Miss USA lifted its age limit for this year's pageant. None of the older women made it to the top 20.

• This was the first year that women over the age of 28 were allowed to compete at Miss USA.
• But none of the contestants over the previous age limit reached the top 20 of Miss USA 2024.
• Previous contestants told BI they thought it would be a challenging change for the competition.

It could have been a historic Miss USA. This was the first year in the pageant's seven-decade history that women over 28 were allowed to compete.