13 things about Miss USA 2025 third runner-up Taylor Davis

Taylor Lauren Davis competed in Miss Texas USA three times. She represented Texas, United States in the 74th edition of Miss USA.

BIOGRAPHY

Davis is an American beauty queen based in Love Field, Dallas, Texas. She is an alumna of Allen High School in Allen, Texas and Howard University in Washington, D.C., USA.

On November 3, 2024, Davis turned 26. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is a former resident of Maryland, USA.
2. As a kid, she was obsessed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
3. In 2005, she moved to Allen, Texas.
4. In 2017, she graduated from Allen High School.
5. From 2017 to 2021, she studied international business at Howard University.
6. From 2019 to 2020, she reigned as Miss School of Business at Howard University.
7. She is Miss Howard University 2020.
8. She was Miss Maryland USA 2021 second runner-up.
9. She was Miss Texas USA 2023 third runner-up.
10. She was a Miss Texas USA 2024 finalist.
11. She won Miss Dallas 2024.
12. She won Miss Texas USA 2025.
13. She finished fourth at Miss USA 2025.

TIMELINE

Davis is the 82nd Miss Howard University. Before graduating from the university, she was a Congressional Black Caucus intern in the U.S. Congress.

2021

• On July 25, 2021, she competed against 102 other Miss Maryland USA 2021 candidates at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland. She was second runner-up to Layilah Nasser.

2023

• On July 15, 2023, she represented Collin County at Miss Texas USA 2023 and competed against 91 other candidates at Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel in Houston, Texas. She was third runner-up to Lluvia Alzate.

2024

• On June 22, 2024, she represented Love Field at Miss Texas USA 2024 and competed against 74 other candidates at Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel. She finished in the Top 18.
• On October 6, 2024, she was crowned Miss Dallas 2024.

2025

• On May 3, 2025, she represented Dallas at Miss Texas USA 2025 and competed against 61 other candidates at Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel. She won the title.
• On October 24, 2025, she represented Texas at Miss USA 2025 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was third runner-up to Audrey Eckert of Nebraska, USA.