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Alma Cooper from Michigan was crowned Miss USA 2024 on Sunday in Los Angeles making her the fourth woman from her home state to become Miss USA. Her road to the national crown started when she won Miss Michigan USA 2024 last April in Port Huron where she made history as the first active-duty army officer to take home the state title. The new Miss USA graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, with a degree in mathematical science and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army. During her senior year, she became the youngest recipient of the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship and is currently pursuing her master's degree in statistics in the number one statistics program in the USA at Stanford University. Alma is dedicated to amplifying the voices of underrepresented minorities through data science. While at West Point, she was a brigade adjutant and was responsible for creating and enforcing accountability measures for 4,400 cadets during emergencies and crises. She

The Miss USA 2024 pageant is just around the corner and the 51 contestants will soon arrive in Los Angeles, California to compete for the national crown. Reigning Miss USA Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii will crown her successor on August 4 at the iconic Peacock Theater. The next Miss USA will represent the United States of America at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant in Mexico later this year. Who will take home the highly coveted title and head to the 73rd Miss Universe? Meet our Top 16 pre-arrival favorites: (in alphabetical order) Alabama - Diane Westhoven California - Samantha Ramos Connecticut - Shavana Clarke Florida - Peyton Lewis Hawaii - Breea Yamat Indiana - Stephanie Sullivan Louisiana - Sydney Taylor Michigan - Alma Cooper Maryland - Bailey Anne Kennedy Nebraska - Kamryn Buchanan New Mexico - Mackenzie Sydow New York - Marizza Delgado North Carolina - McKenzie Hansley Ohio - Macy Hudson Tennessee - Christell Foote Texas - Aarieanna Ware Special mentions: Arkansas, Colorado, Ken

The 51 state winners competing for Miss USA 2024 have already been crowned in their respective state competitions. This year's pageant is considered the most diverse in the 73-year history of Miss USA since the Miss Universe Organization changed rules allowing all women from age 18 to compete. There's a contestant over 40 years old, married women, mothers, and a transgender woman, all vying for the highly coveted national beauty title. Hawaii's Savannah Gankiewicz , who became Miss USA 2023 following Noelia Voigt's resignation, will crown her successor on Sunday, August 4 in Los Angeles, California. Miss USA 2024 is set to return to LA after nearly two decades. The final show is set to take place at the Peacock Theater and will air LIVE on The CW Network. Formerly Nokia Theatre and Microsoft Theater, the theater auditorium seats 7,100 and holds one of the largest indoor stages in the United States of America. Who will be crowned the 73rd Miss USA? Meet the 51 contestant