Miss USA has undergone changes — and suffered scandals — under president Laylah Rose. Pageant queens feel the competition now sets contestants back.

Newly crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2025 Issha Rose Mata had good reason to celebrate as she posed for photos moments after receiving her title, sash and tiara Saturday at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.

She was previously crowned Miss South Africa 2019. A huge advocate for natural beauty, Tunzi is the third woman from South Africa to win the title and the first black woman since Angolan Leila Lopes ...

Jenna Hofmann, 23, was crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2025. Hofmann is a real estate agent at the number-one brokerage in the country. She attended Sacred ...

Miss USA Cheslie Kryst at the 2019 Miss Universe pageant. Para Griffin/Getty Images Kryst won Miss USA in 2019 while representing North Carolina and placed in the top 10 at Miss Universe.

That twirling girl would go on to be crowned Miss USA and become a Division I track athlete, a lawyer and an entertainment correspondent. Then, in 2022, she took her own life. She was 30 years old.

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst battled mental illness silently. Her mom wants to help other people who are struggling. A few days after finding a bag of old home movies in storage, April Simpkins ...

Latina Army officer crowned new Miss USA Published: Aug. 08, 2024, 10:03 a.m. Alma Cooper, Miss Michigan USA, was crowned Miss USA 2024 at the 73rd annual Miss USA pageant at the Peacock Theater ...

Alma Cooper, Miss Michigan USA-winner of Miss USA 2024 at the 73rd annual Miss USA Pageant at Peacock Theater on August 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images ...

Alma Cooper, Miss Michigan USA, is crowned Miss USA 2024 onstage during the 73rd annual Miss USA Pageant at Peacock Theater on August 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E ...

After Voigt's decision to leave, Hawaii’s Savannah Gankiewicz, the 2023 Miss USA pageant runner-up, was crowned the winner, a move that resulted in controversy.. UmaSofia Srivastava released a ...

Alma Cooper is crowned Miss USA 2024 during the 73rd annual Miss USA Pageant. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images. After the announcement, Voigt claimed in an eight-page resignation letter obtained ...