Complete list of Miss Michigan USA 2021 candidates

Miss Michigan USA 2020 Chanel Johnson, 26, of Southfield, Michigan, United States will crown her successor at the McMorran Entertainment Center in Port Huron, Michigan on August 7, 2021. It will be the 70th edition of the state-level beauty pageant that selects Michigan’s candidate for Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S.

Currently, Michigan has 26 Miss USA placements including three winners. Representing the state, Carole Gist, Kenya Moore and Rima Fakih were crowned Miss USA in 1990, 1993 and 2010, respectively.

Gist was runner-up to Miss Universe 1990 Mona Grudt of Norway. Moore finished in the Top 6 at Miss Universe 1993 while Fakih was unplaced at Miss Universe 2010.

There are 52 women competing for the Miss Michigan USA 2021 title. Here is the list of candidates:

1. Emma Kull (Ann Arbor)
2. Maddie Wein (Bloomfield Hills)
3. Shelby Sacco (Blue Lakes)
4. Leslie Bradley (Cascades)
5. Brogan Westra (Dearborn)
6. Sidnei Austin (Detroit)
7. Makayla Steen (Detroit City)
8. DaKayla Clark (D-Town)
9. Leticia Ferreira (East Detroit)
10. Victoria Williams (Farmington Hills)
11. Christina Loukopoulos (Grand Blanc)
12. Mariah Payne (Great Lakes)
13. Ariyana Jordan (Greater Detroit)
14. Kizzmett Littleton (Heart of Detroit)
15. Kayla Anderson (Highland)
16. Paige Weston (Hudsonville)
17. Shannon Watts (Jackson County)
18. Amanda Pittman (Kent County)
19. Ranessa Cooley (Lake City)
20. Kristin Penrose (Lake Orion)
21. Siham Hassan (Lansing)
22. Merna Mosa (Macomb Township)
23. Marcayla Armstrong (Metro Detroit)
24. Arianna Quan (Midtown)
25. Elizabeth James (Motor City)
26. Alexis Fagan (Motown)
27. Alexis Birchmeier (New Lothrop)
28. Tahalas Taylor (Northwest Detroit)
29. Samantha Bass (Oak Park)
30. Kyla Wright (Oakland County)
31. Julia Ross (Orion Township)
32. Lindsey Jarrell (Oscoda)
33. Aria Hutchinson (Plymouth)
34. Tamika Vantifflin (Pure Michigan)
35. Brooke Timlin (Redford)
36. Qwinterria Davis (Rochester)
37. Shivani Sharma (Royal Oak)
38. Shelby Saint Souver (Saginaw)
39. India Clay (Shelby Charter Township)
40. Stephanie Gulla (Shelby Township)
41. Kathryn Wertheimer (South Haven)
42. Alexandria Kelly (Southeast Michigan)
43. Aurora Nash (Southfield)
44. Taylor Hale (Spirit of Detroit)
45. Bailey Staff (Traverse City)
46. Kelsey Clark (Upper Peninsulva)
47. Ashley Rapp (Washington)
48. Malia Lopez (Waterford)
49. Morgan Williamson (West Bloomfield)
50. Olivia Santelli (White Pigeon)
51. Dejanae Mckinnie (Wixom)
52. Marie-Noel Karsten (Wyoming)

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