Miss South Carolina USA 2021 Marley D’Lynn Stokes, 24, of Lexington, South Carolina, United States will crown her successor at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, South Carolina on March 5, 2022. It is the 70th edition of the state-level beauty pageant that selects South Carolina’s candidate for Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S.

Currently, South Carolina holds 37 Miss USA placements including the coronation of Miriam Stevenson in 1954, Shawn Weatherly in 1980 and Lu Parker in 1994. Stokes finished in the Top 8 in 2021.

Stokes was crowned Miss South Carolina USA 2021 on March 7, 2021. Emily Wakeman was first runner-up while Shaylyn Simmors, Brooklyn Brewster and Riley Copans were the respective second, third and fourth runners-up.

There are 39 women competing for the Miss South Carolina USA 2022 title. Here is the list of candidates:

1. Farrell Griffin (Anderson)
2. Jadyn McDounough (Bluffton)
3. Brittany Breeding (Capital City)
4. Mattie Sloan (Carolina)
5. Alexandra Stewart (Charleston)
6. Riley Copans (Clemson)
7. Iliriana Lekani (Coastal)
8. Madeline Stewart (Columbia)
9. Mikeya Murphy (Dillon County)
10. Caitlin Russell (Edisto Beach)
11. Taylor Ruston (Elgin)
12. Sydney Sprenger (Florence County)
13. Icesiz Davis (Florence)
14. Laney Quickel (Fort Mill)
15. Jaida Quintanilla (Gantt)
16. Jada Samuel (Golden Corner)
17. KJ Lee (Greater Greer)
18. Ariel Smith (Greenville County)
19. Davia Bunch (Greenville)
20. Ashten Latta (Greer)
21. Abigayle Stokes (Hartsville)
22. Lillie Catherine Hyman (Holy City)
23. Reagan Rudd (Lake Murray)
24. Liza Walker (Lake Wylie)
25. Leslee Brown (Lowcountry)
26. Ivory Baylor (McCormick)
27. Madison Esteves (Mount Pleasant)
28. Aamani Jones (Mountain Lakes)
29. Ashlyn Johann (Myrtle Beach)
30. Katie Mode (North Augusta)
31. Briashmel Bell (North Charleston)
32. Maritsa Platis (North Myrtle Beach)
33. Sydney Long (Parris Island)
34. Amanda Fitzgerald (Richland County)
35. Jilda Delcol (Soda City)
36. Kaitlyn Jordan (Sumter)
37. Brooklyn Brewster (Tigertown)
38. Meera Bhonsle (Upstate)
39. Sydney Ford (Woodruff)