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Miss USA 2024: First Mom Crowned | Richmond News
Justus Kelley, Miss USA 2024 and Virginia’s first winner in over 50 years, is rewriting the pageant playbook—she’s not just a mom and wife, she’s a trailblazer. At 31, she shattered outdated rules that once barred married women and mothers from competing, and now represents a new era for Miss USA. A foster mom and founder of Foster Footprints, she also advises at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, turning her life into purposeful advocacy. Her historic win follows a 1957 disqualification for being married and mothered, proving how far the pageant has come. Next stop: Puerto Rico for Miss…
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