Florinda Kajtazi, 27-years-old, an American model who was crowned Miss New York USA 2019 on Sunday, January 20, 2019. On May 2, 2019, Kajtazi competed in the 2019 Miss USA Competition at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada.
In addition to being Miss New York USA 2019, Kajtazi also balances her studies as well, as she is currently a post-baccalaureate at Lehman College in New York.
Prior to attending Lehman College, Kajtazi graduated from Yonkers High School before earning a Bachelor’s degree in Forensic Psychology from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.
Born in the Bronx, Kajtazi, who is Albanian, was raised in Yonkers with her four other siblings — two brothers and two sisters. Fun fact about the Kajtazi’s: all five of them have a black belt in the martial art of Taekwondo.
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The 2019 Miss USA competition was held at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada, and was hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, who also hosted the 2018 Miss USA competition.
This Miss USA competition is one of the premier beauty pageants in both the United States and in the world. First founded in the year 1952, the Miss USA pageant was famously owned b President Donald Trump from 1996 to 2015 before the rights to the pageant were sold to WME/IMG. Previously broadcast by NBC, the Miss USA beauty pageant now resides on Fox.
The pageant is structured the same as any tradition beauty pageant, as it includes swimsuit, gown, and interview competitions.
Each year, the winner of the Miss USA beauty pageant represents the United States of America in the Miss Universe pageant.