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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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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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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Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst's mother said she had high-functioning depression. Here's what that means.

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Cheslie Kryst
Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst's mother said her daughter had high-functioning depression.

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US Air Force officer Madison Marsh was just crowned Miss America. See photos of her at work.

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The confetti rains down from the ceiling while Madison Marsh, Miss Colorado is crowned Miss America 2024.

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