“As the daughter of a migrant worker, a proud Afro-Latina woman and a U. S. Army officer, I am living the American dream,” she said at the parade.
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A new Miss United States has been crowned.
On Sunday, August 4, Michigan’s Alma Cooper was announced as the 2024 winner while competing at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Connor Perry of Kentucky was the festival’s first runner-up and Danika Christopherson of Oklahoma was the second runner-up.
Following her victory, the 22-year-old US Army officer will compete in Miss Universe in November.
“As the daughter of a migrant worker, a proud Afro-Latina woman and a US Army officer, I am living the American dream,” she said Sunday in a question-and-answer session with the judges, according to CNN. One thing my life and my mother have taught me is that cases never define your destiny: you can achieve good fortune through not easy excellence.
Cooper was crowned Miss United States 2023, Savannah Gankiewicz, after Noelia Voigt announced her resignation in May. The first Venezuelan-American woman to win the contest ended up writing a long post on Instagram explaining why she was giving up her crown.
“In life, I very much appreciate the importance of making decisions that are right for you and your intellectual health,” he began. “As individuals, we grow up experiencing other things in life that lead us to be more informed about ourselves.
“My journey as Miss United States has been incredibly meaningful, proudly representing Utah and then the United States at Miss Universe. “Unfortunately, I made the difficult decision to renounce the name of Miss USA 2023. “
“I never imagined the adventure my formative years would take,” Voigt continued. “Determination and consistent, hard work have led me to where I am today, and I hope that in the seven years following of competing for the show and sharing my adventure with all of you, this is something that inspires you to never give up on your dreams, whatever they may be. “
However, her runner-up, Gankiewicz, sparked a backlash after accepting the name. “To my fellow Miss USA sisters, I think it is very important that we are united for the long term of the organization and the new elegance of 2024 and beyond,” Gankiewicz. She, who has kept the name for 3 months, said in a message on social media.
A few days after Voigt’s publication, Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava also announced her resignation, citing intellectual health reasons.
His Instagram post explained that his “personal values no longer align with the direction of the organization. “
“After months of suffering with this decision, I have made the decision to relinquish the name Miss Teen USA 2023,” she wrote. “I am grateful for all the support from my family, my state directors, my queen sisters, and the enthusiasts who have cheered me on since earning my state’s name. “
She added: “I will fondly remember my time as Miss NJ Teen USA, and the experience of representing my state as the first generation of Mexican Americans at the national level was rewarding in itself. »
After the resignation of Srivastava, finalist of the 2023 pageant, Stephanie Skinner declined the name of Miss Teen USA.
“In light of recent events, I have to reject the name Miss Teen USA,” the 19-year-old wrote on Instagram. “It is not a simple resolution. I hope my selection is respectable because it is a resolution that I never asked to be made.
The controversy within the organization stems from how it has treated the winners. The mothers of the resigned winners, Jackeline Voigt and Barbara Srivastava, claimed in an interview with Good Morning America that the Miss USA Organization mistreated their daughters. “Their dream assignment turned out to be a nightmare,” Srivastava said, adding, “They were abused, abused, harassed and cornered. “
Gankiewicz later said in an interview with Fox that he disagreed with those claims, adding that he had nothing to say about Miss United States yet. “Now that I’ve been Miss USA for almost 3 months, I can say that all this is false. The organization is amazing,” Gankiewicz said. It’s so crazy to me that a user can go through this experience and make up all these crazy lies. “
Voigt responded to the interview on her Instagram Stories on Saturday, Aug. 3, where she wrote, “I’m adamant that it’s beside the point to comment on conditions that we haven’t been a part of and in fact haven’t been a part of the total story. “
“If the goal is to empower women, why do we want to invalidate their emotions and reports and question the character of those who. . . moved away and lost their dream or their career?
This year’s Miss Teen USA winner, Addie Carver, a 17-year-old cheerleader, dance teacher and choreographer from Mississippi.
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