her, and I failed. I'll admit it," he said.
On Friday night, "Access Hollywood" reported that the woman who rebuffed Trump's advances was that show's former host, O'Dell. Trump's crass remarks were made to O'Dell's then co-anchor, Billy Bush, as the two men arrived for a cameo appearance by Trump on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives."
Two years later, Trump tried to have O'Dell fired as host of the Miss USA pageant, reportedly because she was pregnant, although the video suggests he may have had other motives, as well.
After the video was released, TMZ quickly revived its previous reporting about Trump's attempt to have O'Dell dismissed from the Miss Universe pageant in 2007. "A source tells TMZ that the enigmatic real estate developer wanted to drop O'Dell as host because he doesn't like the way pregnant women look," the site reported at the time.
