Jordon Hudson\u2019s heartfelt tribute to pageant pal Melissa Sapini appeared to include an unexpected jab at boyfriend Bill Belichick\u2019s \u201csocialite\u201d ex, Linda Holliday.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the Miss Maine USA contender, 24, congratulated Sapini on a memorable reign as Miss Massachusetts USA, which included a run-in with Holliday<\/a> at a Nantucket holiday bash last year.<\/p>\n \u201cI know you will keep shining, metamorphosing and taking up space; even when others threaten you and insist that you don\u2019t belong, e.g. the \u2018Nantucket Socialites\u2019\u2026,\u201d Hudson wrote<\/a> in part on Instagram. <\/p>\n Jordon Hudson honored pal Melissa Sapini in a heartfelt Instagram post in June 2025. Jordon Hudson\/Instagram<\/p>\n The message appeared to include a jab at Bill Belichick\u2019s ex-girlfriend, Linda Holliday. Getty Images for Churchill Downs<\/p>\n \u201cCongratulations on completing this chapter, Queenie. I can\u2019t wait to watch you step into your reign as Melissa Sapini, Hollywood Entertainment Reporter Extraordinare!!!\u201d<\/p>\n Sapini joined Hudson at a festive Massachusetts affair in December when the former college cheerleader was confronted by Holliday, who dated Belichick for 16 years before they split in 2023.<\/p>\n In an incident report of the Dreamland gathering obtained by TMZ<\/a>, Holliday informed a staffer that \u201cshe was upset\u201d over Hudson\u2019s attendance and \u201cfelt her presence was inappropriate,\u201d as her daughters were headlining the event.<\/p>\n Melissa Sapini supported UNC with Jordon Hudson. Jordon Hudson\/Instagram<\/p>\n When Hudson was approached by a staffer and asked \u201cif she thought it was a good idea to be there considering the clear animosity,\u201d she said she had \u201cdone nothing wrong,\u201d per the report.<\/p>\n Before making her exit, Hudson claimed Sapini \u201cwas seemingly threatened by Ms. Holliday, saying that if Ms. Sapini valued her current title, she should think twice about who her friends are and that she, Ms. Holliday, had many powerful friends in the pageant organization,\u201d the report stated, adding Sapini started to cry.<\/p>\n Hudson has not received a warm welcome from the Nantucket social scene, with Page Six reporting<\/a> in May she\u2019s being \u201ciced out.\u201d<\/p>\n Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson went public with their romance in 2024. jordon_isabella\/Instagram<\/p>\n Since going public with their romance in 2024, Hudson\u2019s relationship with Belichick has been under a microscope. <\/p>\n The couple, who met on a flight in 2021, have found ways to turn down the outside noise, heightened in part from a trainwreck CBS interview<\/a> in April and explosive allegations from Pablo Torre podcast drops <\/a>in recent weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cIs there noise out there? We\u2019ve always dealt with that,\u201d Belichick told reporters<\/a> this month as he prepares for his first season as football coach at North Carolina.<\/p>\n The former college cheerleader has supported the NFL legend in his transition to the college ranks at UNC. AP<\/p>\n \u201cReally, our job is to build a football team and \u2026 help build the team and also build their individual careers. So, that\u2019s really where we\u2019re at.\u201d<\/p>\n Hudson has been part of Belichick\u2019s next chapter in Chapel Hill, where Sapini has also joined her on occasion.<\/p>\n Sapini, who was crowned Miss Massachusetts USA in March of last year, expressed gratitude for the journey in an emotional Instagram post Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cThis journey wasn\u2019t about being flawless it was about being fearless. I chased this dream with fire in my soul knowing that one day, the little girl in me would be proud,\u201d she posted<\/a>. \u201c\u2026 To the state of Massachusetts, the city of Boston, my incredible sponsors, coaches, family, friends, supporters and every single person who stood by me thank you for fueling my light and believing in my voice.\u201d<\/p>\n Sapini reached the top 10 in last year\u2019s Miss USA competition.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t