Jordon Hudson fell just short in the Miss Maine USA pageant on Sunday, taking third place in the contest with her boyfriend Bill Belichick said to be watching in the stands.
The 24-year-old Hancock representative stormed onto the final day of the contest at the weekend. She was announced as a top-10 finalist on Saturday. She captured the “style” segment of the competition and, on Sunday, placed herself among the last five contestants.
She took part in the interview segment of the evening and seemed to take a swing at critics during a rocky couple of weeks following the disastrous CBS interview where she cut off a question to Belichick about how the two first met.
Hudson was asked how she was doing before beginning her response.
“I’m feeling an immense amount of pride right now,” she said via Mass Live. “I hope anyone who’s watching this finds the strength to push through whatever it is that they’re going through and embodies that hate never wins.”
When asked what moment in life she would want to go back to, Hudson said she wished she could be transported back to her family’s fishing boat.
“I think about this a lot because there is a mass migration for fishermen going on in the rural parts of Maine, and I don’t want to lose more fishermen here,” she said. “As your future Miss Maine USA, I would take the initiative to visit communities … to go to the government and speak up for these people so that they won’t have to worry about these memories as a moment in the past.”
Hudson has been an advocate for Maine fishermen. She thanked President Donald Trump and Maine Sen. Susan Collins as the administration renegotiated the Maine Sea Grant funding.
“I think a lot about this because there is a mass migration for fishermen in rural Maine, and I don’t want to see more fishermen depart this location,” she said. “As your future Miss Maine USA, I would ensure to visit communities … to get into the government and speak up for these individuals so that they won’t have to think about these recollections as a bygone era.”
Hudson has been a champion for Maine fishermen. She credited President Donald Trump and Maine Sen. Susan Collins as the administration renegotiated the Maine Sea Grant funding.
“While Jordon Hudson is not a University or Carolina Athletics employee, she is invited into the Carolina Football facilities. Jordon will still oversee all functions associated with Coach Belichick’s personal brand beyond his work for Carolina Football and the University,” the school added.