Kaliegh Garris Interview 2024 Miss USA Finals Red Carpet at Peacock Theatre at L.A. Live

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https://www.maximotv.com  Miss teen USA 2019 winner Kaliegh Garris interview on the red carpet at the 73rd annual Miss USA finals live competition event on August 4, 2024, at the Peacock Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California, USA.  Reporter: Athenna Crosby @athennacrosby.  This video is available for editorial use in all media and worldwide. To ensure compliance and proper licensing of this video, please contact us.  ©MaximoTV

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00:00So, no stranger to pageants, what's it like being on the judges' side?

00:06Oh my goodness, so this is my second time judging the teen competition and I also judged

00:10the Miss USA competition two years ago.

00:13It's definitely difficult.

00:15You have such a short amount of time to be able to judge, so it's a whirlwind.

00:21I know it is for the girls, they are working their butts off to be able to be where they're

00:25at tonight, especially with the Miss USA competition, so I'm very excited to see how everybody does

00:30What do you think about all the changes that Miss USA has gone through in the last couple

00:33of years?

00:34Oh, it's been a lot.

00:36I mean, just from the rule changes from ages to marital status to child status, everything

00:42has been a wild change, but I think it does a lot for inclusion within women and gives

00:49a broader audience to who's watching this pageant and who it should include, and so

00:56I'm very happy that the organization is doing more to include different women of different

01:02forms, body size, ethnicity, marital status, children's status, to be able to be more inclusive

01:09to all women, because that's really what pageantry is about.

01:11Absolutely.

01:12Girl power, we will say we do love that.

01:14One last thought for you, walking out of the theater not winning the pageant might be difficult

01:19for some of these girls.

01:20What do you have to say about trusting the process and empowering these women to continue

01:25their work?

01:27I'm a big believer in everything happens for a reason, and as much as it can suck in the

01:30moment, because trust me, I entirely know it does suck in the moment.

01:33I've walked out of theaters not winning numerous times, but it really does happen for a reason,

01:40and that's why I believe I am here today, that there are multiple women that are there

01:44where they are today, and it should happen that way, and that these women should be so

01:49proud of themselves, because even just getting from a local to a state to the national stage

01:54is such a humongous deal.

01:57It's ginormous, and I hope they are so proud of themselves and are able to use this as

02:01a platform to continue to propel themselves forward.

02:05Thank you so much, Kaylee.

02:06Enjoy the rest of your night.

02:08You too.

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