13 things about Miss Vermont USA 2025 Victoria Chuah

Victoria Chuah represented Virginia, United States in the 95th edition of Miss America and Vermont, USA in the 74th edition of Miss USA. She is an alumna of the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia and the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

BIOGRAPHY

Chuah is a Chinese-American beauty queen raised in Ashburn, Virginia. Her father Chong-Ket Chuah is an engineer and her mother Ann Hebda is a dentist.

Victoria advocates for support systems and programs that allow adults with autism to live secure and purposeful lives. Her younger brother Luke Chuah is on the autism spectrum. 

Aside from Ashburn, Chuah has lived in other parts of Virginia including Arlington. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was Miss Virginia’s Outstanding Teen 2017 second runner-up.
2. From 2014 to 2018, she attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
3. She was a lab intern at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Ashburn in 2017, a technology analyst intern at Morgan Stanley in New York City, New York, USA in 2020 and in 2021.
4. From 2018 to 2021, she attended the University of Pittsburgh where she earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
5. She was an instructor at Fairfax Collegiate in Herndon, Virginia in 2019 and a part-time instructor at Pittsburgh Prep in Pittsburgh from 2020 to 2022.
6. She was Miss Virginia 2019 second runner-up.
7. From 2021 to 2022, she attended the University of Pittsburgh where she earned a master’s degree in computer science.
8. She was a part-time software engineer at APEX in Washington, D.C., USA from 2022 to 2023 before joining Morgan Stanley in 2023 as a technology associate.
9. She is Miss Virginia 2022.
10. She was a Miss America 2023 candidate.
11. She was Miss Virginia USA 2024 third runner-up and Miss Virginia USA 2025 fourth runner-up.
12. She was a Miss New York USA 2025 semifinalist before being crowned Miss Vermont USA 2025.
13. She was a Miss USA 2025 finalist.

TIMELINE

Chuah is the first woman of Chinese ancestry to hold the Miss Virginia title. Her family attended Saint Theresa Catholic Church in Ashburn.

2010s

• From June 2017 to August 2017, she was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute lab intern in Ashburn.
• On July 16, 2017, she competed for the Miss Virginia’s Outstanding Teen 2017 title. She was second runner-up to Isabella Jessee.
• In May 2018, she graduated from the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
• In August 2018, she entered the University of Pittsburgh.
• From June 2019 to August 2019, she was a Fairfax Collegiate instructor in Herndon.
• On June 22, 2019, she competed for the Miss Virginia 2019 title. She was second runner-up to Camille Schrier.

2020s

• In October 2020, she joined Pittsburgh Prep.
• In May 2021, she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh.
• From June 2021 to August 2021, she was a Morgan Stanley intern in New York City.
• In August 2021, she reentered the University of Pittsburgh.
• In May 2022, she left Pittsburgh Prep and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh.
• In July 2022, she joined APEX in Washington, D.C.
• On June 25, 2022, she represented Arlington at Miss Virginia 2022 and competed against 17 other candidates at the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia. She won the title.
• On December 15, 2022, she represented Virginia at Miss America 2023 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, USA. She was unplaced.
• In July 2023, she left APEX.
• In August 2023, she became a full-time Morgan Stanley employee.
• On June 23, 2024, she competed against 23 other Miss Virginia USA 2024 candidates at Hilton Arlington National Landing in Arlington. She was third runner-up to Himanvi Panidepu.
• On February 16, 2025, she represented Loudon County at Miss Virginia USA 2025 and competed against 17 other candidates at Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington. She was fourth runner-up to Erin Houston.
• On August 17, 2025, she competed against 168 other Miss New York USA 2025 candidates at Hilton Albany in Albany, New York. She finished in the Top 21.
• On September 30, 2025, she was appointed Miss Vermont USA 2025.
• On October 24, 2025, she represented Vermont at Miss USA 2025 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She finished in the Top 10.