She started on the pageant runway of the Miss Kentucky pageant and they placed a crown on her head, then on to Miss USA and at the end of the pageant they announced, "And your 2021 Miss USA is Miss Kentucky, Elle Smith @officialellesmith @officialellesmith 🤩🤩👑👑 Traveling the USA for a year as an ambassador for the @missusa pageant and for women, she stopped in Houston today to do a photo shoot and I had the honor to do her makeup as an artist of @vciartists @vciartists and she is a goddess! 😍😍 Her reign ends this October when she places the crown on the head of the newly chosen Miss USA 2022! This video is from her website when she was in a fashion show during #miamiswimweek modeling for @kittenish 💖💖 Be sure to check out her Instagram @officialellesmith and you'll be blown away⭐️👑⭐️ ✨ ✨ #officialellesmith #vciartists #kittenish