A former Miss USA and Miss Teen USA thought the Miss Universe CEO's 'blond hair and blue eyes' comment was 'very destructive'

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Raul Rocha and Anne Jakrajutatip with the Miss Universe 2024 winner, Victoria Kjær Theilvig.
Raul Rocha and Anne Jakrajutatip with Miss Universe 2024 Victoria Kjær Theilvig following her crowning on Saturday.

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They were the first Miss USA and Miss Teen USA to resign, but they said it did little to change the organization: 'We wish it had done more'

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Noelia Voigt and UmaSofia Srivastava at the Miss All-American pageant
Noelia Voigt and UmaSofia Srivastava sat down with Business Insider for their first interview together since resigning as Miss USA and Miss Teen USA.

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20 Miss Universe contestants who made history during the 2024 pageant

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Miss Cambodia is among the women who made history at this year's Miss Universe.

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Meet the 125 women competing to be Miss Universe 2024

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Miss Universe 2024 contestants
Miss Universe 2024 contestants.

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Meet Miss USA 2024 Alma Cooper, the Army officer who hopes to become the 10th American woman to win Miss Universe

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Miss USA 2024 Alma Cooper
Alma Cooper was crowned Miss USA 2024 on August 4 in Los Angeles.

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8 celebrities who competed at Miss Universe — and how they placed

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Gal Gadot and Olivia Culpo competing at Miss Universe
Gal Gadot and Olivia Culpo competing at Miss Universe.

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Miss USA erased Noelia Voigt and UmaSofia Srivastava, the pageant queens who resigned, from its Instagram pages

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Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava
Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava both resigned their titles in May.

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The new Miss USA went from West Point to the pageant stage

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Miss USA 2024 Alma Cooper
Alma Cooper was crowned Miss USA 2024.

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

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Miss North Dakota 2024 Codi Miller
Miss North Dakota Codi Miller at the 2024 Miss USA pageant.

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The new Miss USA is a US Army officer from Michigan

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Miss USA 2024 Alma Cooper
Miss Michigan Alma Cooper has been crowned Miss USA 2024.

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