Miss USA 2024 was crowned on Sunday, August 4 at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles . The runner-up title in the competition went to Miss Kentucky Connor Perry and the second runner-up went to Miss Oklahoma Danika Christopherson. The lead title went to Miss Michigan Alma Cooper amid the controversy and resignation of former title holders from the organisation.
Also Read: Nancy Pelosi suggests Joe Biden's name for Mount Rushmore, netizens react: ‘They’re going nuts’ Miss USA 2024 crowned amid controversy The result of the prominent beauty pageant came amid the controversial exit of former title holders. Earlier this year, Miss USA 2023, Noelia Voigt and former Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava resigned from their titles. In an announcement of the same, Voigt reasoned her resignation with mental health while Srivastava wrote her, “values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization," as reported by ABC News.
In her resignation letter, Voigt mentioned the “toxic work environment within the Miss USA organization that, at best, is poor management and, at worst, is bullying and harassment." She added, “I was made to feel unsafe at events without an effective handler and this culminated in being sexually harassed.” Voigt also wrote in her appointment that the president and CEO of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA organizations, Laylah Rose “was generally inaccessible for communication," and did not provide her with the required support and even allegedly.