Miss USA 2024: Who is Aarieanna Ware? Internet outraged after alleged snub to Lone Star state
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Aarieanna Ware, a Dallas native, represented Texas at the Miss USA 2024 pageant in Hollywood, California after winning the title of Miss Texas USA on June 22, 2024. But when she didn't make it into the top 5, her followers expressed their disappointment on social media.
On X, fans complained, "I’m gonna brace myself for some dumb shit though. I’m not gonna say it in writing, but I would not be shocked if they once again choose wrong. Remember these judges didn’t choose Texas." Another person chimed in, "Texas was robbbed!!!!!!!!"
I’m gonna brace myself for some dumb shit though. I’m not gonna say it in writing, but I would not be shocked if they once again choose wrong. Remember these judges didn’t choose Texas #missusa
— Rachel 💜✨ (@NoteRachel) August 5, 2024
One fan questioned, "What is happening? You left TEXAS out of your five? Are they high???????" A fourth person wrote, "I’m just gonna go back here because I’m petty and irritated. Texas would have bodied this OS question and won the whole thing. I don’t trust anybody on this judges panel because how?"
What is happening? You left TEXAS out of your five? Are they high??????? #MissUSA
— CANDIACE (@TherealCANDIACE) August 5, 2024
I’m just gonna go back here because I’m petty and irritated. Texas would have bodied this OS question and won the whole thing. I don’t trust anybody on this judges panel because how? #MissUSA.
— CANDIACE (@TherealCANDIACE) August 5, 2024
One user tweeted, "No Texas is insane. Like some madness and badness….combination." Another asked, "Why are they playing in Texas face like this?"
No Texas is insane. Like some madness and badness….combination #missusa
— Rachel 💜✨ (@NoteRachel) August 5, 2024
Why are they playing in Texas face like this? #MissUSA.
— CANDIACE (@TherealCANDIACE) August 5, 2024
Miss Texas 2024 Aarieanna Ware is an interior designer
Since 2012, Aarieanna is the only Texas winner to have never competed in a USA pageant. She is an interior designer and builder of sustainable homes.
Aarieanna, 26, is the owner of Kenmare Homes, a bespoke sustainable house-building company in the Dallas region, according to her Miss USA profile. She is an adrenaline junkie who loves trapezing and skydiving, and she founded the Build It Up project.
In addition to being "a proud Jewish woman," Aarieanna owns chickens, according to her Miss USA profile.
Who finished in the Top 5 of Miss USA 2024?
While competitors from all across the country wowed the crowd on the Miss USA 2024 stage, only five made it to the evening gown competition stage, where they got to show off their presence, elegance, and sense of style. The winner of the evening, Miss Michigan Alma Cooper, was among the top five competitors in the Miss USA 2024 competition.
Other competitors included Miss Kentucky Connor Perry, Miss Tennessee Christell Foote, Miss Oklahoma Danika Christopherson, and Miss Ohio Macy Hudson.
Together with the swimsuit and interview sections, the evening gown competition is one of the three equally scored categories in the pageant. As long as they adhere to a basic dress code that prohibits corset backs and excessive glitter and strongly encourages the use of beads, sequins, and rhinestones, contestants are free to select dresses that best reflect their personalities.
Who is Miss USA 2024 winner Alma Cooper?
After the shocking resignation of the 2023 winner, Michigan's Alma, a US Army officer, was crowned Miss USA on August 4. She is now the third winner of the title this year. In a pageant that featured swimsuit and evening gown events, the 22-year-old, who holds a Master's in data science from Stanford University, defeated 50 other competitors.
Alma is a proud Afro-Latina lady, the daughter of migrant laborers, and an officer in the United States Army. She is truly pursuing the American dream.
