HONOLULU (AP) — Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii was topped Miss USA 2023, greater than every week after the earlier titleholder resigned for psychological well being causes.
Born and raised on the island of Maui, Gankiewicz is a mannequin who leads a feminine empowerment nonprofit group. Gankiewicz, who was the primary runner-up on the pageant final September, accepted the title on Wednesday throughout a particular coronation attended by Hawaii Gov. Josh Inexperienced, Hawaii Information Now reported. She is going to maintain the title till August.
Miss USA 2024 is scheduled to happen from July 24 to Aug. 4.
Gankiewicz instructed KHON-TV she obtained backlash for deciding to tackle the rest of the title’s time period. “However I wished folks to know that I’ve taken this title as a result of I really feel like it’s a duty and a possibility to make a constructive change from inside, and I can solely do this from contained in the group and never standing out,” she mentioned.
Gankiewicz replaces former Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt, a former Miss Utah who stepped apart Might 6, citing her psychological well being. In an announcement, Voigt thanked her followers and wrote, “By no means compromise your bodily and psychological well-being.”
Miss Teen USA, UmaSofia Srivastava, additionally resigned her title inside days of Voigt’s resignation, dealing a shock to the Miss Universe Group, which runs each pageants.
Srivastava, the previous Miss New Jersey Teen USA, wrote in an announcement that her “private values now not absolutely align with the course of the group.”
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