Miss Teen USA Gives Back Her Crown Days After Miss USA’s Resignation
The 17-year-old beauty queen who won last year’s Miss Teen USA pageant announced Wednesday she would be relinquishing her throne, saying that her personal values “no longer fully align with the direction of the organization.”
In a lengthy Instagram statement, UmaSofia Srivastava offered a vague explanation for her departure, saying she’d come to the decision after “months of grappling” with it.
“I will always look back on my time as Miss NJ Teen USA fondly, and the experience of representing my state as a first generation, Mexican-Indian American at the national level was fulfilling in itself,” she said.