Bill Belichick and his girlfriend Jordon Hudson are again in the headlines. The University of North Carolina head coach was seen cheering for his girlfriend in the front row while the 24-year-old earned third place at the Miss Maine competition at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland.
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Hudson was representing her hometown of Hancock at the Miss Maine USA pageant, and it was the second time she took part in the competition. She was one of the top five finalists, as per the organizers of the event.
However, Hudson couldn’t bag the crown after she finished third, while Bangot’s Shelby Ann Howell won the 2025 title. Last year, Hudson was the first runner-up in the competition when she lost to Anne Baldridge.<
Bill Belichick showed his support for his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, at the 2025 Miss Maine pageant on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/KZvVdRTdcC
— TMSPN.com (@sportsgossip) May 11, 2025
Ahead of being awarded third place, Hudson took to the stage to give a message to the people.
According to a report in People, she said, “I hope those watching this find the strength to push through whatever it is and embody that hate never wins.”
It has been a busy week for Hudson, as she previously won the pageant’s style award on stage.
Whatever the results, the former general manager of the New England Patriots was there to support her as she prepared for the upcoming college football season. The two have been in the spotlight ever since they went public for the first time in 2024.
However, the report of them seeing each other has come since 2023, after the coach’s return to his former girlfriend, Linda Holliday. Earlier, rumors had it that Hudson was banned from the UNC football facilities.
However, the program denied the rumors and called it “false report” as per The Athletic.
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Further, a spokesperson of the athletic department said in a statement, as per the aforementioned source, “While Jordon Hudson is not an employee at the University or Carolina athletics, she is welcome to the Carolina football facilities.”
The two initially connected in a flight in 2021 when they were seated beside each other, travelling from the Boston area to Florida, as per TMZ. He also signed the former cheerleader’s textbooks before spotted for the first time together in January 2023.
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