13 things about Miss Iowa USA 2025 Hayley Buettell

Hayley Buettell competed in Miss Iowa USA five times. She represented Iowa, United States in the 74th edition of Miss USA.

BIOGRAPHY

Buettell is an American beauty queen raised in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. She is Teran Buettell‘s daughter.

Hayley is an alumna of Mediapolis High School in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa, Southeastern Community College in Burlington, Iowa and the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. She owns Forget Me Not, an online thrift store and sustainable styling business based in North Liberty, Iowa.

On March 9, 2025, Hayley turned 27. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. From Waterloo, she moved to Morning Sun, Morning Sun Township, Iowa, to Iowa City, to Des Moines, Iowa and to Tiffin, Iowa.
2. From 2012 to 2016, she attended Southeastern Community College where she earned an associate’s degree in liberal arts and sciences.
3. From 2016 to 2022, she worked as a bar manager and server at Blackstone in Iowa City while attending the University of Iowa where she earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts.
4. In 2017, she visited Italy.
5. From 2018 to 2019, she was a special education paraeducator at the Burlington Community School District in Burlington.
6. She was Miss Iowa USA 2021 fourth runner-up.
7. From 2022 to 2023, she was an agent team member at State Farm in North Liberty, Iowa.
8. She was Miss Iowa USA 2022 third runner-up.
9. In 2023, she worked an energy consultant at Skyline Solar, launched Forget Me Not and joined Pure Barre in Coralville, Iowa as a part-time instructor.
10. She was Miss Iowa USA 2023 fourth runner-up.
11. She was Miss Iowa USA 2024 first runner-up.
12. She won Miss Iowa USA 2025.
13. She was a Miss USA 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Hayley is passionate about fitness. She enjoys cooking new recipes and reading.

2010s

• In August 2012, she entered Southeastern Community College.
• In May 2016, she graduated from Southeastern Community College.
• In August 2016, she entered the University of Iowa.
• In November 2016, she joined Blackstone in Iowa City.
• In October 2017, she traveled to Milan, Italy.
• In August 2018, she joined the Burlington Community School District.
• In May 2019, she left the Burlington Community School District.

2025

• On May 8, 2021, she competed against 10 other Miss Iowa USA 2022 finalists at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown in Des Moines. She was fourth runner-up to Katie Wadman.
• In April 2022, she left Blackstone and joined State Farm in North Liberty.
• On May 21, 2022, she represented Des Moines at Miss Iowa USA 2023 and competed against 27 other candidates at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown. She was third runner-up to Randi Estabrook.
• In December 2022, she graduated from the University of Iowa.
• On June 24, 2023, she represented Morning Sun at Miss Iowa USA 2023 and competed against 20 other candidates at the Valley High School Performing Arts Center in West Des Moines, Iowa. She was fourth runner-up to Grace Lynn Keller.
• From June 2023 to October 2023, she was a Skyline Solar employee.
• In July 2023, she left State Farm.
• In October 2023, she launched Forget Me Not in North Liberty.
• In December 2023, she joined Pure Barre in Coralville.
• On June 23, 2024, she competed against 14 other Miss Iowa USA 2024 candidates at The Ames Center in Burnsville, Minnesota, USA. She was runner-up to McKenzie Ariana Kerry.
• On August 10, 2025, she competed against seven other Miss Iowa USA 2025 candidates at The Franklin Center in Des Moines and won the title.
• On October 24, 2025, she represented Iowa at Miss USA 2025 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.