Elle Smith is going from Miss Kentucky to Miss USA!
The pageant queen, who works as a broadcast news reporter for Louisville's WHAS-TV, was crowned Miss USA on Monday night at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
As the newly crowned Miss USA, Smith will go on to represent the U.S. at the upcoming Miss Universe pageant, which is scheduled to take place on Dec. 12 in Eilat, Israel.
Smith was crowned Miss USA by last year's winner, Asya Branch. During Monday's ceremony, Branch gave Smith the Miss USA tiara, officially passing on the title to her successor, who teared up and seemed overjoyed after the exciting news was announced.
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A "technical issue" involving the September payment means some families will get less money for the final three months of 2021. Here's why.
Four months in, millions of children still not seeing Child Tax Credit payments
The IRS said some families eligible for the advanced child tax credit who received a split payment in September may have gotten a little too much. As a result, their October, November and December payments may be reduced slightly.
It goes back to what was described as a "technical issue" with the September payment. This caused about 2% of child tax credit recipients to get their payments......