Ellie Breaux biography: 13 things about Miss America 2024 first runner-up

Ellie Breaux is an American model and beauty queen from Texas, United States. Her father is a police officer in Houston, Texas.

It is Breaux’s goal for children to perceive police officers as heroes. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born and raised in Houston.
2. In August 2019, she entered the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
3. During the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which started in 2020, she worked as a lifeguard at a waterpark.
4. She is Miss Keller 2020.
5. From March 2020 to March 2021, she worked at H-E-B in Missouri City, Texas as a part-time personal shopper.
6. She is Miss Park Cities 2021.
7. She is Miss Tarrant County 2022 and Miss Texas 2022 fourth runner-up.
8. From January 2023 to March 2023, she worked for Colaluca Marketing Services in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in Texas as a field marketing specialist.
9. In May 2023, she graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
10. On July 1, 2023, she was crowned Miss Texas 2023.
11. On September 2, 2023, she turned 22.
12. On January 3, 2024, a Miss America 2024 send-off party was held for her at the community center of Missouri City.
13. On January 14, 2024, she represented Texas at Miss America 2024 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida, USA. She was runner-up to Madison Marsh.