Elle Smith, the 2021 Miss USA winner, is on a 'Smile Train Tour,' where she'll make stops at schools to talk with students as part of a Teacher Appreciation Tour with Smile Train.

 

Smile Train is a non-profit that partners with schools across the country to raise awareness and funds to help children born with cleft palates. Since 1999, the charity has partnered with schools to raise over $1 million for children with cleft palates worldwide.

 

The 'Teacher Appreciation Tour' aims to spread smiles and show teachers and schools their appreciation. Smile Train provided breakfast to all Blott teachers as a thank you.

 

Liberty was the third stop on Smith's tour. Before making her way to the Valley, she stopped in New York and New Jersey. Her tour concluded in Columbus.

 

Smith's tour has taken her to elementary and high schools nationwide, speaking with students about her experiences with Smile Train and about the power of confidence, giving back, volunteering, advocating for kindness, and more.