Noelia Voigt of Utah was crowned the new Miss USA in Reno, Nevada, at the culmination of the 2023 pageant at the Grand Sierra Resort on Friday night.
Voigt, 23, beat out 50 other titleholders at the pageant. At the start of the television competition, the field was narrowed to 20 finalists, and cut further to just five — Voigt, Gankiewicz, Jasmine Daniels of Pennsylvania, Lluvia Alzate of Texas and Alexis Loomans of Wisconsin — after the requisite swimwear and evening gown rounds.
According to the Miss USA website, Noelia Voigt is an immigration rights advocate. They also revealed that she “has championed dating violence awareness and prevention for six years alongside the One Love Foundation.”
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As per the website, she enjoys dancing, camping, and teaching her Australian shepherd tricks.
She won fourth runner-up and first runner-up at the Miss Florida Teen USA in 2017 and 2018, respectively. In 2020, she won Miss Collegiate Alabama. In 2022, she was the first runner-up at the Miss Alabama USA competition and the following her she won the Miss Utah USA competition after competing against 19 other candidates.
Voigt won the Miss USA title following R’Bonney Gabriel’s stint, who won the competition in 2022.
“I believe the ability to connect with people is an incredibly important asset that a Miss USA should have,” she said.
“The United States of America is an incredibly diverse country, probably one of the most diverse in the entire world. So being able to connect with everybody is important.
“As a bilingual Venezuelan-American woman, I plan to connect with that community of people because the United States of America is a diverse country and a Miss USA needs to be able to represent every community no matter their background, their race, their ethnicity, anything and I would like to be that Miss USA.”
Her poised and well-thought-out response resonated with the judges and played a pivotal role in her win. As Miss USA 2023, Voigt will serve as a prominent representative of the United States, engaging in advocacy, charitable work, and competing for the title of Miss Universe.
