Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava and Miss USA Noelia Voigt in a photo illustration with their mouths covered

After competing in pageants for seven years, Noelia Voigt was no stranger to the stereotypes that come with the crown. So when she arrived two days early for the Miss USA 2023 competition, Voigt spent her free time interviewing strangers at her hotel. She wanted to know what they thought of pageant queens.