Over one week after placing third at Miss Maine USA, Jordon Hudson is looking back on her recent pageant experience.
On Monday, May 19, the former cheerleader, 24, posted a carousel of Instagram photos captured of her on stage at the two-day competition in Portland, Maine, where she was supported by boyfriend Bill Belichick, 73. Hudson shared images of her evening gown look — a sparkly violet dress decorated with a sash representing the town of Hancock — and her shimmery teal swimwear ensemble.
In one of the snaps, Hudson is seen accepting the pageant’s style award while sporting the gold mini dress she wore during the event’s opening number.
She didn’t add any commentary in her caption and instead simply tagged the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association and the Maine Sea Grant page. Hudson did, however, add a musical accompaniment to her post, soundtracking the carousel to Taylor Swift’s song “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince.”
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Jordon Hudson will fellow contestants at Miss Maine USA.
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Though Swift’s 2019 track does make a mention of a “pageant smile” in an earlier verse, Hudson’s music selection begins later in the song. “No cameras catch my muffled cries/I counted days, I counted miles/To see you there, to see you there/And now the storm is coming,” Swift sings before launching into the chorus, which references rumors and skewed reputations: “They whisper in the hallway, ‘She’s a bad, bad girl.'”
The song, which was released on the 14-time Grammy winner’s Lover album, nods to themes of school-age gossiping. Swift’s perspective is notably unconcerned by the talk around her; instead, the singer focuses on a romance undeterred by criticism.
Considering recent press attention on Hudson and Belichick, the Miss Maine USA contestant — who competed in the pageant in 2024 as well, previously placing second — could be using the song to characterize her own situation.
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Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson.
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Before their weekend in Portland, the couple caught criticism after their awkward CBS News appearance on April 27, prompting their relationship to become a regular subject of news headlines.
Another photo from Hudson’s recent Instagram post shows her speaking into a microphone held by the emcee as she answered a question during the last round of judging. As she took center stage, she began by sending another pointed message seemingly about the scrutiny of her situation.
“I’m feeling an immense amount of pride right now,” she said into the microphone. “I’m hoping that anybody who is watching this finds the strength to push through whatever it is that they’re going through and embodies that hate never wins.”
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