Miss USA Contestant Details Unwanted Encounters With Trump

Temple Taggart McDowell, who represented Utah as a 21-year-old in the 1997 Miss USA pageant in Shreveport, La., told NBC News about her first encounter at the time with Donald Trump.

"It was at that time that he turned to me and embraced me and gave me a kiss on the lips," McDowell said.

Later, McDowell said, Trump offered to help her get contracts with elite modeling agencies, and during a visit to Trump Tower in Manhattan at Trump's invitation, he again embraced and kissed her on the lips.

Trump, who was married to Marla Maples at the time of the alleged encounters, strongly disputed McDowell's claim Wednesday night, telling NBC News that he couldn't remember her.