22-Year-Old Army Officer Crowned Miss USA, Bringing End To Months Of Controversy
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Miss USA contest has seen several controversies and scandals in recent years, with multiple allegations of preferential treatment given to certain contestants.
After several months of turmoil and controversy, Miss Michigan Alma Cooper was announced the winner of Miss USA on August 4, as per a report in the New York Post. Ms Cooper, a US Army officer became the third person to hold the title this year after the resignation of 2023's pageant winner.
"As the daughter of a migrant worker, a proud Afro Latina woman and an officer of the United States Army, I am living the American dream," she told judges during a question and answer round at the finale.
She added, "If there's anything that my life and my mother have taught me, it's that your circumstances never define your destiny: You can make success accessible through demanding excellence."
