Miss United States

I was crowned Miss United States on October 17th, 2022 in my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. As Miss United States, I promoted STEM and arts education on a national scale and visited communities across the country. During my reign, I was a guest-writer for the U.S. Department of Education’s blog; I toured facilities at Kennedy Space Center and attended the NASA SpaceX Crew-7 launch; I visited children at over 35 schools, public libraries, science museums, and children’s hospitals; and I traveled over 85,000 miles across the USA, becoming the first Miss United States titleholder to visit all 50 states during her one-year reign.

I wrote a blog post for the U.S. Department of Education about STEM and Arts education:
“This month, as we’re thinking about gratitude, I’m reflecting on the tremendous impact that educators have had on my life. I would not be where I am today without the many teachers, counselors, librarians, and mentors that have lifted me up, and, now as an educator and mentor myself, I hope to pass that encouragement on to the next generation of students.” Read more on ed.gov.

I taught STEM workshops and read science-themed childrens books to over 500 K-5 students at Rivercrest Elementary School in Memphis, Tennessee. Many of the students that attend Rivercrest will go to Bon Middle School, my alma mater! Read more here.

I interviewed with Channel 13 Albany for National STEM Day. We talked about my work promoting STEM education and my ongoing PhD at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Watch the interview here.

I read Rosie Revere, Engineer during a STEM storytime at Morrill Public Library in Hiawatha, Kansas. Read more here.

I read Luna Muna during a STEM storytime at Love County Library in Southern Oklahoma. Read more here.

I visited patients and read Rosie Revere, Engineer during a STEM storytime at the Children’s Hospital at Providence in Anchorage, Alaska. Read more here.

I read Rosie Revere, Engineer to kids in the Airway Science for Kids program, a nonprofit that teaches children about aviation science. I also took a flight with some of the Airway Science instructors. Read more here.

The Love Letters program teaches students how to code using an art-based Computer Science platform. At the end of each coding workshop, students create a Valentine’s Day card design that we print and deliver to Meals on Wheels programs to brighten seniors’ Valentine’s Days! This year’s cards went to Meals on Wheels Boston (managed by Ethos), Meals on Wheels Portsmouth (New Hampshire), and Bennington Meals on Wheels (Vermont). Read more here.

I worked with the New England Kurn Hattin Children’s Home in Vermont to deliver science kits and books to their residents, and I led a Valentine’s Day craft workshop with the lower grades. Read more here.

I took a (sponsored) trip to LEGOLAND Florida to promote science and engineering education through LEGOs! Read more here.

I brought STEM book donations and personalized autograph cards for students at Rock Port Elementary’s summer school program in Rock Port, Missouri. Read more here.

I read Ada Twist, Scientist during a STEM storytime at the Explorium in Denton, Texas.

I held STEM storytimes at the Alaska Botanical Garden and the Alaska Museum of Science and Nature. Read more here.

I hosted a STEM booth and gave out STEM books and activities at a Children’s Museum of Cleveland back to school event. Read more here.

I read On a Beam of Light during a STEM storytime at the Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake City, Utah. Read more here.

I participated in the Pearl Harbor Memorial parade and veterans’ ceremonies in Hawaii. I talked with WW2 veterans, purple heart veterans, and real life Rosies (pictured), and I rode on a float with Toa Ole Afi fire knife dancers and the Laei Drummers. Read more here. 

My friends at the West Sand Lake Fire Department invited me to ride with them at the Albany St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Read more here.

An Easter Bunny brunch at the Memphis Zoo!

I was made an honorary member of the West Sand Lake Fire Department in New York. Read more here.

Miss South Carolina, Savannah Bethea and I attended a Turtle Talk in Sunset Beach North Carolina. I read I’ll Follow the Moon to the kids in attendance, and we held a meet and greet. Read more here.

I participated in the COLE Foundation’s first annual Wheels for Freedom motorcycle ride and fundraiser in Prescott, Wisconsin. Read more here.

I was booked to participate in the Menands Halloween Trunk or Treat while I was Miss New York, but of course I had to go with my new crown the week after I won as promised!

I rode in the infamous St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston, Massachusetts in a beautiful Ford Mustang sponsored by Imperial Ford. Read more here.

I opened for an American University alumni event which featured AU alum journalists from CNN, Fox News, ESPN, and more.

Pat Tillman Honor Run in NYC. Read more here.

I walked in the Perfectly Pink Project’s virtual fashion show to raise awareness for breast cancer. Read more here.

I attended the Arapahoe County Fair in Colorado to present two veterans with Quilts of Valor quilts and attend the Mutton Bustin’ event. Read more here.

Tiffany Blue photoshoot with Heather Strickland. See more here.

Holiday photos. See more here.

Happy Fourth of July! See more here.

I recreated five looks from the Miss Congeniality movie for April 25th (the most famous day in pageantry). Check them out here. 

A pink portrait from Miss United States photography sponsor, Portrait Reflections. See more here.

Barbie Butterfly shoot from Miss United States photography sponsor, Portrait Reflections. See more here.

I went to Project Runway star Johnathan Kayne’s studio in Nashville to design my opening number dress for Miss United States 2023. Read more here.

I visited Las Vegas, Nevada. See more here.

I visited Los Angeles, California with my sister queens. See more here.

I visited Arizona with Ms. New York 2021. We hiked the Devil’s Bridge in Sedona, and I also visited Tucson, Phoenix, and Scottsdale. Read more here.

I visited Omaha, Nebraska during my midwest library tour. See more here.

I was named to the 2023 Memphis 20 under 30. Read more here.