• Miss Nebraska Audrey Eckert was crowned the new Miss USA in Reno, Nevada, on Friday night. • She will represent the United States at the Miss Universe 2025 pageant on November 21. • Eckert is a social media and marketing coordinator for a fashion brand.

There's a new Miss USA in town.

Miss Nebraska Audrey Eckert was named the winner of the 74th annual Miss USA pageant on Friday night at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. She was crowned by the current Miss Universe, Victoria Kjær Theilvig.

Miss USA 2024 Alma Cooper shared in an Instagram post on Friday that she had declined to participate in the 2025 pageant, though they paid tribute to her reign during the finals.

Eckert studied business administration at the University of Nebraska, where she was a member of the Husker che

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