And last night, a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia represented, beating out Miss Georgia and Miss Hawaii to bring home the Miss USA crown.
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She also spoke on gender inequality just as she thanked the United States government for providing women the opportunity to be enlisted in the military.
‘As a commander of my unit, I’m powerful, I am dedicated.
For a contest that is so focused on appearances and beauty ideals, Barber showed that there is much more to beauty than makeup and hair.
Miss Hawaii received a question during the Miss USA competition on Sunday that did NOT go over well. Before the pageant, she spoke about breaking the mold for not only women who compete in pageants, but military soldiers.
Barber hopes to use her profile as Miss USA to highlight the health issues veterans face when they return from combat, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, her bio said. NBC cut ties with Trump after he made remarks about Mexican immigrants in the announcement of his intention to run for president.
Online, viewers had plenty to say about the personal and private question being asked-especially since Hardin, who was named first runner-up, could have faced bias from judges with her answer. It was framed with Clinton’s likely status of being the first woman nominated by a major political party for the White House. When asked about the women in combat.
But it wasn’t all bad news for the Miss USA competition this year.
She wrote earlier this year on Instagram about that best friend: “I will be honest, I am scared and I miss her dearly”.
The audience at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday began to boo before Brown even finished the question which appeared to surprise the 24 year-old Hardin.
Steve, as you’ll remember, accidentally announced Miss Colombia the victor of Miss Universe, when it was actually Miss Philippines.
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Visibly taken aback, Hardin plastered on the trademark pageant smile and started by joking, “I would get that, right?” Officials later said it was due to human error.
