Miss Kentucky Elle Smith won the Miss USA pageant Monday evening.

Smith is a broadcast journalism graduate of the University of Kentucky and currently works as a news reporter in WHAS11 Louisville.

She will now go on to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in Israel.

Congratulations to 2020 #UKGrad Elle Smith — Miss USA 2021! 🎉👏 https://t.co/57F9aWuBKI

— University of Kentucky (@universityofky) November 30, 2021