Miss USA renamed its Miss Congeniality award after Chelsi Smith and crowned a new 2025 titleholder amid recent resignation controversy.

Check out the final results of the Miss USA 2025 beauty pageant taking place this Friday, October 24, from the Grand Sierra Resort Theater in Reno, Nevada.

The Miss USA 2025 pageant will be held in Reno on Friday. This year's contestants include an "American Ninja Warrior" competitor and a lawyer.

Miss Nebraska Audrey Eckert from Lincoln competed in the pageant in Reno, Nevada. She beat out Miss New Jersey Ivy Harrington and Miss Oregon Chantéa McIntyre for the crown. According to her bio on Miss USA Nebraska, Eckert graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

On April 6, 2025, Audrey Eckert was crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2025 at the Garden Theater in Omaha, Neb.

Contestants in the Miss USA 2025 pageant celebrated their states with costumes that had feathers, sparkles, and daring necklines.

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