13 things about Miss USA 2018 Sarah Rose Summers

Sarah Rose Summers Combs is an American certified child life specialist and beauty queen born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States and raised in Papillion, Sarpy County, Nebraska. She represented the U.S. in the 67th edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Combs and her husband Conner Ryan Combs have one child named Caden Wyatt Combs. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 1998, she was hospitalized and diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).
2. She won National American Miss Nebraska Junior Teen 2009 and 2009–2010 National American Miss Junior Teen. 
3. From 2009 to 2013, she attended Papillion-La Vista South High School in Papillion and worked as a wardrobe stylist at Winning Crown Boutique in Omaha.
4. She is Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2012 and was a Miss Teen USA 2012 candidate.
5. From 2013 to 2017, she attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, USA where she earned her bachelor’s degrees in strategic communication with business and child development.
6. From May 2013 to May 2016, she was a Lululemon Athletica educator in Dallas, Texas, USA.
7. From May 2016 to May 2017, she was the director of speaker relations at TCU Ignite in Dallas.
8. From September 2016 to July 2017, she was a fitness instructor at the Core Elements Fitness Studio in Fort Worth, Texas.
9. She was Miss Nebraska USA 2016 second runner-up.
10. From May 2018 to May 2019, she was a Smile Train spokeswoman and volunteer.
11. After winning Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2018 and Miss USA 2018, she became a Miss Universe 2018 semifinalist.
12. From 2019 to 2021, she hosted a podcast titled “More Than a Crown”.
13. From August 2020 to September 2021, she was an influencer marketing and social media strategist at 4KOR Fitness in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

TIMELINE

Sarah is 5′6½″ tall. She turned 30 on November 4, 2024.

2011

• On October 30, 2011, she won Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2012.

2012

• On July 28, 2012, she represented Nebraska at Miss Teen USA 2012 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Ballroom on Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas. She was unplaced.
• On October 7, 2012, she crowned her successor Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2013 Jasmine Fuelberth.

2016

• On January 17, 2016, she represented Sarpy County at Miss Nebraska USA 2016 and competed against 10 other semifinalists. She was second runner-up to Sarah Hollis.
• In April 2016, she became a certified Lagree Fitness Method trainer.
• From May 2016 to July 2016, she was a marketing intern at the First National Bank of Omaha in Omaha.

2017

• From April 2017 to August 2017, she was a digital marketing specialist at the Core Elements Fitness Studio in Fort Worth.
• From August 2017 to December 2017, she was a child life intern at The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

2018

• On January 7, 2018, she competed against six other Miss Nebraska USA 2018 candidates at the Rose Theatre in Omaha and won the title.
• In April 2018, she received her certification as a child life specialist.
• On May 21, 2018, she represented Nebraska at Miss USA 2018 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. She won the title.
• On December 17, 2018, she represented the U.S. at Miss Universe 2018 and competed against 93 other candidates at the Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She finished in the Top 20.

2019

• On January 6, 2019, she crowned her successor Miss Nebraska USA 2019 Lex Najarian at the Rose Theater in Omaha.
• On May 2, 2019, she crowned her successor Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA.
• On October 20, 2019, she and Conner got married.

2020

• In February 2020, she joined Young Life in New York, USA as a spokesperson.

2021

• On April 22, 2021, she moved to Dallas.

2022

• In January 2022, she and Conner visited Provo, Utah, USA.
• In April 2022, she traveled to Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
• In October 2022, she and Conner traveled to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

2023

• In May 2023, she traveled to Buck Island, British Virgin Islands and Positano, Amalfi Coast, Campania, Italy.
• In June 2023, she and Conner traveled to Paris, France.
• On December 28, 2023, she gave birth to Caden.

2024

• In August 2024, she, Conner and Caden visited Lake Ray Hubbard in Dallas.
• In October 2024, she and Conner visited Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

2025

• In January 2025, she and Nia Sanchez visited Palm Beach, Florida, USA.