Black Dominance At Miss USA 2020

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Cierra Jackson Miss District of Columbia USA 2020

Cierra Jackson is the official representative of District of Columbia in Miss USA 2020. Cierra Jackson is a proud alumna of two women’s colleges, Spelman College and Yale University’s Women’s Campaign School. At Spelman, she gained her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and was inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success. The 27-year-old is also an accomplished singer and has worked in the White House and performed there, too. Additionally, Cierra’s story as a military child has also been featured in Cosmopolitan, People.com and First Lady Michelle Obama’s Instagram and Joining Forces campaign. Cierra previously represented DC as Miss District of Columbia 2016 in the Miss America Competition where she won the Swimsuit award and was the first woman to compete with an Afro.

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Samantha Neyland Miss Hawaii USA 2020

Samantha Neyland is the official representative of Hawaii in Miss USA 2020. When she was in school, she was crowned Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2013 and went on to place in the top 15 at Miss Teen USA. Using her teen title to kickstart her career, Samantha now works as a successful model and actress. Her program, Time to Talk Hawaii, was designed to help teens learn how to communicate effectively in social and professional environments.

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Mariah Clayton Miss Louisiana USA 2020

Mariah Damia Clayton is the official representative of Louisiana in Miss USA 2020. The 23-year-old diva is a graduate student at Southeastern Louisiana University where she is majoring in psychology. She hopes to combine her two passions of psychology and athletics to become a licensed school counselor as well as a high school volleyball coach. Mariah hopes to use her year as Miss Louisiana USA to grow her platform of encouraging others as well as promoting the importance of mental health. Mariah enjoys working with young women to encourage them to believe in themselves. She also has her own YouTube channel that focuses on empowering young women to be their best selves and embrace their natural beauty.

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Taelyr Robinson Miss Maryland USA 2020

Taelyr Robinson is the official representative of Maryland in Miss USA 2020. She is 27-years-old and has always dreamt of being a beauty queen. She stepped in the limelight when she signed her first acting and modeling contract under an agency at the age of 10. She appeared in various advertisements for renowned brands including Barbie and Verizon. In 2018, Taelyr created an interactive art museum, “Colorama”; on the busy Central shopping street, Passeig de Gràcia, Spain. Taelyr also enjoys volunteering her time and has partnered with organizations such as We Deliver God’s Love, Best Buddies, and Hollywood Food Coalition. The diva wants to use the platform of Miss USA 2020 to advocate people about the struggles the family must face while living with an alcoholic.

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Sabrina Keyli Viktor Miss Massachusetts USA 2020

Sabrina Keyli Viktor is the official representative of Massachusetts in Miss USA 2020. The 23-year-old hailing from Brockton Massachusetts, graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst receiving two undergraduate degrees in Theater and Journalism, a Multicultural Theater Certificate, and Commonwealth Honors. Sabrina plans to spend the year working with schools across the state and organizations that want to empower their youth. As an advocate for the arts, especially amongst marginalized groups with a lack of access to arts education, she plans to encourage others to change the narratives of today through methods of performance that allow them to share their truths.

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Asya Danielle Branch Miss Mississippi USA 2020

Asya Danielle Branch is the official representative of Mississippi in Miss USA 2020. Asya Branch is a native of Booneville, MS, and is currently pursuing her Integrated Marketing Communications degree with an emphasis in Public Relations and minor in General Business at the University of Mississippi. Making history as the first African American Miss Mississippi USA, Asya has been advocating for at risk children and criminal justice reform for the past several years. She has worked with government officials and the president on positively changing our justice system. Asya will continue to encourage our youth and be a voice for the unheard.

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Andreia Gibau Miss New York USA 2020

Andreia Gibau is the official representative of New York in Miss USA 2020. She is 24-years-old American-Cape Verdean model who has graduated from St. John’s University with a degree in public relations with a minor degree in fashion. She is passionate about life and doing things that can make difference, change lives and bring smile on people’s face. Andreia is not new to pageantry as she started her pageant journey in 2014 and won the titles of Miss Teen New York USA 2015, Miss Massachusetts Earth USA 2017 and Miss Earth USA 2017. She was placed at Top 16 during her Miss Earth USA 2017 stint. Andreia strongly believes that whatever she is today is because of the pageants she has participated in as it has helped her shape herself in a confident and ambitious human. She feels beauty pageants give voice to women which is so loud and clear that helps them to raise awareness and educate people on something they are passionate about and think needs attention.

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Jonet Nichelle Miss Rhode Island USA 2020

Jonét Nichelle is the official representative of Rhode Island in Miss USA 2020. She is a 25 year old resident of North Providence Rhode Island and graduated with her Bachelors of Science in Human Services from Post University. Jonét is an advocate for the LGBTQ community and the founder of “This is her, she is me: Finding the strength to walk away” a program to spread awareness and prevent domestic violence towards women. As a survivor of domestic violence, Jonét never realized how strong she was until being strong was her only option. She has attended various support groups and women’s shelters to share her story and plans to grow her organization to help those who in need and provide them with educational tools and resources.

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Imani Blackmon Miss Washington USA 2020

Imani Blackmon is the official representative of Washington in Miss USA 2020. Imani is a journalism major whose career goal is to be a correspondent on major entertainment news outlets. She now works with AfterBuzz TV as a host and at Disneyland as a dancer part-time. Imani takes pride in working with the Miss Amazing Pageant, a pageant for girls and women with disabilities.

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Gabriella Deyi Miss Wisconsin USA 2020

Gabriella Deyi is the official representative of Wisconsin in Miss USA 2020. Gabriella Deyi is 27 years old, currently working as a television broadcast journalist and personality in Madison. She holds a degree in science and started working after graduating. She left her monotonous job and pursued what she wanted to do since she was a little girl. Believing in motto “If you do what you love, you will never work a day in your life”, Gabby wants to be a catalyst for people to tell their stories with confidence. Gabby wants to focus on mental health awareness and breaking down the stigma that comes with it.