Faith Maria Porter represented Washington, D.C., United States in the 18th edition of Miss Earth USA and the 71st edition of Miss USA. She represented Ghana in the 13th edition of Miss Grand International.

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BIOGRAPHY

Porter is a Ghanaian-American beauty queen from the Greater Accra Region of Ghana and Brookland, Washington, D.C. Her father David Porter Sr. is a pastor, an entrepreneur, a singer and a songwriter and her mother Hope Porter is a pastor and a registered nurse.

Originally from Bowie, Maryland, USA, Faith turned 26 on December 8, 2024. Here are 13 more things about her:

  1. From 2014 to 2016, she attended Annapolis Area Christian School in Severn, Maryland.
  2. From 2016 to 2020, she attended Pace University in New York City, New York where she earned a bachelor’s degree in arts, entertainment and media management and worked at Staffing Etc. in Lanham.
  3. In 2019, she worked at Riddle & Bloom in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and at Six Flags in Washington, D.C.
  4. She was a finalist both at Miss District of Columbia USA 2019 and Miss District of Columbia USA 2020.
  5. From 2021 to 2022, she worked at 101 Productions in New York City.
  6. She was a Miss Maryland USA 2021 semifinalist.
  7. She won Miss District of Columbia USA 2022.
  8. She was a Miss USA 2022 semifinalist.
  9. She is Miss Earth USA Air 2022.
  10. In 2023, she visited the Bahamas, France and Norway.
  11. In 2024, she visited Italy and Sint Maarten.
  12. She won Miss Grand Ghana 2025.
  13. She finished fourth at Miss Grand International 2025.
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TIMELINE

Faith is 5’7″ tall. She competed in Miss District of Columbia USA three times.

2016

  • From June 2016 to August 2016, she was a store crew coach in training at River Valley Ranch in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • In December 2016, she joined Kids Creative in New York City as an administrative intern.

2017

  • In May 2017, her internship at Kids Creative ended.
  • From May 2017 to September 2017, she was a development intern at Jourve in Baltimore.
  • From October 2017 to December 2017, she was an admin intern at The Theater Center in New York City.
  • In September 2017, she joined FREQUENCY A Cappella in New York as the president and group manager.

2018

  • From January 2018 to May 2018, she was an artist management intern at Moon Jelly Agency in New York City.
  • From June 2018 to August 2018, she was a marketing and development intern at TADA! Youth Theater in New York City.
  • On December 8, 2018, she competed against 15 other Miss District of Columbia USA 2019 candidates at the Theatre of the Arts of the University of the District of Columbia, Northwest, Washington, D.C. and finished in the Top 12.

2019

  • From February 2019 to April 2019, she was an Amazon Prime student campus manager at Riddle & Bloom in Boston.
  • From April 2019 to September 2019, she was a research marketing coordinator at Six Flags in Washington, D.C.
  • From August 2019 to December 2019, she was an executive intern at Jujamcyn Theaters LLC in New York City.
  • In December 2019, she joined Staffing Etc. in Lanham, Maryland as a finance intern.

2020

  • On January 19, 2020, she represented Brookland at Miss District of Columbia USA 2020 and competed against 19 other candidates at the Carpenter Theater in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • In May 2020, she left FREQUENCY A Cappella.
  • In February 2020, her internship at Staffing Etc. ended.
  • In January 2020, she joined CreateHER in New York City as a co-director.
  • From July 2020 to November 2020, she was a Staffing Etc. healthcare recruiter.
  • In November 2020, she joined Grant Wilfley Casting in New York City as a casting assistant.

2021

  • In July 2021, she joined 101 Productions, Ltd. in New York City as a seats coordinator and a company management assistant.
  • On July 25, 2021, she competed against 102 other Miss Maryland USA 2021 candidate at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland and finished in the Top 21.
  • In August 2021, she left Grant Wilfley Casting.

2022

  • On January 8, 2022, she represented the District of Columbia at Miss Earth USA 2022 and competed against 50 other candidates at Linda Chapin Theater at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. She was runner-up to Natalia Simon and was crowned Miss Earth USA Air 2022.
  • On June 4, 2022, she represented Brookland at Miss District of Columbia USA 2022, competed against 19 other candidates at Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel in Northwest and won the title.
  • In July 2022, she left 101 Productions.
  • On October 3, 2022, she represented the District of Columbia at Miss USA 2022, competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA and finished in the Top 16.

2023

  • From February 2023 to May 2023, she was an international programming festival assistant at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
  • On April 15, 2023, she crowned her successor Miss District of Columbia USA 2023 Cassie Baloue at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C.
  • In June 2023, she traveled to Nassau, Bahamas.
  • In September 2023, she walked for Global Fashion Collective at Paris Fashion Week 2023 in Paris, France.
  • In October 2023, she traveled to Oslo, Norway.

2024

  • In March 2024, she traveled to Rome, Italy.
  • In June 2024, she traveled to Sint Maarten with her parents, who were celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary.

2025

  • On August 16, 2025, she represented the Greater Accra Region at Miss Grand Ghana 2025, competed against 12 other candidates at The National Theatre in Accra, Ghana and won the title.
  • On October 18, 2025, she represented Ghana at Miss Grand International 2025 and competed against 76 other candidates at MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand. She was third runner-up to Emma Mary Tiglao of the Philippines.
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