Abbie Stockard biography: 10 things about Miss America 2025

Who is Abbie Stockard?

Abbie Stockard is an American beauty queen from Alabama, United States. Her father Brad Stockard is an alumnus of Vestavia Hills High School in Vestavia Hills, Alabama and Her mother Kimberly Stockard is from Birmingham, Alabama.

Born in Vestavia Hills, Abbie grew up dancing at Vestavia Hills High School. She and her twin brother Bradley Stockard have a younger sister named Lily Stockard.

Abbie and Clay Hagler‘s daughter Maddie Hagler have been best friends since third grade. Maddie was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis shortly after birth.

Before becoming a beauty queen, Abbie danced competitively from Birmingham Dance Theater in Hoover, Alabama. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She was born exactly one year before her boyfriend Walker Ross Kessler was born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
2. In 2012, she and Maddie met.
3. In 2020, she and Bradley enrolled in nursing school at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.
4. In 2021, she joined the Tiger Paws dance team at Auburn University.
5. In 2022, she became an Auburn University student recruiter.
6. She is Miss Cahaba Valley 2022.
7. She is Miss Trussville 2023.
8. She is Miss Hoover 2024 iommunity service initiative is to bring awareness to cystic fibrosis.
9. Her Miss Alabama 2024.
10. In 2025, she won the 97th edition of Miss America.

TIMELINE

2022

• On July 2, 20233, she represented Cahaba Valley at Miss Alabama 2022  at Samford University’s Wright Center in Birmingham. She finished in the Top 5.

2023

• On July 1, 2023, she represented Trussville at Miss Alabama 2023 at Samford University’s Wright Center. She finished in the Top 5.
• On July 14, 2023, she was crowned Miss Hoover 2024 at the Hoover Library Theatre in Hoover.

2024

• On June 29, 2024, she represented Hoover at Miss Alabama 2024 at Samford University’s Wright Center and won the title.
• In August 2024, her sister Lily entered Auburn University.

2025

• On January 5, 2025, she represented Alabama at Miss America 2025 and competed against 51 other candidates at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida, USA. She won the title.
• On July 26, 2025, she will turn 22.