13 things about Miss Kentucky USA 2025 Mattie Barker

Mattie Barker represented Kentucky, United States in the 38th edition of Miss Teen USA, the 20th edition of Miss Earth USA and the 74th edition of Miss USA. She is an alumna of Briarwood Elementary School, Drakes Creek Middle School and Greenwood High School, which are all in Bowling Green, Kentucky and Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

BIOGRAPHY

Barker is an American beauty queen raised in Bowling Green. Born in 2003, she moved from Bowling Green moved to Nashville.

During high school, Barker was active in the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She won Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2020.
2. She was a Miss Teen USA 2020 candidate.
3. From 2021 to 2025, she attended Belmont University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts, specializing in fashion design.
4. In 2021, she was a part-time assistant buyer at Back Sown South in Bowling Green.
5. From 2022 to 2024, she was a part-time bridal consultant at Olia Zavozina.
6. In 2022, she launched Barker Jewelry.
7. In 2024, she was an intern at Johnathan Kayne, LLC in Nashville and she became a part-time design consultant at Olia Zavozina.
8. She is Miss Earth Kentucky 2024.
9. She was a Miss Earth USA 2024 semifinalist.
10. In 2025, she joined Envision the Moment in Nashville as an assistant wedding coordinator.
11. She was Miss Tennessee USA 2025 first runner-up.
12. She won Miss Kentucky USA 2025.
13. She was a Miss USA 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Barker is passionate about fashion. She is trained in customer service and skilled in industrial sewing and graphic design.

2020

• On February 1, 2020, she was crowned Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2020.
• On November 7, 2020, she represented Kentucky at Miss Teen USA 2020 and competed against 50 other candidates at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. She was unplaced.

2021

• From April 2021 to August 2021, she was a part-time employee of Back Sown South.
• In August 2021, she entered Belmont University.
• On May 22, 2021, she crowned her successor Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2021 Kennedy Mosley at the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky.

2022

• In May 2022, she joined Olia Zavozina as a part-time bridal consultant.
• In July 2022, she started Barker Jewelry.

2023

• On December 31, 2023, she represented Kentucky at Miss Earth USA 2024 and competed against 52 other candidates at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida, USA. She finished in the Top 20.

2024

• From June 2024 to August 2024, she was a Johnathan Kayne intern in Nashville.
• In October 2024, she became a part-time design consultant at Olia Zavozina.

2025

• In April 2025, she joined Envision the Moment in Nashville.
• On July 19, 2025, she competed against 23 other Miss Kentucky USA 2025 candidates at The Vern Riffe Center for the Arts of Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, USA. She won the title.
• In August 2025, she graduated from Belmont University.
• On June 28, 2025, she competed against 33 other Miss Tennessee USA 2025 candidates at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. She was runner-up to Madison Kunst.
• On October 24, 2025, she represented Kentucky at Miss USA 2025 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.