62 Miss Texas USA 2025 candidates competing in Houston

Born in Houston, Texas, United States, R’Bonney Gabriel is the ninth and most recent Miss Universe from the U.S. The country won the international beauty pageant 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, Olivia Culpo in 2012 and Gabriel in the 2022 edition.

Currently, Texas is the U.S. state with the most Miss USA placements with 57. 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 the 2022 edition.

Representing Texas in Miss USA, Lluvia Alzate was fourth runner-up in 2023 and Aarieanna Ware finished in the Top 10 in 2024. On June 22, 2024, Ware competed against 73 other Miss Texas USA 2024 candidates at Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel in Houston and won the title.

Miss Texas USA 2025

On May 3, 2025, Ware will go back to Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel to crown her successor. It is the 74th 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 62 women competing for the Miss Texas USA 2025 title. Here are the candidates:

1. Emily Braun (Amarillo)
2. Melanie San Roman (Austin)
3. Paris Sierra Beal (Capital City)
4. Alma Gonzalez (Central Laredo)
5. Runo Egi (Central Texas)
6. Sanjana Vasudevan (Commonwealth)
7. Sonni Kate Nye (Corpus Christi)
8. Taylor Lauren Davis (Dallas)
9. Alicia Mendoza (Dallas–Fort Worth)
10. Jessica Renae Reyes (Del Rio)
11. Alexis Perez (Denton County)
12. Ninah Melancon (East Texas)
13. Ashley Rojas (Edge of Texas)
14. Namya Mickell (El Paso)
15. Madison McGuire (El Paso County)
16. Carla Mondt (Fort Bend County)
17. Preslie Watson (Fort Worth)
18. Estephanie Ronquillo (Franklin Mountains)
19. Joanna Dunning (Fredericksburg)
20. Jada Foster (Galveston County)
21. Rebeca Martinez (Garland)
22. Adjhani Randle (Golden Triangle)
23. Sydni B. Leonard (H-Town)
24. Eilish Young (Harris County)
25. Leslie Monroy (Heart of Texas)
26. Victoria Oluwakotanmi (Heartland)
27. Danielle Ball (Highland Park)
28. Scarlett Horton (Katy)
29. Meghan Olivia Jackson (Laredo)
30. Jaclyn Adams (Laughlin)
31. Francie Millan (Lone Star)
32. Kimberly Morales (Mesquite)
33. Kristina Tubera (Metroplex)
34. Samantha Garza (Mission)
35. Monya Jagwe (Missouri City)
36. Erika Iacino (Montgomery County)
37. Asher Vallone (North Laredo)
38. Hena Venugopal (North Texas)
39. Thalia Lopez (Northwest Houston)
40. Shannon Nix (Nueces County)
41. Porsche Driver (Panhandle)
42. Marissa Teijo (Paso del Norte)
43. Jaelene Dismuke (Permian Basin)
44. Yoselyn Castellanos (Rio Grande Valley)
45. Tara Levine (San Antonio)
46. Gail Muggill (South Central Texas)
47. Renata Jimenez (South Texas)
48. Denay Hernandez (Southwest)
49. Kimberly Holiday Coleman (Stafford)
50. Nevaeh Carreon (Star City)
51. Erielle Gabay (Sugar Land)
52. Danielle Kaufman (Sun City)
53. Fallon Williams (Tanglewood)
54. Mahogany Allen (Third Ward)
55. Karen Hoang (Tomball)
56. Tatiana Castillo (Val Verde)
57. BreYana Wash (Victory Park)
58. Alanna Reece (Volente)
59. Mary Sickler (West Central Texas)
60. Stephanie Han (West El Paso)
61. Catherine Ivey (West Houston)
62. Victoria Chavez (West Texas)