Invoice Belichick Cheers on Jordon Hudson as She Wins Award at Miss Maine USA Pageant

Jordon Hudson is one step nearer to nabbing the crown on the 2025 Miss Maine USA pageant!

Throughout the occasion finals on Sunday, Could 11, the previous faculty cheerleader, 24, was given the pageant’s fashion award on stage in Portland, Maine.

Within the viewers was boyfriend Bill Belichick, who clapped in help when Hudson obtained the glory. She and the previous New England Patriots supervisor, 73, have been dating since 2023.

Hudson was chosen to obtain the glory over 16 different girls, who’re additionally competing for the title of Miss Maine USA 2025. After the awards portion of the occasion, Hudson superior to the finals with 9 different contestants.

The winner of the highest crown is mechanically chosen to signify the New England state within the subsequent spherical of competitors, the 2025 Miss USA pageant.

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Every of the Miss Maine contestants represents a special metropolis on stage, with Hudson exhibiting up for the city of Hancock. She beforehand competed within the pageant final yr, when the previous cheerleader nabbed the title of runner-up to Miss Maine USA 2024 Anne Baldridge.

Hudson announced her return to the 2025 pageant with an Instagram post on April 9. She shared a headshot of herself wearing a inexperienced robe with a silver and white sash that learn “Miss Hancock USA” on the entrance.

“Joyful Worldwide Pageant Day 👑✨,” she started her caption. “I couldn’t consider a greater day to share with the world that I can be competing for Miss Maine USA 2025; representing my hometown Hancock. 🫶🏼💜 [insert mussel shell emoji].”

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Hudson just lately made headlines for her relationship with Belichick. On April 27, the couple caught some criticism after their awkward CBS News appearance.

Belichick sat down for a Sunday Morning phase timed forward of the discharge of his ebook The Art of Winning: Lessons from a Life in Football. He was joined on air by Hudson, whom reporter Tony Dokoupil described as a “fixed presence” throughout the interview.

The printed grew to become tense when she shut down the reporter’s query about how the pair met. Dokoupil moved on from the uncomfortable pause by stating in a voiceover, “It’s a subject neither considered one of them is snug commenting on.”

Hudson was the primary to talk out about what occurred, initially posting emails despatched by the previous NFL coach on Instagram.

“Full assertion COMING SOON,” Hudson captioned a screenshot of correspondence from Belichick to what look like his ebook publishers, explaining his issues over promotion for his new memoir.

Belichick appeared upset within the e-mail about an article that centered extra on his admission that he “f—– up” in a Tremendous Bowl over the “260+ pages” of different subjects within the ebook.

“I’m not going to be the conductor of a hype practice within the ebook promotion — now we have sufficient hype to work with,” he continued within the message, which is dated April 10, two and a half weeks earlier than his CBS Sunday Morning interview aired.

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A number of days later, Belichick issued his own statement relating to his and Hudson’s extensively mentioned second throughout the broadcast. He maintained that the aim of the dialog was to advertise his ebook, and he was not ready to debate “unrelated subjects” on air. He claimed to be stunned when Dokoupil questioned Belichick about different particulars relating to his life.

“She was not deflecting any particular query or matter however merely doing her job to make sure the interview stayed on observe,” learn Belichick’s assertion, which was despatched by way of e-mail from his employer, the College of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on April 30.

He additionally addressed Hudson’s fast response to the query about their first assembly, which led to viewers’ hypothesis concerning the origin of their relationship. “A number of the clips make it seem as if we have been avoiding the query of how we met, however now we have been open about the truth that Jordon and I met on a flight to Palm Seaside in 2021,” stated the previous New England Patriots coach,

In a press release shared with PEOPLE, CBS refuted Belichick’s assertions that there have been off-limits subjects.

“After we agreed to talk with Mr. Belichick, it was for a wide-ranging interview. There have been no preconditions or limitations to this dialog. This was confirmed repeatedly together with his writer earlier than the interview came about and after it was accomplished.”