A new Miss USA has been crowned.
Miss Virginia Justus Kelley was named the winner of the 75th Miss USA pageant on Thursday at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, becoming Virginia’s first winner since 1970. She was crowned by Miss USA 2025 Audrey Eckert.
Kelley, 31, is a foster mom of two, a nonprofit founder, and a children’s book author. She’s also the first married woman, first mother, and first woman in her 30s to win Miss USA. The pageant only began allowing married women and mothers to compete in 2023, and 2024 was the first year that all women 18 and over were eligible. The previous cutoff age was 28.
Kelley will…
