13 things about Miss Wyoming USA 2025 Eilish Young

Eilish Anne Connor Young competed in Miss Texas USA three times. She represented Wyoming, United States in the 74th edition of Miss USA.

BIOGRAPHY

Young is an American entrepreneur, equestrienne, model and beauty queen. She runs Crown Equine Brokerage, which connects horses with new owners across the U.S.

As an equestrienne, Young uses her love of horses to help other people improve their lives through equine therapy. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born in Houston, Texas.
2. She grew up in Spring, Harris County, Texas.
3. She has a summer home in Belington, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA.
4. She was born in 1996.
5. In 2017, she won four CEIYJ2* 120-kilometer events.
6. In 2018, she was a member of the team that represented the U.S. in the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) World Equestrian Games.
7. She was a Miss Texas USA 2023 semifinalist.
8. She was a Miss Texas USA 2024 candidate.
9. She was a Miss Texas USA 2025 semifinalist.
10. She was Miss West Virginia USA 2025 second runner-up.
11. She was a New York Fashion Week 2025 model.
12. She is Miss Wyoming USA 2025.
13. She was a Miss USA 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Young found healing and strength through horses after facing personal loss and starting over from the ground up. She is the first mother and the first married woman to represent Wyoming in Miss USA.

2010s

• On January 9, 2019, she received the Brunjes Junior/Young Rider Trophy from the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF).

2020s

• On July 15, 2023, she represented the Galveston Bay Area at Miss Texas USA 2023 and competed against 91 other candidates at the Hilton Post Oak Hotel in Houston, Texas. She finished in the Top 17.
• On June 22, 2024, she represented Spring at Miss Texas USA 2024 and competed against 74 other candidates at Hilton Post Oak Hotel in Houston. She was unplaced.
• On May 3, 2025, she represented Harris County at Miss Texas USA 2025 and competed against 61 other candidates at Hilton Post Oak Hotel in Houston. She finished in the Top 19.
• On July 27, 2025, she represented the Belington at Miss West Virginia USA 2025 at the Virginia Thomas Law Center for the Performing Arts of West Virginia Wesleyan College. She was second runner-up to Erin Wellman.
• On September 13, 2025, she walked the runway at the New York Fashion Week 2025 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
• On September 30, 2025, she was appointed Miss Wyoming USA 2025.
• On October 24, 2025, she represented Wyoming at Miss USA 2025 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.