10 things about Miss Utah USA 2025 Elle Hinojosa

Elle Hinojosa represented Utah, United States in the 74th edition of Miss USA. She is Gilbert Hinojosa Jr. and Amy Hinojosa‘s daughter, Gilbert Dominguez Hinojosa Sr. and Minerva “Minnie” Chavez Hinojosa‘s granddaughter and Michelle Hinojosa‘s niece.

BIOGRAPHY

Elle is a Hispanic-American entrepreneur, model and beauty queen originally from San Antonio, Texas, USA. She is also known as Ellie Hinojosa and she is 5’9″ tall.

As a trained workshop facilitator with the One Love Foundation, Elle educates young women on the signs of unhealthy relationships. She is the founder of the fashion-forward medical ID brand Mention Medical.

On January 23, 2025, Elle turned 24. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. From Antonio, she moved to Salt Lake City, Utah.
2. She has two sisters namely Tori Hinojosa and Rachel Hinojosa.
3. In 2018, she started modeling.
4. In 2019, her grandfather Gilbert Jr. died.
5. She was a Miss San Antonio USA 2022 candidate.
6. In 2024, she visited Mexico.
7. After suffering from seizures, extreme brain pressure and vision loss, she underwent two brain surgeries in six weeks in 2024.
8. She won Miss Utah USA 2025.
9. She was a New York Fashion Week 2025 model.
10. She was a Miss USA 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Ellie’s grandfather Gilbert Sr. was born in Taft, Texas to Epifanio Hinojosa and Josefa Hinojosa. Gilbert Sr. married Minnie on August 19, 1967.

2010s

• Her grandfather Gilbert Sr. turned 75 on August 10, 2018 and died on April 6, 2019.

2020s

• On April 2, 2022, she competed for the Miss San Antonio USA 2022 title and won the Best in Evening Gown award. The title was won by Abigail Velez.
• In December 2024, she traveled to Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
• On July 11, 2025, she competed against 15 other Miss Utah USA 2025 candidates as Miss Central Utah USA 2025 at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center Jeanné Wagner Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah. She won the title.
• In September 2025, she walked for Sherri Hill at the New York Fashion Week 2025 in New York City, New York, USA.
• On October 24, 2025, she represented Utah at Miss USA 2025 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.