Former Miss Finland accuses Donald Trump of groppig her in 2006

A former Miss Finald Ninni Laaksonen, 30, has accused the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her during the Miss Universe contest in 2006, becoming the 12th woman to do so in recent weeks.

During an interview with Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat, on Friday, Ninni said Trump grabbed and squeezed her bottom while they were outside ahead of an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2006.

“Before the show we were photographed outside the building,” she said.

“Trump stood just caught me and shook me suddenly, pepusta.”

“Pepusta” is Finnish slang for bum.

“I don’t think anybody saw it but I flinched and thought: “What is happening”?”.

The model who described Trump as a “pretty slimy man” said she felt “disgusted” after Trump compared her to his wife, Melania, at a party.

“Somebody told me there that Trump liked me because I looked like Melania when she was younger” Ninni said.

Ninni said she didn't come forward with her accusation before now because she “did not see a reason to”, and because she thought it might also destroy her career.