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Miss Heart of Lexington, Connor Perry, was crowned Miss Kentucky USA 2024 on Sunday, May 19 at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset. The 23-year-old neuroscience and dance graduate of the University of Kentucky succeeds last year's winner Madalyne Kinnett. Connor will now prepare to represent Kentucky at Miss USA 2024 this August in California. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Connor Perry (@connorjperry) FINAL RESULTS Miss Kentucky USA 2024 - Connor Perry (Heart of Lexington) 1st runner-up - Julia Long (Keeneland) 2nd runner-up - Hannah Harrison (Tri County) 3rd runner-up - Caelin Taylor (Capital City) 4th runner-up - Veronica Chrisholm (North Central Kentucky) 5th runner-up - Tania Sigler-Orihuela (Woodford County) TOP 12 Ann Benning Jones (Glasgow) Rabiya Syed (Greater Lexington) Lativia Bryan (Mt. Washington) Hannah Klein (Nicholasville) Victoria Kabungulu (Northern Kentucky) Ava Van Schaick (Versailes) Apart from the new Miss Kentucky U

Miss Greater Lexington, Madalyne Kinnett, was crowned Miss Kentucky USA 2023 during the state competition held on Saturday, February 25 at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky. The 21-year-old model and student is a graduate of Lexington Christian Academy and currently attending the University of Kentucky. She will now represent Kentucky at Miss USA 2023 in Reno, Nevada. Miss Fayette County, Julia Long, and Miss North Central Kentucky, Kristen Bach were named first and second runners-up while Miss Lawrenceburg, Carley Duncan, Miss Louisville Waterfront, Sophia Baser, and Miss Northern Kentucky, Kristen Bach, rounded out the Top 6 finalists. The rest of the Top 16 were Cadie Taylor (Boyd County), Rebecca Cook (Capital City), Katie Fawn (Corbin), Gabrielle Norris (Columbia), Brooklynn Case (Danville), Sydney Poor (Jessamine County), Desiree Cross (Lexington), Courtney Rager (Purchase District), Rabiya Syed (South Lexington), and Emma Simms (Waverly). For the teens'

Miss Kentucky USA 2023 state finals will be held on February  24 to 25 at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky. Organized by Proctor Productions, over 50 young women are vying for the state title and the chance to compete in the Miss USA 2023 competition. The upcoming pageant will be held alongside Miss Kentucky Jr. Ambassador and Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2023 (will go to Miss Teen USA 2023). Last year's titleholders, Miss Kentucky USA 2022 Lizzy Neutz and Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2022 Gabriella Hembree will crown their respective successors at the end of the event. Head over to the Miss Kentucky USA official website to learn more about this year's competitors, buy your tickets for the show, or vote for your favorites. The highest-voted contestants for the Miss and Teen divisions will get a guaranteed spot in the finals while the second-highest will have a place in the semifinals. For the Jr. Ambassador division, the highest voted will receive the Fan Favorite aw