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Hillary Clinton may still be feeling low after losing the election but she’s hardly the worst loser of all time.
ENTITY has been taking a look back over history to find other high profile figures and institutions who suddenly fell from grace. Here, ranked worst to ninth, are nine bigger losers than Hillary Clinton.
Remembered as the British king who lost the American colonies, the Declaration of Independence charged, “He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.” On the day the declaration was signed, George III showed his indifference by writing in his diary, “Nothing important happened today.”
The disgraced politician was involved in a series of sexting scandals in which he sent explicit photos and messages under the alias Carlos Danger to women other than his long-suffering wife, Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin.
Generally considered the worst team in Major League Baseball history, they lost a record 120 games in the 1962 season. Their manager was Casey Stengel who took the team to last place in each of his four seasons in charge.
After a wild night of partying during the Rio Olympics in the summer, the American swimming star made up a story that he had been robbed and held at gunpoint. Having disgraced Team USA with his behavior he lost sponsors and was suspended from the sport – but was soon competing on “Dancing With the Stars.”
The celebrity chef fell from grace in a racism scandal that saw her lose her spot on Food Network and millions in lost sponsorships after admitting to using racial slurs.
He resigned as New York Governor after admitting using an escort service for sex with a series of high-price call girls. Investigators alerted by the large sums of money going out of his account at first suspected corruption but soon found the truth.
Warner Bros gave director Oliver Stone $200 million to make his passion project about Alexander the Great but the film, starring Colin Farrell, proved a historical flop and the studio ended up $40 million short of breaking even.
Economic stagnation, political in-fighting and more departures by countries might well follow now that Britain has fractured the European Union by voting to exit. The departure of such an economic powerhouse nation is a huge blow to stability among the remaining member states.
The country will be a very different place if Donald Trump backs up some of his campaign rhetoric with matching policies. Nightmare scenarios feared by Hillary Clinton voters include the construction of the Great Wall of Mexico, a ban in Muslims, millions losing their health insurance and abortion becoming illegal. God help America!
