Miss Kentucky, Elle Smith Crowned Miss USA 2021

Elle Smith has been crowned Miss USA 2021.

Formerly Miss Kentucky, Smith took home the title Monday night at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The 23-year-old former University of Kentucky student graduated in 2020 and majored in journalism and political science.

She’s currently a reporter at WHAS11 News.

Prior to winning the competition, Smith reflected on how she used to watch the pageant at home.

“A little over a year ago, I sat in bed and watched Miss USA,” she wrote in a Nov. 14 Instagram post. “I remember watching (Miss New York Andreia Gibau), (Miss Ohio Stephanie Marie Miranda), (Miss Louisiana Mariah Clayton) and so many more incredible women grace the stage, and thinking, ‘I want to be on that stage. I want to be like them.’ Crazy to think this is my official Miss USA headshot and I made that dream reality.”

She will go on to represent the U.S. at the 2021 Miss Universe pageant, scheduled for Dec. 12 in Eilat, Israel.

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