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Asya Branch was crowned the Miss USA Mon­day night at Elvis Presley’s Grace­land in Mem­phis, Tennessee.

In 2018, Branch became the first black woman to win the title of Miss Mis­sis­sip­pi USA and has been described as “a gun-lov­ing Trump fan,” which helps explain the reac­tion by some to her lat­est achievement.

New­ly-crowned Miss USA Asya Branch caused quite a stir on Mon­day when she declared her sup­port for guns on the pageant stage. I spoke to Branch after her win, and she told me she still believes assault weapons like AK-47s should be banned in Amer­i­ca. https://t.co/YOgJ424bnV

— Anneta K (@bettanneta) Novem­ber 12, 2020