Story at a glance
- Miss Kentucky Elle Smith was crowned the new Miss USA on Monday night.
- Smith will now go on to represent the United States at the Miss Universe Pageant being held in Eilat, Israel, on Dec. 12.
- The Miss Universe Pageant is the center of some controversy as COVID-19’s omicron variant has begun to spread across the globe.
Miss Kentucky Elle Smith was crowned the new Miss USA at Monday night’s pageant.
Smith will now go on to represent the United States at the Miss Universe Pageant being held in Eilat, Israel, on Dec. 12.
The Miss Universe Pageant is the center of some controversy currently, as COVID-19’s omicron variant has begun to spread across the globe.
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Israel banned all foreign travelers from entering the country effective Nov. 28 to prevent the spread of omicron in the country. However, Israel conceded it would still be hosting the pageant in spite of the travel ban.
“This is an event that will be broadcast in 174 countries, a very important event, an event that Eilat, too, is very much in need of,” Israeli Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov said Sunday, according to Reuters.
On Monday, a Miss Universe contestant tested positive for the coronavirus when arriving in Israel, though it is unclear whether she had the omicron variant or not.
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