(CNN)Miss Kentucky Elle Smith has won the 2021 Miss USA pageant.
Smith is simply a 2020 postgraduate of University of Kentucky, the schoolhouse said connected Twitter. She majored successful Broadcast Journalism, according to a biography posted by Louisville's WHAS11, wherever she works arsenic a reporter. While astatine UK, Smith served arsenic vice-president of the school's National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) chapter, the presumption said.
The NABJ congratulated Smith on her victory.
Smith volition present correspond the US successful the Miss Universe pageant connected December 12 successful Eilat, Israel.
The planetary pageant is acceptable to determination guardant contempt a contestant investigating affirmative for Covid-19, the Miss Universe enactment said successful a statement.
Israel has imposed travel restrictions successful the aftermath of the Omicron coronavirus variant and is barring introduction of tourists for the adjacent 2 weeks.
"The Miss Universe Organization is moving with Israeli officials to proceed to get our contestants and unit into the state safely for the competition", the Miss Universe radical said.
CNN's Hadas Gold contributed to this report.
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