Samantha Ramos represented Santa Monica, California, United States at Miss California USA 2024 on June 23, 2024, competed against 85 other candidates at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove, California and won the title. On August 10, 2025, she crowned her successor Kylie Lynn Chang at the Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort and Villas in Indian Wells, California.
Miss California USA 2025 results
| beauty pageant: Miss California USA national membership: Miss USA |
| edition: 74th date: August 10, 2025 venue: Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort and Villas, Indian Wells, California, United States candidates: 88 |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (HOMETOWN) |
| Top 20 | Alana Morgan (Beverly Hills) Abigail Battin (Brentwood) Rebecca Edwards (City of Angels) Chrissy La’Parriea (Fashion District) Keshia Lee Llarenas (Greater San Diego) Beyonce Henry (Mid City) Alexandra Gill (Orange County) Ria Babaria (Riverside) Chantea McIntyre (San Joaquin Valley) Jet Hammond (Windsor) |
| Top 6 | Julia Price (Central Valley) Kylie Lynn Chang (Golden State) Kaylyn Slevin (Palm Springs) Annie Lu (San Francisco) Sophia Bruinsma (Shasta County) Jenny Ting Crawford (Sunset) |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2025 | 2024 |
| 5th runner-up | Sophia Bruinsma Shasta County | N/A |
| 4th runner-up | Annie Lu San Francisco | Sikeza Fowlks East San Jose |
| 3rd runner-up | Julia Price Central Valley | Giselle Burgos Boyle Heights |
| 2nd runner-up | Kaylyn Slevin Palm Springs | Jordenn Thompson Santa Clarita |
| 1st runner-up | Jenny Crawford Sunset | Chantéa McIntyre San Joaquin Valley |
| Miss California USA | Kylie Chang Golden State | Samantha Ramos Santa Monica |
Currently, California has 53 Miss USA placements including the coronation of Terry Huntingdon in 1959, Maria Remenyi in 1966, Summer Bartholomew in 1975, Julie Hayek in 1983, Shannon Marketic in 1992 and Alyssa Campanella in 2011. The most recent one was achieved by Ramos.
On August 4, 2024, Ramos represented California at Miss USA 2024 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. She finished in the Top 20.
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