75 Miss Texas USA 2024 candidates competing in Houston

Born in Houston, Texas, United States, R’Bonney Gabriel turned 30 on March 20, 2024, She is the ninth and most recent Miss Universe from the U.S.

Miss Universe was won by the U.S. via Miriam Stevenson in 1954, Carol Morris in 1956, Linda Bement in 1960, Sylvia Hitchcock in 1967, Shawn Weatherly in 1980, Chelsi Smith in 1995, Brook Lee in 1997 and Olivia Culpo in 2012. On January 14, 2023, Gabriel won the 71st edition of the international beauty pageant.

Currently, Texas is the U.S. state with the most Miss USA placements with 56. The state won the title via Kimberly Tomes in 1977, Laura Martinez Herring in 1985, Christy Fichtner in 1986, Michelle Royer in 1987, Courtney Gibbs in 1988, Gretchen Polhemus in 1989, Chelsi Smith in 1995, Kandace Krueger in 2001, Crystle Stewart in 2008 and Gabriel in 2022.

Miss Texas USA 2023

On July 15, 2023, Lluvia Camila Alzate represented Houston at Miss Texas USA 2023 and competed against 91 other candidates at Hilton Post Oak Hotel in Houston. She won the title.

Runner-up to Alzate was Mary Sickler of Northwest Houston. The respective second, third and fourth runners-up were Lilian Claire Perez of San Antonio, Taylor Lauren Davis of Collin County and Samantha Havenstrite of Post Oak.

On September 29, 2023, Alzate represented Texas at Miss USA 2023 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was fourth runner-up to Noelia Voigt of Utah.

Miss Texas USA 2024

On June 22, 2024, Alzate will go back to Hilton Post Oak Hotel to crown her successor. It is the 73rd edition of the state-level beauty pageant that selects Texas’s candidate for Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S.

There are 75 women competing for the Miss Texas USA 2024 crown. Here are the candidates:

1. Andrea Guyton (Alamo City)
2. Gabriella Thomas (Arlington)
3. Clarissa Jane (Barton Creek)
4. Sydney Rice (Bay Area)
5. Christina Paruthi (Bayou City)
6. Giulia Pacini (Bellaire)
7. Nora Powers (Bexar County)
8. Paris Beal (Capital City)
9. Bella Gonzalez (College Station)
10. Kaira Baker (Collin County)
11. Brighton Koenig (Comal County)
12. Shavonna Simmons (Cypress)
13. Taia Aarieanna Ware (Dallas)
14. Hannah Hoover (Dallas County)
15. Melanie San Roman (Dallas-Fort Worth)
16. Amanda Thomas (Decatur)
17. Jaclyn Adams (Del Rio)
18. Cheri Coleman (Denton Dounty)
19. Sofia Terrazas (Edge of Texas)
20. Gracekelli Wall (El Campo)
21. Millie Munoz (El Paso)
22. Gillian Carreon (El Paso County)
23. Shannon Elkins (Flower Mound)
24. Destiny Anbar (Fort Worth)
25. Sarah Sherwood (Franklin Mountains)
26. Hannah Uhlig Reche (Fredericksburg)
27. Meghan Olivia Sharber (Freer)
28. Bianca Landa (Frisco)
29. Breyana Wash (Gulf Coast)
30. Salenah Carter (H-Town)
31. Sydney Ying (Harris County)
32. Cristina Ziegler (Hemisfair City)
33. Taylor Baynham (Highland Park)
34. Steely Lott (Hill County)
35. Mary Sickler (Houston)
36. Ashley McMurray (Huntsville)
37. Jade West (Irving)
38. Hannah Pugh (Johnson County)
39. Destiny Fernandisse (Kemah)
40. Priscilla Lozano (Kingwood)
41. Jordan Walker (Lake Whitney)
42. Denay Hernandez (Laredo)
43. Taylor Lauren Davis (Love Field)
44. Kara Ashworth (Lubbock)
45. Preslie Watson (Metroplex)
46. Christina Jack (Missouri City)
47. Olivia Flores (New Braunfels)
48. Jenna Jacobs (North Central Texas)
49. Jai Joseph (North Houston)
50. Diana Kannan (North Texas)
51. Ashley Anderson (Panther City)
52. Marissa Teijo (Paso del Norte)
53. Eliana Mata (Permian Basin)
54. Paris Robinson (Plano)
55. Madison Goudeaux (Port Arthur)
56. Tori Steapp (Richmond)
57. Jasmine Padron (Rio Grande Valley)
58. Francie Millan (San Antonio)
59. Lillian Perez (South Central Texas)
60. Ashton Tate (Southlake)
61. Asher Vallone (Southwest)
62. Grissel Rodriguez (Southwest El Paso)
63. Alyssa Anderson (Southwest Houston)
64. Eilish Young (Spring)
65. Ilyhanee Robles (Star City)
66. Nikki Najera (Sun City)
67. Fallon Williams (Tanglewood)
68. Alicia Mendoza (Tarrant County)
69. Renata Jimenez (Tropics of Texas)
70. Dejanna Hawkins (Waco)
71. Grace Zhang (West Houston)
72. Erika Torres (West Texas)
73. Cortney Cole Hall (West University)
74. Phoebe Collins (Williamson County)
75. Mackenzie Earls (Woodlands)