Bill Belichick is supporting girlfriend Jordon Hudson as she competes in the Miss Maine USA beauty pageant.
Hudson, 24, was spotted among the 16 other Miss Maine competitors in a green snakeskin pantsuit on Saturday, May 10, at the Holiday Inn in Portland, Maine, per Page Six. According to People, Belichick, 73, attended the pageant’s preliminary rounds.
The former cheerleader accessorized her green outfit with gold platform heels, a silver necklace and matching earrings and, of course, her Hancock sash to represent her hometown.
Hudson is expected to make an appearance in the interview, evening gown and swimsuit portions of the competition. She is currently in seventh place in the pageant’s online voting system, though she placed second in the 2024 pageant.
The winner of the title of Miss Maine USA 2025 is automatically selected as the state’s representative in the 2025 Miss USA pageant. Hudson announced she would be competing for the Miss Maine 2025 title last month.
“Happy International Pageant Day????✨,” Hudson wrote via Instagram on April 10. “I couldn’t think of a better day to share with the world that I will be competing for Miss Maine USA 2025; representing my hometown Hancock. ????????????[insert mussel shell emoji]. For full event details, go to missmaineusa.com.”
Hudson’s participation in the Miss Maine pageant comes just one day after The University of North Carolina — of which Belichick is head coach of the football team — addressed rumors that she had been banned from the university’s football facilities.
“While Jordon Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina Athletics, she is welcome to the Carolina Football facilities,” Carolina Athletics said in a statement to Us Weekly on Friday, May 9. “Jordon will continue to manage all activities related to Coach Belichick’s personal brand outside of his responsibilities for Carolina Football and the University.”
Journalist Pablo Torre had reported on his podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out” earlier that day that Hudson was “no longer allowed in the football building, she is not allowed on the football field.”
A source at the school reportedly told Torre, “I don’t think you’ll be hearing much from Jordon moving forward.”
Earlier this month, Hudson drew criticism for her behavior during Belichick’s sit-down interview with CBS Sunday Morning. When journalist Tony Dokoupil asked Belichick how he and Hudson met, she interjected off-camera, saying, “We’re not talking about this.” Belichick defended her in a statement days later.
“I was surprised when unrelated topics were introduced, and I repeatedly expressed to the reporter, Tony Dokoupil, and the producers that I preferred to keep that conversation centered on the book,” Belichick said in a statement released by the University of North Carolina on April 30. “After this occurred several times, Jordon, with whom I share both a personal and professional relationship, stepped in to reiterate that point to help refocus the discussion.”
CBS responded to Belichick’s statement by saying there had been “no preconditions or limitations to this conversation” before the interview. “This was confirmed repeatedly with his publisher before the interview took place and after it was completed,” a CBS spokesperson said on April 30.
