
First-Mom Miss USA Breaks Ground in Pageant History
Justus Kelley, 31, Miss Virginia, and a philanthropic adviser at St. Jude who fosters children with her husband, captured Miss USA, making history as the pageant’s first mother and first contestant over 30 to win in 75 years. The milestone follows changes lifting the age cap for contestants; Kelley will compete in Miss Universe in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this November. She and her husband have been fostering children ranging from 7 months to 10 years, and are currently caring for a baby boy and his sister.













