Alma Cooper is moving on.

The Miss USA 2024 winner revealed she won't be attending the 2025 competition's final round or crowning ceremony just hours before the beauty pageant event's kickoff Oct. 24.

"After much consideration, I’ve made the extremely difficult decision not to attend this year’s Miss USA pageant and crowning ceremony," Cooper wrote on Instagram , sharing several photos of her wearing her winner's sash. "As I close this chapter, I do so with the knowledge that I finished what I started with integrity and my self-worth held high, just like the crown I was honored to wear."

The 23-year-old explained she put a lot of thought into her decision to skip the finals, where the previous year's winner typically passes on their crown to the new pageant queen.

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