Complete list of Miss Georgia Scholarship Competition 2022 candidates

Miss Georgia 2021 Karson Pennington, 24, of Augusta, Georgia, United States will crown her successor at the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts in Columbus, Georgia on June 18, 2022. It is the 77th edition of the state-level scholarship competition that selects Georgia’s Miss America candidate.

Georgia won Miss America via Neva Jane Langley in 1953 and Betty Cantrell in 2016. The state’s most recent placement in the competition was in 2019 when Victoria Hill finished as the first runner-up.

Pennington won Miss Georgia 2021 on June 19, 2021. The respective first, second, third and fourth runners-up were Rosa Campos, Roberts Olivia McMillan, Holly Haynes and Allie Griffis.

There are 52 women vying for the Miss Georgia 2022 job. Here are the candidates:

TITLE	CANDIDATE	HOMETOWN
Miss Albany	Sarah Jane Houston	Albany, Georgia
Miss Atlanta	Sallie Stowers	Dawsonville, Georgia
Miss Augusta	Quinn Shelt	Augusta, Georgia
Miss Augusta University	Chelsea Paulding	Columbus, Georgia
Miss Broadway	Mae’Kala McCoy	Columbus, Georgia
Miss Capital City	Kelsey Hollis	Warner Robins, Georgia
Miss Carroll County	Lexi Atkins	Bremen, Georgia
Miss Central Georgia	Maliyah Howell	Thomaston, Georgia
Miss Cherokee Rose	Sydney Cooke	Powder Springs, Georgia
Miss Coastal Empire	Sarah Stallings	McDonough, Georgia
Miss Cobb County	Carley Vogel	Kennesaw, Georgia
Miss Columbus	Elise Higgins	Columbus, Georgia
Miss Conyers Cherry Blossom	Kelsy Norris	Bonaire, Georgia
Miss Coosa Valley	Anna Kate Graham	Rome, Georgia
Miss Coweta County	Rachel Thompson	Newnan, Georgia
Miss Crossroads of the South	Abigail Callaway	Chamblee, Georgia
Miss Empire of the South	Elaine Metcalf	Watkinsville, Georgia
Miss Flint River	Savannah Lariscy	Sylvania, Georgia
Miss Fountain City	Clarissa Holleman	Hinesville, Georgia
Miss Fulton County	Cristy Jones	South Fulton, Georgia
Miss Garden City	Ashleigh Proctor	Martinez, Georgia
Miss Gateway of the South	Jaylee Kilgo	Euharlee, Georgia
Miss Georgia Coast	Kaylie Hunter	Waynesville, Georgia
Miss Georgia Southern University	Allie Griffis	Eastman, Georgia
Miss Greater Atlanta	Savannah Stevens	Kennesaw, Georgia
Miss Greater Columbus	Jillian Higgins	Columbus, Georgia
Miss Gwinnett County	A’Leah Burrell	Tyrone, Georgia
Miss Hamilton on the Square	Elizabeth Whitten	Pine Mountain, Georgia
Miss Harris County	Camille Tyler	Hamilton, Georgia
Miss Heart of Covington	Brittni Evans	Pooler, Georgia
Miss Heart of the South	Hannah Conway	Cleaveland, Tennessee
Miss Historic Columbus	Sydnee Coggins	Griffin, Georgia
Miss Historic Gwinnett	Chyann Hoyle	Statesboro, Georgia
Miss International City	Jilian Hanna	Leesburg, Georgia
Miss Lake Lanier	Lauren Hunter	Buford, Georgia
Miss Macon	Tara Schiphof	Winston Salem, North Carolina
Miss Magnolia	Safiyyah Abdullah	Columbus, Georgia
Miss Middle West Georgia	Jessica Roberts	Columbus, Georgia
Miss Music City	Hannah McGarity	Stockbridge, Georgia
Miss Northwest Georgia	Ansleigh Williams	Athens, Georgia
Miss Presidential Pathways	Kelty Zavitz	Orlando, Georgia
Miss Rome	Taylor Burrell	Tyrone, Georgia
Miss Savannah	Gabby Goodman	Stone Mountain, Georgia
Miss Southern Heartland	Carson Bridges	Carnesville, Georgia
Miss Southern Rivers	London Jones	Little Rock, Arkansas
Miss Southwest Georgia	Zaria Davis	Albany, Georgia
Miss Spirit of the South	Andrea Epps	Grayson, Georgia
Miss Swainsboro	Zayna Taylor	Swainsboro, Georgia
Miss Troup County	Haley Taghon	Columbus, Georgia
Miss University of Georgia	Audrey Kittila	Milton, Georgia
Miss Warner Robins	Hannah Peterson	Warner Robins, Georgia
Miss West Georgia	Kaleigh Griswell	Ellerslie, Georgia