Miss USA 2023 LIVE Miss Utah, Noelia Voigt, wins national title as fans praise her 'best answer'

Posted by Artie Phelan on Friday, June 7, 2024

Meet last year's winner

R'Bonney Gabriel won Miss USA 2022 while representing her home state of Texas.

In October 2022, Gabriel told ABC News' local affiliate in Houston: "My dad moved to America from the Philippines on a college scholarship with about $20 in his pocket.

"He wanted to pave a new life for himself. He met my mom in Texas, who is a country woman from Beaumont. I'm a very proud Filipina Texan."

According to her bio, she loves to hula hoop, backpack, and read during her free time.

Gabriel earned a degree in fashion design with a minor in fibers in 2018 from the University of North Texas.

Her outfit for the Miss Texas USA opening number was created out of a coat she found at a thrift store which she turned into a dress.

Meet your hosts - Keltie Knight

Keltie Knight is hosting Miss USA tonight alongside Adrienne Bailon-Houghton.

She is an Emmy Award-winning television personality, podcast host, and author.

Keltie also hosts Superfan on CBS.

Meet your hosts - Adrienne Bailon-Houghton

Adrienne Bailon-Houghton is hosting Miss USA tonight.

She is an American singer, actress, and talk show host.

Adrienne found fame in the early 2000s as a member of girl groups such as 3LW and The Cheetah Girls.

Bailon then went on to host the popular daytime talk show, The Real.

Meet the contestants - Miss Connecticut

Karla Aponte Roque, 27, is ranked last to win, with only a 70 percent facial similarity to the perfect face according to AI, but is still a formidable contestant.

She is a graduate of Albertus Magnus College, where she got a degree in biology and chemistry with a minor in psychology and pre-pharmacy.

Last year, she completed an accelerated nursing program at Fairfield University and is now pursuing a master's in business administration with a concentration in healthcare management.

Roque works as a registered nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital and also works with the American Heart Association, Alzheimer's Association, and American Cancer Society. 

Meet the contestants - Miss North Carolina

Second to take the crown, according to AI, is Miss North Carolina, Jordan McKey, 25.

She has a facial similarity of 78 percent.

McKey works as a surgical specialist for Hologic, where she helps women who suffer from uterine fibroids.

She is one of only six specialists in the country who can perform the procedure.

Jordan hopes to win the competition so she can use her platform to bring mental health support to schools.

Meet the contestants - Miss Pennsylvania

AI has generated a list of predicted winners for tonight's competition and Miss Pennslyvania is at the top with 83 percent similarity to the "perfect face."

Jasmine Daniels studied at Immaculata University and works as a client manager for a digital marketing agency.

She founded her own digital marketing agency to help support small businesses.

Her passions include travel, exercise, and her dogs.

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