Noelia Voigt
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Noelia Voigt | |
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| Born | November 1, 1999 Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama[1] |
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Noelia Voigt (born November 1, 1999) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2023 on September 29, 2023. She is the third woman from Utah to win Miss USA, 63 years after its last win in 1960.[2] She represented United States at the Miss Universe 2023 pageant on November 18, 2023, in El Salvador where she made it into top 20 semifinalists.[3] Voigt is an anti-bullying advocate.[4]
Early life and career[edit]
Voigt was born in Sarasota, Florida, to a Venezuelan mother, Jackeline Coromoto Briceño from Maracaibo, and an American father, Jack David Voigt, a professional baseball player who played for Águilas del Zulia. Voigt is the first Venezuelan-American to earn the title Miss Utah USA and eventually Miss USA.[5] She attended Pine View School for the Gifted in Osprey, Florida[6]
Voigt has said she wanted to compete in pageants as a child, but her mother made her wait until she became a teenager.[7] After competing in her first pageant at age 16, she faced bullying by her peers which inspired her to take up a platform of anti-bullying.[7] In 2021, Voigt authored a children's book called Maddie the BRAVE, inspired by Madison Whittsett, a 9-year-old who died by suicide after being bullied at her school in 2018.[8][9]
Voigt attended the University of Alabama and is a licensed esthetician.[10]
Pageantry[edit]
Miss USA 2023[edit]
After reaching the first runner-up position at Miss Alabama USA for the second consecutive time, she moved to South Jordan, Utah, in April 2023 and competed for the title of Miss Utah USA 2023. After winning her adoptive state pageant, she went on to represent Utah at Miss USA 2023 on September 29 in Reno, Nevada, winning and becoming their first Venezuelan-American winner and state titleholder.
During the competition, after passing through the top 20 with the swimsuit and evening gown competitions, she eventually reaching the top five, along with contestants from Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. In the final question and answer round, Voigt was asked: "As the brand ambassador for Miss USA, what will be your contribution to the organization?" to which she answered:
I believe the ability to connect with people is an incredibly important asset that a Miss USA should have. The United States of America is an incredibly diverse country, probably one of the most diverse in the entire world. So being able to connect with everybody is important. As a bilingual Venezuelan-American woman, I plan to connect with that community of people because the United States of America is a diverse country and a Miss USA needs to be able to represent every community no matter their background, their race, their ethnicity, anything and I would like to be that Miss USA.[11]
Voigt was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Morgan Romano of North Carolina as Miss USA.[5]
Miss Universe 2023[edit]
As Miss USA 2023, Voigt represented the US at the Miss Universe 2023, in El Salvador on November 18, reaching the top 20 finalists.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Mureb, Kifaya. "Noelia Voigt of Utah crowned Miss USA 2023". Today.com.
- ^ Rees, Alex (September 30, 2023). "Miss USA 2023: Noelia Voigt of USA wins pageant". CNN. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Konstantinides, Anneta. "Miss Utah has been crowned the winner of Miss USA 2023". Insider. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Justice, Bethany (October 11, 2023). "Miss Utah to Miss USA: Noelia Voigt's inspiring rise in pageantry". UVU REVIEW. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Miss Utah Noelia Voigt Wins Miss USA 2023". Peoplemag. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Vin Mannix (October 8, 2023). "VIN'S PEOPLE: Former Pine View School student from Nokomis crowned Miss USA 2023". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Gannett. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Konstantinides, Anneta. "Miss USA Noelia Voigt got second place at 3 different state pageants before she won the ultimate crown". Insider. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ Iloka, Ugochi (June 14, 2021). "UA student writes anti-bullying book inspired by young girl who took her life". wbrc.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ Robinson, Carol (November 13, 2018). "Family struggles after 9-year-old takes her own life". al. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ Botelho, Renan (September 30, 2023). "Miss USA 2023: Noelia Voigt of Utah Wins the Crown". WWD. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ Botelho, Renan (September 29, 2023). "Miss USA 2023: Noelia Voigt of Utah Wins the Crown". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "Miss Utah Noelia Voigt Crowned Miss USA 2023 Winner". Yahoo! Entertainment. September 30, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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