Miss USA 2024 crowned their winner, after a year filled with the shocking resignation of the previous title winners for both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA.
Miss USA 2024 has been crowned! Alma Cooper, Miss Michigan, an active-duty officer in the United States Army and a data scientist studying at Stanford University took home the title. Backstage, she told Fox News Digital the win felt 'surreal,' saying, 'I just remember being a little girl and watching that moment over and over every year, for one lucky woman each year, and to know that I was one of those people standing there was already a dream come true.
Ahead of the competition, co-host Garcelle Beauvias told Fox News Digital, 'Tonight I'm really excited to be here and be a part of Miss USA 2024. It's really about these wonderful girls. They're dynamic, they're smart, they're obviously beautiful, but there's more to it. I think a lot of these girls are showing what they want to do in the future, what they want to leave behind, and I'm here to support. We're going to have fun.
Gankiewicz took over the title in May after the original Miss USA 2023, Noelia Voigt, resigned from her position. Her counterpart in the teen competition, UmaSofia Srivastava, also resigned from her title. Srivastava was initially more direct when addressing the reasons behind her decision to give up her crown.
Rose later issued a statement in response to Voigt's resignation letter, in which she strongly refuted the beauty queen's claims. On the carpet before the competition, Rose told Fox News Digital, 'We always safeguard our delegates, all throughout the United States. All of the directors safeguard their delegates, and we will continue to safeguard our delegates. It’s a job. It’s a job they have to want to do, and the role model they choose to be.
Being Miss USA is a really mentally challenging year,' Romano told Fox News Digital. 'I had a wonderful year, but being in the public eye like that can definitely create mental health issues. You're always exposed to social media comments and people who feel like they can pick you apart. And it's not an easy thing to do. So… that's why I'm really proud of my other Miss USA sisters for setting those boundaries for themselves and really putting their mental health first.
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