10 things about Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava

UmaSofia Srivastava is the first Miss Teen USA of Indian-Mexican descent. She represented New Jersey, United States in the 41st edition of the national beauty pageant for American girls aged 14-19.

BIOGRAPHY

Srivastava is the American pianist, author, illustrator and beauty queen. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She was born in Morris Plain, New Jersey to Sanjay Srivastava and Barbara Srivastava, who got married on December 13, 2009.
2. In 2022, she visited Italy.
3. She was Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2022 first runner-up.
4. She wrote and illustrated “The White Jaguar“, which was released in 2023.
5. She won Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2023 and Miss Teen USA 2023 while attending the Academy of Saint Elizabeth in Convent Station, New Jersey.
6. While reigning as Miss Teen USA 2023, she worked with the Lotus Petal Foundation to help underprivileged children in India receive education, nutrition and healthcare.
7. In 2024, she gave up her Miss Teen USA 2023 title.
8. She was a Miss Earth Youth and Teen USA 2025 judge.
9. In 2025, she joined Miss All American as a national ambassador.
10. On June 5, 2025, she turned 18.

TIMELINE

UmaSofia is 5’6″ tall. She speaks English, Spanish, Hindi and French and she runs a blog called That’s Fan Behavior.

2022

• On April 3, 2022, she competed against 100 other Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2022 candidates at Hilton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey. She was runner-up to Isabella Galan.
• In July 2022, she visited Rome, Italy.
• In August 2022, she entered the Academy of Saint Elizabeth.

2023

• On March 19, 2023, she won Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2023.
• On April 20, 2023, she attended the 2023 Hispanic Federation Gala at the American Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York, USA.
• On August 20, 2023, Barnes & Noble published her book “The White Jaguar“.
• On September 28, 2023, she represented New Jersey at Miss Teen USA 2023 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She won the title.

2024

• On February 3, 2024, she was with Axel Martinez.
• On February 10, 2024, she and Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt attended Supermodels Unlimited Magazine Presents: Billboards Over Broadway-NYFW Celebrity Event at Nebula Nightclub in New York City.
• On March 8, 2024, she was in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
• On May 8, 2024, she officially resigned as Miss Teen USA 2023.
• On October 15, 2024, she attended the 2024 Shine Global Resilience Awards at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood, California, USA where she accepted the Global Youth Activist award from Mike O’Malley.
• On November 23, 2024, she attended Teen Vogue Summit 2024 at Nya Studios in Los Angeles, California.
• On December 12, 2024, she attended the Hispanic Star Gala 2024 in New York City.

2025

• From January 2-4, 2025, she served as a judge at Miss Earth Youth USA 2025 and Miss Earth Teen USA 2025 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA.
• On August 2, 2025, she and Voigt attended Miss All American 2025 at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, South Carolina, USA as national ambassadors of the beauty pageant.