Miss Teen USA has given up her crown, simply two days after Miss USA resigned to prioritise her psychological well being.
UmaSofia Srivastava, 17, mentioned she was stepping down from the function as a result of her “private values now not absolutely align with the course of the organisation”.
Posting on Instagram, she mentioned: “I’m grateful for all of the assist from my household, my state administrators, my sister queens, and the followers who’ve cheered me on since I received my state title.
“I’ll at all times look again on my time as Miss NJ Teen USA fondly, and the expertise of representing my state as a primary era, Mexican-Indian American on the nationwide degree was fulfilling in itself.”
She was topped in September 2023.
Her announcement got here after Miss USA Noelia Voigt mentioned she was relinquishing her title with a message urging individuals to take care of their psychological well being.
UmaSofia vowed to proceed her work advocating for “training and acceptance”.
She has written a kids’s guide referred to as The White Jaguar, which led to working with charities, and he or she mentioned this work had at all times been her “true objective”.
She mentioned she was trying ahead to ending highschool and making use of for college.
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In an Instagram put up, Miss Teen USA mentioned: “We respect and assist UmaSofia’s choice to step down from her duties.
“The well-being of our titleholders is a prime precedence.”
The pageant mentioned it was reviewing plans for “the transition of duties to a successor”.
Work is now happening to exchange each Miss USA and Miss Teen USA.
On Monday, 24-year-old Ms Voigt mentioned her “journey as Miss USA has been extremely significant” however she had made the “robust choice” to resign.
She mentioned: “My hope is that I proceed to encourage others to stay steadfast, prioritise your psychological well being, advocate for your self and others by utilizing your voice, and by no means be afraid of what the longer term holds, even when it feels unsure.”