Shayla Montgomery biography: 13 things about Miss Oregon USA 2024

Shayla Montgomery is an American nurse, competitive dancer and beauty queen originally born in Portland, Oregon, United States. She represented Oregon in Miss Teen USA and will represent the state in Miss USA.

Shayla Montgomery’s profile

A resident of Happy Valley, Oregon, Montgomery attended Clackamas Middle College in Happy Valley, Concordia University in Portland and Warner Pacific University in Portland and earned her associate’s degree from Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Oregon. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is 2015-2016 National American Miss Pre-Teen.
2. In August 2016, she founded Believe Pageant Consulting.
3. She is 2017 National American Miss Oregon Jr. Teen.
4. On January 14, 2019, she represented Portland at Miss Oregon Teen USA 2019 and competed against 16 other candidates at Mount Hood Community College located in Gresham, Oregon. She finished in the Top 11.
5. On January 12, 2020, she represented Happy Valley at Miss Oregon Teen USA 2020 at Mount Hood Community College and won the title.
6. On November 7, 2020, she represented Oregon at Miss Teen USA 2020 and competed against 50 other candidates at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She was runner-up to Ki’ilani Arruda.
7. From January 2021 to December 2021, she worked at The Natural Path Medicine in Portland as a receptionist.
8. From January 2022 to December 2023, she attended Warner Pacific University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing.
9. In February 2022, she joined Amphibious Medic as a new coronavirus (COVID-19) screener.
10. On June 3, 2023, she served as a judge at 2023 International Miss Pageant in Denver, Colorado, USA.
11. On January 6, 2024, she turned 22.
12. On May 4, 2024, she represented Portland at Miss Oregon USA 2024 and competed against 12 other candidates at the Sherwood Center for the Arts in Sherwood, Oregon. She won the title.
13. On August 4, 2024, she will represent Oregon at Miss USA 2024 and compete against 50 other candidates at the The Biltmore Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, USA.