Miss Michigan Alma Cooper was crowned less than three months after former Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt shockingly resigned from her title Athena Sobhan is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE since 2024.

She also wore an elaborate necklace of the same aesthetic. Miss United States of America, Alma Cooper (center), speaks during The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – show at Arena Ciudad de Mexico ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Miss Michigan Alma Cooper was crowned Miss USA 2024 over the weekend following a controversial year for the pageant. The 22-year-old U.S. Army officer from Okemos was named at the ...

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A new Miss USA has been crowned. Miss Michigan Alma Cooper took the crown on Sunday ... claimed in a "Good Morning America" interview that the Miss USA organization mistreated their daughters.

Cooper's mother had competed in the Miss America system, paying for pageant fees with money she made teaching dance classes. When Cooper decided to compete at Miss Michigan Teen USA, she followed ...

Michigan’s Alma Cooper, a US Army officer ... “personal values” with the Miss USA organization. Both women’s mothers then appeared on Good Morning America, with Srivastava’s mother ...

Abbie Stockard was crowned Miss America 2025 on January 5 in Orlando ... but none reached the top 20. Alma Cooper, a 22-year-old US Army officer, won the crown. Stockard also doesn't believe ...

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alma Cooper, the reigning Miss USA, spoke to more than 4,000 students about opportunities in the Army and different pathways to pursue degrees in higher education at high schools ...

Miss Michigan Alma Cooper is the winner of Miss USA 2024 ... both Voigt's and Srivastava's mothers spoke to "Good Morning America" about what they said led to their daughters' resignations.