Miss USA: Last News

leaving some scrambling to plan for their title holders, a source close to the Miss USA pageant told The Post. “State directors finally got information on Thursday or Friday. They were pretty upset because it was so late and they had no information for their title holders,” the source told The Post, explaining how that left them two weeks to handle itineraries, travel arrangements and wardrobe requirements.“Logistics are going to be difficult — Laylah [Rose] is off her rocker,” a state director, who requested anonymity to protect the privacy of their title holders, told The Post of the Miss USA Organization’s beleagueredpresident.

was awarded the crown on Sunday at the Miss USA pageant’s 73rd annual ceremony, following months of controversy within the organization. In May, Noelia Voight, 24, stepped down from the Miss USA position, seven months into the title, citing mental health challenges. Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava, 17, and social media manager Claudia Michelle resigned shortly after.Sources told The Post that the women had been bullied and harassed by Miss USA leadership.

annual pageant contest out of 170 contestants in Albany, New York, on Sunday.Delgado wore a sequin-festooned dress as she received the Miss New York USA sash, a crown and a bouquet of red roses on the stage. She had tears in her eyes in photos from the moment she won the competition.Delgado beat runner-ups Judy Lin, Zoe McGrady, Shreya Gundelly and Jenna-Monét QueeleyThe Filipino-American fashion model succeeds last year’s winner Rachelle Di Stasio.Delgado will represent New York at Miss USA 2024 in Los Angeles in August.The Post reached out to a rep for Miss New York USA for comment.According to Pageant Circle, Delgado is a fashion model, engineer and advocate for women in STEM.She is a former Miss Pacific Coast Teen USA and Miss New York Earth USA.

first-place winner’s shocking resignation.

accused of preselecting then-Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel — who went on to win Miss Universe — as the 2022 winner. The allegations would eventually cause Miss Universe — which owns Miss USA — to kick Stewart out of her role.After the parent organization cut ties with Stewart and her pageant training company Miss Brand, it announced it would conduct a third-party investigation through the Holland & Knight law firm.

rigging the competition in favor of Miss Texas, a new documentary revealed. Crystle Stewart, 42, who lost her position over the accusations, slammed the beauty queens for accusing her of preselecting R’Bonney Gabriel as the winner.

Miss USA 2022 competition was reportedly “rigged,” the Miss Universe Organization revealed they will be conducting an “active review” into the claims, which the Miss USA Organization and its winner have both denied.“We are aware of the concerns that have been brought forth by this year’s Miss USA contestants,” the organization told The Post in an emailed statement. “We commend the women for bringing these issues to our attention and will always be an organization that encourages women to use their voice.”The Miss USA title winner represents the country in Miss Universe each year, which means Miss USA 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel will compete on a global scale next year.“We firmly believe everyone has a right to express their thoughts and experiences without retaliation and bullying,” the Miss Universe rep added.

Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel, was predetermined — or so say theories circulating TikTok, which claim no one had a “fair chance.”Miss Montana Heather Lee O’Keefe fired up the rumor mill online following the contest on Monday, when Gabriel was crowned — which made her the first Asian American woman and first Filipina American to earn the Miss Texas USA title.“Most of the Miss USA contestants feel very strongly that there was favoritism towards Miss Texas USA and we have the receipts to prove it,” O’Keefe claimed in a TikTok video with over 29,000 views.Miss USA did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.Replying to @dridge97 Speculations swirled as soon as Gabriel was crowned and the other 50 women swiftly exited the stage, as seen in the telecast. In comparison, fellow competitors typically remain onstage during the crowning moments.On top of that, Miss Texas didn’t seem surprised at her big win in the slightest, O’Keefe claimed, since most Miss USA winners are shocked upon hearing their name.Former Miss USA contestant Jasmine Jones claimed that it was “obvious” something was “off” about the crowning moment, sharing clips from previous competitions and years where fellow competitors rush to congratulate the winner.But suspiciously, that did not happen this year, she noted.Part 3! #greenscreenvideo #pageantry #missusa #2022 #crowning #sketch #fyp #part3 #OverwatchMe “Not one of them stays onstage to congratulate her or to run and hug her,” Jones said of this year’s pageant in a TikTok series with over 3 million views.

is being remembered as a “positive, hardworking, and fun” person by former “Extra” colleague Billy Bush.Kryst, 30, who, in addition to pageantry and practicing law also did red carpet hosting, was said to have been a jovial spirit while with the TV show, according to fellow “Extra” host Bush.“She was positive, hardworking, fun and of course beautiful,” Bush, 50, wrote in an emotional Instagram post Sunday after learning of her death.“Always dancing in between takes. This is a complete shock to all.

Elle Smith aka Miss Kentucky is officially the 2021 Miss USA! The 23-year-old beauty was crowned the winner during the live television event at the Paradise Cove Theater of River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, OK on Nov. 29, and appeared to be thrilled about her new title. After an intense competition against every other U.S. state winner, Elle is now stepping into her new role as a successful and hardworking woman that’s ready to take on the duties of representing the entire country in the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in Eilat, Israel next month. Before that takes place, however, let’s find out more about Elle and her journey to the Miss USA crown below!

coronavirus pandemic. The competition usually takes place during the spring, according to Fox News.Cheslie Chryst, who won the pageant in 2019, awarded Branch her crown.Although she’s young, Branch already has quite the resume: At age 17, she attended Harvard University for summer school.