Caleigh Shade biography: 13 things about Miss Maryland USA 2022

Caleigh Shade is an American beauty queen from Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. She represented Maryland in Miss Teen USA and Miss USA.

Caleigh Shade’s profile

After graduating from Allegany High School in Cumberland, Shade entered Salisbury University in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland. She pursued a double major in communications and political science.

Shade is 5’10” tall. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In June 2015, she competed at Miss Maryland Outstanding Teen 2015 and was unplaced.
2. She was featured in the October 2015 edition of Alleghany Magazine as a model in a fashion shoot by photographer Derek Russell.
3. She served the Maryland House of Delegates as the 2017 Allegany County Page.
4. In April 2017, she graced the cover of Alleghany Magazine.
5. In June 2017, she competed at Miss Maryland 2017. She was unplaced but she was a preliminary swimsuit winner.
6. On October 29, 2017, she won Miss Maryland Teen USA 2018 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland. She also won the Miss Photogenic award.
7. On May 18, 2018, she represented Maryland at Miss Teen USA 2018 at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA and finished in the Top 15.
8. On May 15, 2022, she competed against 80 other candidates at Miss Maryland USA 2022 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Rockville and won the title.
9. On October 3, 2022, she represented Maryland at Miss USA 2022 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.
10. On April 2, 2023, she crowned her successor Miss Maryland USA 2023 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.
11. On April 25, 2023, she started working for Chef Michael Mina’s Bourbon Steak at the Fairmont Princess Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
12. On September 4, 2023, she turned 24.
13. On June 1, 2024, she was a judge at Miss Maryland USA 2024 and Miss Maryland Teen USA 2024 at the North Bethesda Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Rockville.