Miss Oklahoma USA 2021 Albreuna Dominique Gonzaque, 28, of Edmond, Oklahoma, United States will crown her successor at the OCCC Performing Arts Center Theater in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on March 17, 2022. It is the 65th edition of the state-level beauty pageant that selects Oklahoma’s candidate for Miss USA, which elects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S.

Gonzaque was crowned Miss Oklahoma USA 2021 on June 5, 2021. Samone Thompson of Crystal Lake was first runner-up while Tarren Land of Wheatland, Paula Jewell of Paseo and Hannah Jones of Tulsa were the respective second, third and fourth runners-up.

Currently, Oklahoma has 28 Miss USA placements including the coronation of Olivia Jordan in 2015. Representing the state, Triana Browne and Mariah Davis were both second runner-up in 2019 and 2020, respectively, while Gonzaque was unplaced in 2021.

There are 16 women competing for the Miss Oklahoma USA 2022 crown. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 8 candidates:

#8. CiCi Long (South Tulsa)

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#7. Kennedy Martin (Woodward)

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#6. Daraja Stewart (OKC)

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#5. Ashley Patel (Stillwater)

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#4. Cortni Risley (Edmond)

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#3. Samone Thompson (Crystal Lake)

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#2. Audrey Harrah (Oklahoma City)

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#1. Cassidy Pickrell (Garfield County)