13 things about Miss World USA 2025 Athenna Crosby

Athenna Michaela Crosby represented the United States in the 72nd edition of Miss World. The country won the international beauty pageant via Marjorie Wallace in 1973, Gina Tolleson in 1990 and Alexandria Mills in 2010.

BIOGRAPHY

Crosby is an American actor, model, television host and beauty queen from Utah, United States and California, USA. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She finished in the Top 20 at Miss California Teen USA 2013 and in the Top 10 at Miss California Teen USA 2014.
2. She was Miss California Teen USA 2015 third runner-up.
3. From April 2015 to August 2016, she was a key holder at Plato’s Closet in San Jose, California.
4. She won Miss California Teen USA 2016 and was a Miss Teen USA 2016 semifinalist.
5. From August 2016 to December 2017, she studied justice, community and leadership at Saint Mary’s College of California in Moraga, California.
6. From August 2018 to April 2019, she was a clinic receptionist at Horizon Home Health in Orem, Utah.
7. She was a Miss Utah USA 2019 finalist.
8. From June 2019 to May 2022, she was the lead concierge at Sundance Mountain Resort in Provo, Utah.
9. She was Miss California USA 2022 fourth runner-up.
10. She was Miss California USA 2023 third runner-up and Miss World America 2023 first runner-up.
11. She won Miss World America 2024.
12. On February 25, 2025, she turned 27.
13. She was a Miss World 2025 semifinalist.

TIMELINE

Crosby is 5’7″ tall. As a Miss World 2025 candidate, she launched a Beauty With a Purpose project called ADRX: My Brother Adrian’s Story, which was inspired by her younger brother’s experience of being unlawfully arrested at age 13 due to his autism.

2015

• On January 11, 2015, she competed at Miss California Teen USA 2015 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. She was third runner-up to Melanie Mitchell.
• From May 2015 to August 2015, she was an intern at the California State Senate in Campbell, California.
• On December 6, 2015, she won Miss California Teen USA 2016 at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach.

2016

• On July 30, 2016, she represented California at Miss Teen USA 2016 and competed against 50 other candidates at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA and finished in the Top 15.

2017

• From January 2017 to December 2017, she was a part-time wait staff at Penninis Ristorante in Moraga.

2018

• From January 2018 to August 2018, she was a part-time wait staff at PF Changs China Bistro in San Jose.

2019

• In January 2019, Crosby joined Kit International Talent in Sacramento, California as an artist.
• On January 26, 2019, she competed at Miss Utah USA 2019 at the Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah and finished in the Top 12.
• In May 2019, she joined Model Management Group as a fashion model.
• In August 2019, she earned her associate’s degree in humanities from Utah Valley University in Orem.

2021

• In May 2021, she earned her bachelor’s degree in communication from Utah Valley University.

2022

• On June 5, 2022, she represented San Jose at Miss California USA 2022 and competed against 71 other candidates at Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove, California. She was fourth runner-up to Tiffany Johnson of Lancaster.
• In November 2022, she joined “Hot in Hollywood TV” in North Hollywood, Los Angeles as a television journalist.

2023

• On June 18, 2023, she represented Northern California at Miss California USA 2023 and competed against 85 other candidates at Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove. She was third runner-up to Tianna Clark of Perris.
• On October 5, 2023, she represented Utah at Miss World America 2023 and competed against 45 other candidates at the Meydenbauer Theater in Bellevue, Washington, USA. She was runner-up to Victoria Disorbo of Tennessee.
• On October 27, 2023, she went to Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles where she had lunch with Matthew Perry, who died on October 28, 2023 from an apparent drowning in a hot tub at his residence in Los Angeles. 

2024

• On November 17, 2024, she represented California at Miss World America 2024 and competed against 48 other candidates at the Highline Performing Art Center in Burien, Washington, USA. She won the title. 

2025

• On May 31, 2025, she represented the U.S. at Miss World 2025 and competed against 107 other candidates at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. She finished in the Top 20.