Cierra Jackson, 28, was a semifinalist both at Miss Georgia USA 2019 and Miss Georgia USA 2020. She was third runner-up to Miss District of Columbia USA 2019 Cordelia Cranshaw.
On January 19, 2020, as Miss Capital City USA 2020, Jackson competed against 19 other Miss District of Columbia USA 2020 at the Carpenter Theater in Richmond, Virginia, United States. She won the title.
Runner-up to Jackson was Alexis Becton of Fort Dupont. The respective second, third and fourth runners-up were Jessy Peralta of Bloomingdale, Chelsie Stevens of Northeast and Sasha Perea of Center City.
Miss District of Columbia USA 2021
On July 17, 2021, Jackson will crown her successor at the Carpenter Theatre in Richmond. It is the 66th edition of the beauty pageant that selects Washington, D.C.’s candidate for Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate from the U.S.
A total of 20 women are competing for the Miss District of Columbia USA 2021 title. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 5 candidates:
5. Chelsie Stevens (Northeast DC)
4. Mecole Hayes (Ivy City)
3. Sasha Perea (City Center)
2. Jade Glab (Georgetown)
1. Arabia Woolfolk (Eastern Market)
Currently, Washington, D.C. has 23 Miss USA placements including the coronations of Barbara Joan “Bobbi” Johnson in 1964, Shauntay Renae Hinton in 2002, Deshauna Barber in 2016 and McCullough in 2017. The most recent one was achieved by Jackson.
On November 9, 2020, Jackson represented Washington, D.C. at Miss USA 2020 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Exhibition Center and the Soundstage of Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She finished in the Top 16.
Jackson was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA and raised in Columbus, Georgia, USA as a military brat. She graduated from Columbus High School in Columbus in 2010 and Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 2014.
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