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Exclusive: Miss USA's first-ever MARRIED contestant gives a behind-the-scenes peek at what it's like to compete in the coveted pageant, while still celebrating her triumph over law reform's that has allowed her to wed her long-time spouse
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October 29, 2023
Juliana Morehouse, 24, the reigning Miss Maine, talked about her decision to marry her longtime boyfriend before competing in this year's Miss USA pageant. She has been competing in pageants since her teen years, a passion that evidently runs in her family, with her mother, Lynn Jenkins, who won Miss North Carolina in 1994. Although Juliana had been in a long-term relationship, she couldn't get married to her man without compromising on her pageant aspirations, given that the Miss USA organization didn't allow divorced contestants to marry. However, a rule change, which was announced in August 22, changed all that. This news turned our world upside down in the right way for my husband and me.' In the end, these two big dreams of mine were no longer in conflict. 'We may be getting married and I'll be able to compete at Miss USA,' Juliana said of her decision to become the first 'Mrs.' to vie for the Miss USA title