Alma Cooper, Miss Michigan USA walks onstage during the 73rd annual Miss USA Pageant at Peacock Theater on August 04, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images ...

Miss Michigan Alma Cooper was crowned less than three months after former Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt shockingly resigned from her title Athena Sobhan is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE since 2024.

A new pageant queen has been crowned. Alma Cooper of Michigan has been named Miss USA 2024 following the 73rd annual competition in Burbank, Calif., Aug. 4.. The 22-year-old is an Army officer and ...

Alma Cooper, Miss Michigan USA, is crowned Miss USA 2024 onstage during the 73rd annual Miss USA Pageant at Peacock Theater on August 04, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E ...

Alma Cooper has been crowned Miss USA 2024, winning the top prize at the 73rd edition of the contest at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 4. Miss Michigan came out on top ahead ...

Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Miss Michigan Alma Cooper is ready to work after being crowned Miss USA 2024. Shortly after impressing the judges with her brains and beauty at the annual beauty ...

Cooper, a Knight-Hennessy scholar and aspiring data scientist, was crowned Miss USA 2024 on Aug. 4. She will compete for Miss Universe in the next months.

Miss Michigan Alma Cooper is ready to work after being crowned Miss USA 2024. Shortly after impressing the judges with her brains and beauty at the annual beauty pageant, Cooper, 22, chatted ...

On Sunday, Alma Cooper bested 51 other contestants ... I'm eager to serve and willing to lead as Miss USA 2024," she said of her newly crowned role.

Michigan's Alma Cooper named Miss USA 00:29 (CBS DETROIT) - Miss Michigan Alma Cooper was crowned Miss USA 2024 over the weekend following a controversial year for the pageant. The 22-year-old U.S ...

Miss USA 2024 Alma Cooper exclusively tells PEOPLE that she's pursuing a master's in data science at ... I'm eager to serve and willing to lead as Miss USA 2024," she said of her newly crowned ...