Miss Samoa USA will be representing her country and her home state of Utah in an international pageant. Josephina Lealaitafea was crowned on August 1, 2024 after a 15-year hiatus of the pageant.

Some countries, like Cuba and Samoa, returned to the Miss Universe stage after ... the first from her country to win the crown. The 21-year-old pageant queen is a dancer who aspires to become ...