Morgan Romano biography: 13 things about Miss USA 2022

Morgan R. Romano is an American engineer and beauty queen from Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States. She previously lived in New York, USA and South Carolina, USA.

Romano was an honors student at Johnstown High School in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. On May 24, 2014, she represented Fulton County at Miss New York’s Outstanding Teen 2014, which was her first beauty pageant. She was runner-up to Cady Ruth Stoever.
2. In January 2015, she was crowned Miss Fulton County’s Outstanding Teen 2015. She was unplaced at Miss New York’s Outstanding Teen 2015 on April 11, 2015.
3. From 2016 to 2020, she attended the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina where she earned her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.
4. On June 24, 2017, she represented Midlands at Miss South Carolina 2017 at The Township Auditorium in Columbia and finished in the Top 10.
5. On June 30, 2018, she represented River City at Miss South Carolina 2018 at The Township Auditorium in Columbia. She was third runner-up to Davia Bunch. In October 2018, she joined RE Mason in Charlotte, North Carolina as an application engineer.
6. On December 1, 2018, she competed at Miss South Carolina USA 2019 in North Charleston, South Carolina and finished in the Top 10.
7. On June 29, 2019, she represented Greenville Scottish Games at Miss South Carolina 2019 at The Township Auditorium in Columbia. She was runner-up to Morgan Nichols.
8. On March 6, 2021, she competed against 65 other Miss North Carolina USA 2021 candidates at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center in North Charleston. She was second runner-up to Madison Bryant.
9. On January 29, 2022, she competed at Miss North Carolina USA 2022 at The High Point Theatre in High Point, North Carolina and won the title.
10. On October 3, 2022, she represented North Carolina at Miss USA 2022 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA. She was runner-up to R-Bonney Gabriel of Texas.
11. In November 2022, she helped with the STEM Girls Change the World event in Charlotte.
12. On January 27, 2023, she started her reign as Miss USA 2022, succeeding Gabriel who won Miss Universe 2022 on January 14, 2023. That day, Gabriel crowned her during the Miss Alabama USA 2023 preliminary competition at the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, USA. On February 25, 2023, she crowned her successor Miss North Carolina USA 2023 Jordyn McKey at The High Point Theatre.
13. She was 25 years old when she crowned her successor Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt on September 29, 2023 at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA.