8 Miss Alaska USA 2025 candidates competing in Anchorage

Brenna C. Schaake of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States attended North Pole High School in North Pole, Fairbanks North Star Borough from 2008 to 2012. In 2017, she graduated from the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, USA with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and image management.

Schaake was unplaced when she competed against seven other Miss Alaska USA 2021 candidates at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel and Spa in Anchorage on May 8, 2021. When she represented Fairbanks at Miss Alaska USA 2022 and competed against five other candidates at Bartlett High School in Anchorage on March 19, 2022, she was second runner-up to Courtney Schuman.

On June 1, 2024, Schaake represented Fairbanks at Miss Alaska USA 2024 and competed against seven other candidates at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium of the University of Alaska Anchorage in Anchorage. She won the title.

Miss Alaska USA 2025 contestants

On August 3, 2025, Schaake will crown her successor at the Recital Hall of the University of Alaska Anchorage. It is the 74th edition of the beauty pageant that selects Alaska’s candidate for Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S.

There are eight women competing for the Miss Alaska USA 2025 crown. Here are the candidates:

1. Regina Catherine Welch (Anchorage)
2. Kaylynn Heineken (Borealis)
3. Amanda Lademann (Eagle River)
4. Malaynee White (Fairbanks)
5. Holly Helena Huber (Glacier Bay)
6. Honour Miller-Austin (Juneau)
7. Rori Ann Van Nortwick (Last Frontier)
8. Kelsey Craft (North Star)

Alaska in Miss USA

Alaska currently has five Miss USA placements, including the second runner-up finish of Patricia Marlin in 1964 and the Top 6 finish of Karin Meyer in 1990. The most recent one was in 2017 when Alyssa London finished in the Top 10.

On August 4, 2024, Schaake represented Alaska at Miss USA 2024 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was unplaced.