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Alma Cooper, the winner of Miss USA 2024, announced that she would not be attending the 2025 pageant to crown her successor

The finals take place on Friday, Oct. 24, in Reno, Nev., at the Grand Sierra Resort

This year's Miss USA and Miss Teen USA are the first pageants to be held under the leadership of the organization’s new CEO, Thom Brodeur

Last year's Miss USA winner, Alma Cooper , is bucking tradition and will not attend the 2025 pageant to crown her successor.

Hours before Miss USA's final round on Friday, Oct. 24, the Stanford student, 23, took to Instagram to share that she will not be in Reno, Nev., to crown her successor as expected.

"After much consideration, I’ve made the extremely difficult decision not to attend this year’s Miss USA pageant and crowning

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