13 things about Miss Alabama USA 2022 Katelyn Vinson

Katelyn Vinson represented Alabama, United States in the 71st edition of Miss USA. It was won by R’Bonney Gabriel of Texas, USA.

BIOGRAPHY

Vinson is an American certified personal trainer and beauty queen originally from Dothan, Alabama. She is an alumna of Houston Academy in Dothan, Samford University in Homewood, Alabama and Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.

From Alabama, Vinson moved to Florida, USA. She visited Deer Valley in Park City, Utah, USA in 2006, Yosemite National Park in California, USA in 2012, Mount Mitchell in North Carolina, USA and Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA in 2013, Belize and Costa Rica in 2014 and Mexico in 2025.

On May 12, 2025, Vinson turned 25. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. From 2003 to 2018, she attended Houston Academy
2. From 2017 to 2020, she worked at The Freckled Frog in Dothan as a part-time shopping consultant.
3. In 2017, she launched her own business called Well Worn at Old South Antique in Dothan.
4. From 2018 to 2019, she attended Samford University.
5. From 2019 to 2023, she attended the Harbert College of Business of Auburn University where she studied business administration.
6. She is Miss Auburn University 2022.
7. She was Miss Alabama USA 2021 third runner-up.
8. She won Miss Alabama USA 2022.
9. She was a Miss USA 2022 candidate.
10. From 2022 to 2023, she worked at Moondance Adventures in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
11. From 2023 to 2024, she was a manager and an instructor at Lux Lab Studios in Auburn.
12. From 2024 to 2025, she worked at St. Joe Careers in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida as a personal trainer.
13. In 2024, she founded RFRMD, a digital fitness platform that fuses Pilates-inspired movement with functional strength training

TIMELINE

Vinson loves playing the piano and offshore fishing with her family. She enjoys encouraging others to lead healthy and balanced lifestyles.

2010s

• In July 2017, she joined The Freckled Frog in Dothan.
• In August 2017, she opened Well Worn in Dothan.
• In August 2018, she entered Samford University in Homewood,.
• In May 2019, she graduated from Samford University.

2020s

• In October 2020, she left The Freckled Frog.
• In December 2020, she started volunteering for Turkeys from Heaven as a logistics coordinator.
• On January 10, 2021, she represented Dothan at Miss Alabama USA 2021 at the Auburn Hotel Grand Ballroom in Auburn and competed against 25 other candidates. She was third runner-up to Alexandria Flanigan.
• In April 2021, she received her certification as a Microsoft Excel expert.
• On January 15, 2022, she represented Dothan at Miss Alabama USA 2022 and competed against 33 other candidates at the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. She won the title.
• In August 2022, she joined Moondance Adventures in Nashville.
• On October 3, 2022, she represented Alabama at Miss USA 2022 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.
• In February 2023, she left Moondance Adventures.
• From May 2023 to August 2023, she was Charles Veale‘s medical assistant in Auburn.
• In July 2023, she joined Lux Lab Studios in Auburn.
• In June 2024, she left Lux Lab Studios.
• From September 2024 to November 2024, she was a part-time modern Pilates instructor at Move4 Studio in Dothan.
• In November 2024, she moved from Dothan to Santa Rosa Beach, launched RFRMD and joined St. Joe Careers in Santa Rosa Beach as a full-time personal trainer and xform in Santa Rosa Beach as a part-time instructor.
• In June 2025, she left xform and St. Joe Careers and traveled to Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.