Justus Kelley, representing Virginia, was crowned Miss USA 2026 at the 75th annual pageant held at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami on Thursday night. She is the first married woman, mother, and woman in her 30s to win the title, as the pageant recently changed its eligibility rules to allow married women and mothers, and raised the age limit from 28. Kelley, a foster mother of two, nonprofit founder, and children's book author, will represent the United States at the Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico in November.
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