Belichick is the GOAT of Boyfriends as He and Jordon Hudson's Dad Watch Her Almost Win the Miss Maine Pageant

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If there's anything that is as purely American as tackle football, it's beauty pageants. Yes, I acknowledge we have them all around the world. And technically speaking, the entire universe:

Though as Jay Leno pointed out, Miss Universe is always an Earthling. Probably because we have home planet advantage. 

But still, no one does pageants like we do, in these here United States of 'Murica. Miss USA. Miss America. Mrs. America. Toddler pageants. Granny pageants. City pageants. Pageants at county fairs. And of course, a pageant for all 50 states. Which is where America's cutest couple were this weekend:

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Source - Jordon Hudson placed at the 2025 Miss Maine USA pageant.

 The New England native, 24, came in third place during the finals of the event in Portland, Maine, on Sunday, May 11. She was supported by boyfriend Bill Belichick watching from the audience.

 Hudson, who lost to Shelby Howell, previously placed as runner-up in the competition in 2024, when she lost to Anne Baldridge. Howell will now represent Maine in the next round of competition, the 2025 Miss USA pageant.

 Before she was awarded third place, Hudson spoke before those in attendance, stating, "I hope those watching this find the strength to push through whatever it is and embody that hate never wins."

 Earlier in the day, Hudson was given the pageant's style award on stage. 

This guy. This frigging guy. He's even better at being a boyfriend than every other man you know. Taking time away from everything he has to do to build his football program to go all the way up to Portland to sit in a straight back chair a Holiday Inn ballroom making forced, awkward small talk with his girlfriend's dad listening to chicks from Lewiston and Kennebunk drone on about how they want to inspire young girls to become the strong, empowered leaders of tomorrow or some such drivel. 

And what does he even chat up Mr. Hudson with anyway? He must have 25 years on the guy. He's probably too young to remember the Giants teams of the '80s. Or to get any of Boomer pop culture references. Not that Bill does either, probably. Unless the guy just happens to be a military history buff, it's got to be impossible for two such different cats to find common ground. And of course there's no way you make chit chat evaluating the talent coming across the stage. I mean, "Whoa, check out the hammers on Miss Farmington! The milk truck just arrived!" isn't gonna cut it when you're father to/boyfriend of Miss Hancock. Not mention how excruciating the Swimsuit Competition had to be for both of them. Those seconds must have ticked by like hours. 

So yes, Belichick is even better at being a kind, supportive, devoted boyfriend than any of us. Traipsing up to Vacationland in the middle of May to be there for his honey. Taking interest in her interests. Demonstrating that their relationship is a two-way street and it's not just all about his things. Remember that the next time you can't be bothered to. Like that time your wife wanted to see Hamilton when it was in town but you were too cheap and lazy to get off your fat ass and get tickets before they sold out. Or that time you threw a fit because she wanted to stop at Home Goods to pick out bric-a-brack. And don't get her started on the time you practically faked your own death to get out of Mother's Day brunch with her mom. But here we have the most successful, powerful man on the planet graciously watching girls from Strong and Sebago taping their butt cheeks to make them higher and explaining why they think education is so important. All in the name of love. 

As far as how the pageant went for Jordon, there's no shame in that game. She got the style award which is great, though not what she came for, obviously. You play to win, but so does everybody else. In the pageant game, they call third place "second runner up" for good reason. It's the bronze medal of competitions where you ask strangers to judge you on your looks. It's better than not getting a medal. And who better to help support you through it than the man who's had the greatest triumphs, but also the most heartbreaking defeats of all time? The Super Bowls That Shall Not Be Named. The Philly Special. The 2006 AFC title game. The conference championships at Denver in 2013 and 2015. When you've got a man in your corner who's 14-2 team lost at home to Rex Ryan's Jets a month after beating them 45-3, you've got everything you need to deal with falling just short of your Miss USA dreams. 

I'm sure he told her she's just going to have to keep working. Keep getting better in all three phases. No one's coming to help. No days off. Ignore the noise. Do your job. And to all that we can add "hate never wins." Take that, haters. Sit in judgment of these two crazy, romantic kids all you want. But this 8-time Super Bowl winner and this National Champion cheerleader and now second runner up for Miss Maine are perfect for each other.