Moment Miss Kansas winner airs shocking allegations against abuser - before revealing he's in the AUDIENCE

The recently crowned Miss Kansas has been hailed arsenic a leader aft utilizing nan winner's acceptance reside to telephone retired her abuser arsenic he sat successful nan title audience.

ICU caregiver Alexis Smith triumphed complete 26 rivals to triumph a spot astatine January's Miss America title connected a level of 'respect reclaimed'.

And she proved they were not quiet words erstwhile she electrified nan shape pinch a withering put-down of nan man who tried to musculus successful connected her victory.

'My imagination arsenic nan adjacent Miss Kansas is to destruct unhealthy and abusive relationships,' she began.

'Matter of fact, immoderate of you retired successful this assemblage saw maine very affectional because my abuser is present today.

'But that's not going to extremity maine from being connected this Miss Kansas shape and from representing arsenic nan adjacent Miss Kansas.

'Because I, and my community, merit patient relationships.'

The assemblage erupted successful a opinionated ovation and nan wellness worker from Wichita has recovered herself astatine nan halfway of a tornado since footage of past month's arena went viral, pinch hundreds praising her for her bravery.

'You spell girl,' wrote one. 'You make maine proud of my location state.'

'This impacts Kansas successful a overmuch much profound measurement than you could ever imagine!' wrote another.

While different quoted nan bully witch who helps Dorothy return to Kansas from nan Wizard of Oz.

'You had nan powerfulness each on my dear,' she wrote.

Smith later told KSN News that 'every azygous female successful my family, was impacted by home violence'.

'At nan property of 14, I sewage successful my first relationship, but it was besides an abusive narration that I was successful until astir 2018, 2019.

'It's thing that I'm still experiencing and dealing pinch today.'

And 5 years connected her bosom fell erstwhile she discovered that her abuser had arrived astatine nan Pratt Community College to watch nan title final.

'On nan nighttime of Miss Kansas, my travel took an unexpected move erstwhile personification I person been treatment from tried to disrupt my peace,' she explained connected her Facebook page.

'Instead of falling into silence, I chose to unrecorded retired my imagination for a amended world.

'I took backmost nan powerfulness — not conscionable for myself, but for my dreams and everyone watching and listening.

'This isn't astir shunning others; it's astir turning our symptom into intent and channeling it successful a measurement that unifies and uplifts.'

And her defiance won praise from organizations supporting victims of home unit crossed nan country.

'We are profoundly grateful for her courageousness successful utilizing her level to advocator for victims and survivors of home violence, ensuring that everyone tin acquisition safe and patient relationships,' wrote nan Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Her bravery and grace, particularly successful sharing her individual communicative and opinionated beardown contempt challenges, animate america all.

'We commend her imagination pinch 'Respect Reclaimed: Advocating for Healthy Relationships' and eagerly expect nan affirmative effect she will proceed to make.'