"The competition will be streamed on Peacock in the US on Thursday night. This year, Audrey Eckert from Nebraska will represent the United States at the pageant. She took home the crown at Miss USA 2025 in October following years of turmoil and leadership changes at the pageant. Miss USA 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel was the last American to win the Miss Universe pageant. It had been a decade since a contestant from the US took the crown."
"Stevenson was crowned Miss Universe in 1954, making her the first American to win the pageant. She won after initially tying with Miss Brazil Martha Rocha, with Stevenson ultimately taking the crown because the judges decided she had a better physique than Rocha, according to Telemundo. Stevenson was a student at Lander College when she started competing in pageants, first representing South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant in 1954, according to the college, which is now called Lander University."
One hundred twenty women will compete in the 74th Miss Universe pageant in Thailand, with the event streaming on Peacock in the United States. Audrey Eckert of Nebraska will represent the United States after winning Miss USA 2025 in October amid years of turmoil and leadership changes at the Miss USA organization. R'Bonney Gabriel, Miss USA 2022, was the most recent American to win Miss Universe, ending a decade without a U.S. winner. Nine Miss USAs have won Miss Universe historically. Miriam Stevenson won in 1954 and later became a television host; Olivia Culpo won in 2012 and pursued acting.
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