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The 74th Annual Miss USA pageant finals were held on Friday, Oct. 24

During the event, it was announced that the Miss Congeniality Award would be renamed in honor of the late former Miss Universe, Chelsi Smith

Smith died in September 2018 at the age of 45, a year after being diagnosed with liver cancer

The 74th Annual Miss USA pageant has made history.

During the Miss USA finals on Friday, Oct. 24, at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev., it was announced that the Miss Congeniality Award would be renamed after the late former Miss Universe Chelsi Smith.

Smith died in September 2018 at the age of 45 , a year after being diagnosed with liver cancer.

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