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The 44th Miss USA beauty pageant was held on Wednesday, August 26 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida. Kiran Reddy, 18, from Georgia bested 50 other contestants to be crowned Miss Teen USA 2026. She is expected to represent the USA at Miss Teen Universe 2026 in Cambodia this October. Raquel Olea of Arkansas was named first runner-up while Elisa Akin of New York, Kiersten Alvarado of Indiana, and Chloe Bella Dietz of Texas finished second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. The contestants from California, Ava Grace Nichols, Iowa, Avery Bradley, Missouri, Vegas Turner, Oregon, Reagan Strazzeri, and Virginia, Madyson Blizzard made the Top 10. The Top 20 were from Arizona, Ella Hansen, Connecticut, Maggie Peterson, Idaho, Shayleena Wijerathna, Louisiana, Kadie Sumbler, Michigan, Mia Vanessa Prom, New Mexico, Olivia Biggs, Ohio, Emma Fossum, South Carolina, Isabella Brandt, West Virginia, Gracia Knight, and Wyoming, Joie Kennedy. The glittering f...

Emmaline Farmer was crowned Miss Georgia USA 2024 on Saturday, June 15 at the Henry County Performing Arts Center in McDonough, Georgia. The 24-year-old registered nurse and family nurse practitioner student, representing Northeast Georgia, succeeds last year's winner Rachel Russaw. "I am overcome with joy and gratitude to be crowned your Miss Georgia USA 2024. This has been a dream of mine since a very young age. I will not take this opportunity for granted and look forward to the year ahead," she wrote online. "Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of those that believed in me and helped me become a better version of myself. Your support means so much." The new Miss Georgia USA will now prepare to represent the "Peach State" at the Miss USA 2024 pageant in Hollywood, California this August. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Emmaline Farmer (@emmaline_farmer) FINAL RESULTS Miss Georgia USA 2024 - Emmaline Farmer ...