Miss Georgia USA 2021 Cora Griffen, 25, of Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States will crown her successor at The Avalon in McDonough, Henry County, Georgia on February 26, 2022. It is the 69th edition of the state-level beauty pageant that selects Georgia’s candidate for Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S.

Griffen was crowned Miss Georgia USA 2021 at The Avalon on February 20, 2021. Erin Snow, Hollyn Adams, Sabrina Lewis and Christell Foote were the respective first, second, third and fourth runners-up.

Georgia currently holds 26 Miss USA placements including the first runner-up finish of Erin Nance in 1993. In 2021, Griffen was unplaced.

There are 34 women competing for Miss Georgia USA 2022 crown. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 10 candidates:

#10. Nya Syndab (Vinings)

#9. Britain Bennett (Smyrna)

#8. Vanessa Van Dyke (Fulton County)

#7. Chinelo Aniekwu (Douglasville)

#6. Kiara Tompkins (Heart of Atlanta)

#5. Chelsea Alexandra Davis (Chamblee)

#4. Bridget Robinson (GA Educator)

#3. Ruth Mehari (Cherokee County)

#2. Holly Haynes (Coastal Georgia)

#1. EmmaKate Few (GA South)