{"id":201176,"date":"2025-10-25T01:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/miss-usa-winner-alma-cooper-says-shes-skipping-2025-pageant\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T01:53:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T01:53:02","slug":"miss-usa-winner-alma-cooper-says-shes-skipping-2025-pageant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/miss-usa-winner-alma-cooper-says-shes-skipping-2025-pageant\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss USA Winner Alma Cooper Says She\u2019s Skipping 2025 Pageant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Miss USA winner <strong>Alma Cooper,<\/strong> who was crowned in 2024, has announced she won\u2019t be attending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/meet-the-hosts-and-judges-for-miss-teen-and-miss-usa-usa-2025-excl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this year\u2019s pageant.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQM_aSpEqsD\/?img_index=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taking to Instagram<\/a> on Friday, October 24, the beauty queen, 23, told her followers that she made the \u201cextremely difficult decision\u201d to skip this year\u2019s event. The post was shared just hours before the pageant, where she was expected to crown her successor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn every aspect of my life, I am always in pursuit of excellence. That relentless pursuit fueled me to graduate from West Point top 50 in my class, run three marathons in 10 months and become a Knight Hennessy Fellow at Stanford University,\u201d she wrote in the lengthy caption that detail her decision. \u201cI brought that same attitude with me when I won the title of Miss USA, energized by the opportunity to inspire youth across the globe at Miss Universe and within communities across the nation. I am a firm believer that excellence means nothing if it stops with me, instead I want my growth to be something others can build on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cAfter much consideration, I\u2019ve made the extremely difficult decision not to attend this year\u2019s Miss USA pageant and crowning ceremony. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to Cooper\u2019s post, her followers shared messages of support in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCONGRATS on a phenomenal reign Alma. Despite all the odds, you showed up, carrying the crown and title with grace and true class. Keep doing amazing things. \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffd\ud83e\udd0d,\u201d one follower wrote.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4143886\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Alma Cooper.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">(Photo by Gilbert Flores\/Variety via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another added, \u201cFully support your decision and proud of you queen! As a fan of Miss USA since the 80s, not seeing the outgoing queen come back is sad but you have to go with what your heart is telling you! You are loved by the fans! \u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite confirming she was stepping away from the event, Cooper did not explain the reason behind the decision in the cryptic post.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after being crowned Miss USA in August 2024, Cooper<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/how-miss-usa-2024-winner-alma-cooper-hopes-to-be-a-force-for-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> spoke to <em>Us Weekly<\/em> <\/a>about how she hoped she could be a driving force for good after her win.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/meet-the-hosts-and-judges-for-miss-usa-and-miss-teen-usa-2024\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Meet-the-Miss-USA-and-Miss-Teen-USA-Judges-1.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Meet the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Judges\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Meet-the-Miss-USA-and-Miss-Teen-USA-Judges-1.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/meet-the-hosts-and-judges-for-miss-usa-and-miss-teen-usa-2024\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Meet the Hosts and Judges for Miss USA and Miss Teen USA 2024<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe countdown is officially on to crown a brand-new Miss Teen USA and Miss USA 2024. Us Weekly can exclusively reveal the hosts for this year\u2019s beauty pageants and the judges who will help crown the winners. On Sunday, August 4, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Garcelle Beauvais will join E! News\u2018\u00a0Keltie Knight [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super grateful to be passionate about food insecurity,\u201d she exclusively told <em>Us<\/em> at the time at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. \u201cI think that\u2019s something that I really want to have a broader impact on with this platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Food insecurity is a cause close to Cooper\u2019s heart due to her mother growing up with concerns about having enough food to eat at home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to uplift the voices of those who often go unheard and be a changemaker, be a force for good within this sector,\u201d Cooper told <em>Us<\/em>. \u201cI do research at Stanford in the field of nutrition and health, and to me, the biggest impact I can have is to uplift other people and give people the opportunity to break down their own barriers and give a launch pad to whatever dreams they think of. I cannot explain the gratitude I have for the people who have uplifted me and allowed me to chase my own dreams, even when I didn\u2019t even think I could do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/miss-usa-winner-alma-cooper-says-shes-skipping-2025-pageant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miss USA winner Alma Cooper, who was crowned in 2024, has announced she won\u2019t be attending this year\u2019s pageant. Taking to Instagram on Friday, October 24, the beauty queen, 23, told her followers that she made the \u201cextremely difficult decision\u201d to skip this year\u2019s event. The post was shared just hours before the pageant, where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":201177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-201176","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}