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Miss Florida, Sophia Acosta, bested 16 other contestants to win the title of Miss Supranational USA 2021 in a national competition held last June 19 in Rosemont, Illinois. The runners-up were Felicity Véliz, Natalie Iman Duvalsaint, Devon Caleyy and Alexis Orozco. Sophia is expected to represent the United States at the Miss Supranational 2022 pageant to be held in Poland. "I have no words to express how blessed and honored I feel after being crowned Miss Supranational USA. It has been a long journey of hard work, dedication, and determination. I have been preparing for this moment for years," she said. At the end of the event, Miss Supranational USA 2019 Regina Gray of Milwaukee, Wisconsin graciously crowned the new winner. Photo: Miss Supranational USA

A 24-year-old beauty of Indian descent from North Carolina, Shivali Patel, was officially announced as the new Miss Supranational USA 2020 on Tuesday, June 15. The e-commerce executive and author assumed the national title after Madeleine Overby made the difficult decision to step down and relinquish her duties. Shivali is no stranger to pageantry as she has previously joined the Miss World America pageant twice and placed as runner-up. She will now prepare to compete for the coveted title of Miss Supranational 2021 this August in Nowy Sacz, Malopolska, Poland. "When I was five years old, my mum and dad thought it would be a wonderful bonding experience to compete in a pageant. Little did I know that nearly twenty years later, I would go on to owe a great deal of the woman I would become today to that same incredible world," she posted on social media. Photo: King Aaron Photography

Former Miss Mississippi USA, Madeleine Overby, has been officially announced as Miss Supranational USA 2021. The 23-year-old beauty from Dothan, Alabama is currently a nursing student at Troy University where she plans to graduate with her master's and start a career as a cardiothoracic surgical nurse. Madeleine has appeared on the TV show “America’s Most Talented Kids” and is a former NFL cheerleader for the New Orleans Saints. "It’s always been my dream to compete internationally, and now I am getting that chance," she wrote on social media. "I’m so grateful not only for this opportunity but for the team surrounding me and believing in me to compete at such a high level while letting me show my true self." The new Miss Supranational USA succeeds Regina Gray and will represent the USA at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant in Poland. Photo: Miss Supranational USA