Noelia Voigt (born November 1, 1999) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

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on September 29, 2023. She is the third woman from Utah to win Miss USA, 63 years after its last win in 1960. She represented United States at the

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pageant on November 18, 2023, in El Salvador where she made it into top 20 semifinalists. Voigt is an anti-bullying advocate.

Early life and career

Voigt was born in

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, to a Venezuelan mother, Jackeline Coromoto Briceño from

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, and an American father, Jack David Voigt, a professional baseball player who played for

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. Voigt is the first Venezuelan-American to earn the title Miss Utah USA and eventually Miss USA. She attended Pine View School for the Gifted in

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Voigt has said she wanted to compete in pageants as a child, but her mother made her wait until she became a teenager. 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. In 2021, Voigt authored a children's book called ''Maddie the BRAVE,'' inspired by Madison Whittsett, a 9-year-old who committed suicide after being bullied at her school in 2018. Voigt attended the

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and is a licensed esthetician.

Pageantry

Miss USA 2023

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

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, winning and becoming their first

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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: Voigt was crowned by the outgoing titleholder

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as Miss USA.

Miss Universe 2023

As Miss USA 2023, Voigt represented the US at the Miss Universe 2023, in El Salvador on November 18, reaching the top 20 finalists.

References

{{Authority control Miss USA winners Living people 1999 births American beauty pageant winners Miss Universe 2023 contestants American people of Venezuelan descent Female models from Florida Hispanic and Latino American female models People from Sarasota, Florida People from Park City, Utah University of Alabama alumni