The 2024 Miss Nigeria won after dropping out of the Miss South Africa pageant amid questions about her eligibility

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A side-by-side of Miss Nigeria 2024 being crowned at the pageant.
Miss Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina initially hoped to be crowned Miss South Africa.

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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 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 Michigan Alma Cooper has been crowned Miss USA 2024.

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Miss USA vs. Miss America: How to tell the difference between the two biggest pageants

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Miss Colorado Madison Marsh has been crowned Miss America 2024.
Miss America 2024 Madison Marsh during her crowning.

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Meet the 6 contestants making history at Miss USA and Miss Teen USA 2024

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Miss Delaware Teen USA Kayla Kosmalski
Kayla Kosmalski is the first contestant with Down syndrome to compete at Miss Teen USA.

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Meet the 51 women competing to be the next Miss USA

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A side-by-side of two headshots of Miss USA contestants.
The 2024 Miss USA pageant will take place in Los Angeles.

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Miss USA can't escape scandal. Now, pageant queens are questioning if the crown is worth it.

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

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Everything you need to know about Miss USA: What it is, who can compete, and why there is so much controversy

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Past winners of the Miss USA pageant.

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