UmaSofia Srivastava Resigns as Miss Teen USA 2023 Just Days After Miss USA Crowned
Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava has decided to step down from her title, following in the footsteps of Miss USA Noelia Voigt who recently relinquished her crown.
UmaSofia Srivastava is bidding farewell to her title.
Just two days after Noelia Voigt made the announcement about stepping down as Miss USA 2023, the 17-year-old UmaSofia shared her own resignation as Miss Teen USA.
“After careful consideration,” UmaSofia wrote in a May 8 Instagram post, “I’ve decided to resign as I find that my personal values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization.”
It was a tough decision for the former Miss New Jersey Teen USA, who was crowned in September.
“After months of grappling with this decision, I have made the choice to resign from the title of Miss Teen USA 2023,” she explained. “I will always look back on my time as Miss NJ Teen USA fondly, and the experience of representing my state as a first generation, Mexican-Indian American at the national level was fulfilling in itself.”
UmaSofia, the first Miss New Jersey USA to win the prestigious title, admitted that while she did not anticipate her reign ending like this, she is excited about the future as she completes 11th grade and applies to colleges.