Miss USA 2023, Savannah Gankiewicz (Photo: Instagram)

On the Instagram of Miss USA, the Organizing Committee announced that the new owner of the Miss Universe USA crown is Savannah Gankiewicz - Miss Hawaii and 1st runner-up in the Miss USA 2023 contest held in September 2023.

Savannah Gankiewicz will have her coronation ceremony in Hawaii next week. She is currently a model, entrepreneur, and Program Director of the non-profit organization "What Makes You Feel Beautiful," which helps boost women’s self-love and self-development.

The new beauty queen was born in 1995 in Maui, Hawaii, whose mother is Filipino and her father is half Polish and half Vietnamese. Her mother is adept at participating in beauty pageants, she was crowned Mrs. Maui and Director of the Miss Maui Filipina pageant.

“We proudly crown Miss USA 2023 to Savannah, a real representative of vision, intelligence, and compassion. Her dedication to empowering women through self-love and confidence is inspiring”, wrote Laylah Rose, CEO and President of Miss America in an announcement on Instagram on May 9th.

After receiving the crown, Savannah Gankiewicz posted on her Instagram delivering her sincerity towards the people of Hawaii, family and friends supporting her throughout the journey “I hope to make all of you proud.”

Savannah said that during her short 3-month term, she wants to draw the public’s attention and focus on the reconstruction of the town of Lahaina in Maui burnt down in the fire of summer 2023. The new beauty also wants to help contestants compete in Miss USA 2024.

Savannah Gankiewicz with her grandmothers (Photo: Instagram)

The Hawaiian beauty said that receiving the Miss Universe USA 2023 crown was not an easy decision for her after Miss Noelia Voigt gave up the title due to mental health reasons. Savannah expressed her support for Noelia Voigt and sent her best wishes to the former Miss USA.

Previously, on May 6, Noelia Voigt surprised everyone by announcing her resignation after nearly 8 months of reigning. The beauty from Utah said this was a difficult decision, but it was because of her mental issues.

Two days later, Miss Teen USA 2023, UmaSofia Srivastava, also gave up her crown, saying her personal values were "no longer completely consistent with the direction of the organization".

The resignations of both reigning queens from the Miss USA organization have caused a public stir in recent days. Former Communications Director of Miss USA, Claudia Michelle, has spoken out, accusing the organization of having a toxic work environment that disrespects the titleholders. Claudia Michelle also resigned on May 3rd.

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