About
Model and reporter known for winning Miss USA 2021. She represented her home state of Kentucky and was crowned Miss USA in May 2021.
Before Fame
She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2020. Prior to winning Miss USA, she was a TV reporter from Louisville, Kentucky.
Trivia
She posts modeling content and updates on her pageant activities on her officialellesmith Instagram, where she has over 90,000 followers.
Family Life
In May 2020, she posted an Instagram picture of her mom for Mother's Day. She grew up in Springfield, Ohio.
Associated With
She is the second Kentucky woman to be crowned Miss USA, the first being Tara Conner who won the pageant in 2006.
