An Inspiring Journey to Miss USA: Miss Arizona Makes History as the Oldest to Win a State Title

Miss Arizona USA 2024 is making history.
Crowned on Memorial Day at ‪@HigleyCenter‬ for the Performing Arts
in Gilbert, K Johnson is the oldest woman to ever win Miss Arizona USA.
Days after she was crowned, Johnson tells ‪@abc15‬ with a smile,
"It doesn't offend me to say that I'm the oldest competitor. I'm the oldest competitor!" Johnson told O'Kelley with a smile.

She's now the first woman in her 40s to ever win a chance to compete for the title of Miss USA and she's not worried about her age holding her back.
"You can still be 40 plus and fabulous!" Johnson said.

Making it to Miss USA is something that almost never happened for her. She was forced to let go of that goal because of competition age restrictions.

"I actually started my first California pageant when I was 18," Johnson explained.

While attending college in San Diego, she competed for Miss California USA four times until she hit her final year of eligibility.

"I never made top 10 until my last year. Then, just sitting back on the bus with my consolation pearls thinking 'Great job you made top 10.' I thought, 'Well, this is it,'" Johnson recalled.

Then earlier this year, the pageant organization lifted age restrictions allowing more women to compete.
That's when Johnson went all in.

"I was just ready. I think i saw on Oprah once that if some people don't know where they're going, it's because they don't have a destination in sight. Well, THIS destination was in sight!" said Johnson.

She tells us she's embracing this experience, the good and the not so good.

"We know that Miss USA stepped down recently. Also, Miss Teen USA did step down. A lot of it I'm hearing has to do with maybe mental health issues. Can you talk about that?" asked O'Kelley.

"I've just heard a couple of things as well. But I believe when you're citing mental health, you should take it seriously. And I support her decision in stepping down. It doesn't, diminish my excitement still to compete for Miss USA 2024. I believe i could be a really good liaison, from what the pageant was, to what it's becoming today. Being more inclusive," answered Johnson.

Now she's hoping her life experience can help her accomplish her dream of being crowned Miss USA while inspiring people of all ages.

"Your beauty shouldn't be defined by your age. It should be about you as a person, your resilience, your radiance and what you can bring to others," said Johnson.

The now 41-year-old will represent the state of Arizona at the‪@OfficialMissUSA‬ pageant in Los Angeles, California on August 4.

You can cheer Johnson on and follow her journey on the Miss Arizona USA social media pages.

https://www.instagram.com/missazusa/?...

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