The Miss USA pageant is returning on Oct. 24.

The pageant was first held in 1952 and has gone through various changes in the years since.

Most recently, the pageant has faced leadership shakeups as Thom Brodeur took over as CEO following former president and CEO Laylah Rose 's departure.

The news of leadership changes came more than a year after the 2023 winners, Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastav, relinquished their titles , marking the first time that any queen had given up her crown in the pageant's 72-year history. As a result, first runner-up Savannah Gankiewicz took over the crown as Miss USA 2023 .

Gankiewicz previously spoke with PEOPLE during her reign, emphasizing the biggest difference between Miss USA and other beauty pageants.

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