Mariah Clayton of Zachary, Louisiana, United States attended the Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 2014 to 2017. She was a member of the volleyball team of the university and graduated from the university with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
Clayton played volleyball at Zachary High School in Zachary. In 2012, she won the school’s Captain’s Award.
On October 9, 2019, Clayton won Miss Louisiana USA 2020 at the Lafon Performing Arts Center in Luling, Louisiana. On January 16, 2021, she crowned her successor Tanya Crowe at Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie, Louisiana.
Miss Louisiana USA 2021 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Louisiana USA national membership: Miss USA |
| edition: 68th date: January 16, 2021 venue: Jefferson Performing Arts Center, Metairie, Louisiana, United States candidates: 68 |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (HOMETOWN) |
| Top 20 | Kristal Breaux (Bayou State) Krista Toussant (Carencro) Caroline Colvin (Holiday in Dixie) McKenna Greene (Monterey) Bria Lain (Nola) Lauren Thirstrup (Slidell) |
| Top 10 | Hannah Fontenot (Acadiana) Halle Bourdonnay (Baton Rouge) Lindsey Watkins (Gonzales) EmmaKate Few (North Louisiana) Emily Randon (Sportsman’s Paradise) |
| Top 5 | Sylvia Masters (Lafayette) Alyssa Bradley (Magnolia) Tanya Crowe (New Orleans) Josie Stephens (Pelican State) Jordyn McKey (Prairieville) |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Kristal Breaux Bayou State |
| Miss Photogenic | Mariah Smith Grambling |
| People’s Choice | Bria Lain Nola |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2021 | 2020 |
| 4th runner-up | Alyssa Bradley Magnolia | Emily Randon Lafayette |
| 3rd runner-up | Sylvia Masters Lafayette | Madeline Langlinais Magnolia |
| 2nd runner-up | Jordyn McKey Prairieville | Josie Stephens Baton Rouge |
| 1st runner-up | Josie Stephens Pelican State | Jordyn McKey Prairieville |
| Miss Louisiana USA | Tanta Crowe New Orleans | Mariah Clayton Greater Baton Rouge |
Currently, Louisiana has 28 Miss USA placements including the coronations of Eurlyne Howell in 1958, Sharon Brown in 1961 and Ali Landry in 1996. On November 9, 2020, Clayton represented the state at Miss USA 2020, competed against 50 other candidates at the Exhibition Center and the Soundstage of Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, USA and finished in the Top 16.
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