*If you were watching the Miss USA Pageant, you already know who won the crown, but if you weren’t watching, may we present the winner to you: Deshauna Barber, a 26-year-old Army officer from Washington, DC. She gave what many say was the strongest answer of the night when asked about women in combat.
“As a woman in the United States Army, I think … we are just as tough as men. As a commander of my unit, I’m powerful, I am dedicated,” Barber said. “Gender does not limit us in the United States.”
Coming in second was Miss Hawaii, who took a pass during the question-and-answer segment when asked who she would vote for among the likely presidential candidates, Democrat Hillary Clinton or former pageant owner Donald Trump, a Republican.
The Associated Press reports that Chelsea Hardin acknowledged that there was no way to correctly answer the controversial question during the beauty pageant. The question was framed with Clinton’s likely status of being the first woman nominated by a major political party for the White House. Hardin responded that gender doesn’t matter when deciding the next commander in chief. The 24-year-old college student from Honolulu simply said the new president should push for what’s right for the country.
The other women in the top five were asked about voting rights, income inequality and the recent death of sports icon Muhammad Ali.
Meanwhile, fan favorite Miss California, Nadia Grace Mejia, had stumbled and paused when answering a question about social and economic inequality. The 20-year-old model, who is the daughter of the 1990s one-hit-wonder singer known as “Rico Suave,” had also talked about suffering from anorexia and wanting to promote body confidence earlier in the show.
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