20 Miss District of Columbia USA 2022 candidates competing in Northwest

Sasha Perea graduated from York College of Pennsylvania in York, Pennsylvania, United States in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and media studies. In 2016, she graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies with a concentration in media and technological productions, communication, journalism and related programs.

Perea finished in the Top 12 at Miss District of Columbia USA 2019. She was fourth runner-up to Miss District of Columbia USA 2020 Cierra Jackson.

On July 17, 2021, Perea competed against 19 other Miss District of Columbia USA 2021 candidates at the Carpenter Theatre in Richmond, Virginia, USA and won the title. The respective first, second, third and fourth runners-up were Kennedy Taylor, Hannah Menzner, Jasmine Marani and Alexis Becton.

Miss District of Columbia USA 2022 contestants

On June 4, 2022, Perea will crown her successor at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel in Northwest, Washington, D.C.,USA. It is the 67th 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 2022 title. Here is the complete list of candidates:

1. Tina Kanonuhwa (51st State)
2. Alexis Bullock (Anacostia)
3. Faith Maria Porter (Brookland)
4. Kleo Torres (Capital City)
5. Chelsie Stevens (Capitol Hill)
6. Madison Trice (Cherry Blossom)
7. Adrianna Moore (City Center)
8. Maura Deegan (Dupont Circle)
9. Emerald Holman (East of the River)
10. Jada Lockett (Foggy Bottom)
11. Cassie Baloue (Freedom)
12. Manju Bangalore (Independence)
13. Deshawna Grimsley (Liberty)
14. Tayler Troup (Navy Yard)
15. Lily Goff (Noma)
16. Ebony Acton (Northeast)
17. Rowan Campbell (River Terrace)
18. Madison Chambers (Southeast)
19. Ambreia Williams (Washington City)
20. Shawna Melvin (Woodley Park)

Currently, Washington, D.C. has 23 Miss USA placements including four titleholders. Representing the capital city of the U.S., Bobbie Johnson, 76, Shauntay Hinton, 42, Deshauna Barber, 31, and Kára McCullough, 29, were crowned Miss USA in 1964, 2002, 2016 and 2017, respectively.