Sydney Taylor represented Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States at Miss Louisiana USA 2024, competed against 26 other candidates at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana on March 30, 2024. She won the title.
On September 20, 2025, Taylor crowned her successor Francie Millan of New Orleans, Louisiana at the Bologna Performing Arts Center in Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA. On October 24, 2025, the latter will represent Louisiana at Miss USA 2025 and compete against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA.
Miss Louisiana USA 2025 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Louisiana USA national membership: Miss USA organizer: A Blaize Productions |
| edition: 72nd date: September 20, 2025 venue: Bologna Performing Arts Center, Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States candidates: 5 |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (HOMETOWN) |
| Top 5 | Rebecca Arianne Edwards (Crescent City) Anna Katherine Steckler (Evangeline) Ivy Robichaux (Grand Isle) Ella Cantrell (Greater Baton Rouge) Francie Millan (New Orleans) |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2025 | 2024 |
| 4th runner-up | Ivy Robichaux Grand Isle | Anna Steckler Acadiana |
| 3rd runner-up | Ella Cantrell Greater Baton Rouge | Trinitee Johnson Crescent City |
| 2nd runner-up | Rebecca Edwards Crescent City | Emily Randon Pelican State |
| 1st runner-up | Anna Steckler Evangeline | Hannah Fontenot Magnolia |
| Miss Louisiana USA | Francie Millan New Orleans | Sydney Taylor Lafayette |
Currently, Louisiana has 29 Miss USA placements including the coronations of Eurlyne Howell in 1958, Sharon Brown in 1961 and Ali Landry in 1996. Representing the U.S., Howell was third runner-up to Miss Universe 1958 Luz Marina Zuluaga of Colombia, Brown was fourth runner-up to Miss Universe 1961 Marlene Schmidt of West Germany and Landry finished in the Top 6 at Miss Universe 1996.
On August 4, 2024, Sydney represented Louisiana at Miss USA 2024 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was unplaced.
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