13 things about Miss Cosmo US Virgin Islands 2026 Christell Foote

Christell A. Foote represented Tennessee, United States in the 73rd edition of Miss USA. She will represent the U.S. Virgin Islands in the third edition of Miss Cosmo.

BIOGRAPHY

Foote is an American model and beauty queen from Rocky Top, Tennessee, United States. She was born in 1998 to Mitchell Foote and Gayla Foote.

Aside from Tennessee, Christell also competed in beauty pageants in Georgia, USA. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2018, she graduated from Knoxville West High School in Knoxville, Tennessee and from 2018 to 2022, she attended the Terry College of Business of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia where she earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration.
2. She was Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2018 third runner-up and Miss Georgia Teen USA 2019 first runner-up.
3. From 2019 to 2020, she was a Hal’s the Steakhouse hostess and a Palm Beach Tan tanning consultant.
4. From 2021 to 2022, she was a marketing intern at The Moore Center in Athens and a Soliant campus ambassador in Athens.
5. She was a Miss Tennessee USA 2020 semifinalist.
6. She was Miss Georgia USA 2021 fourth runner-up.
7. In 2022, she joined the sales leadership development program of E. & J. Gallo Winery in Florida, USA and from 2022 to 2023, she was a Breakthru Beverage Group sales representative in Florida.
8. She was a Miss Tennessee USA 2022 semifinalist.
9. In 2023, she joined the Northeast Sales Distributing Company in Georgia as a district sales manager.
10. She was Miss Tennessee USA 2023 second runner-up.
11. She won Miss Tennessee USA 2024 and she was Miss USA 2024 third runner-up.
12. In 2026, she will visit Vietnam.
13. She is Miss Cosmo US Virgin Islands 2026 and a Miss Cosmo 2026 candidate.

TIMELINE

Christell is 6’4″ tall. She is a passionate advocate for expanding youth access to higher education, believing that investing in young people is essential to building stronger communities and shaping the future.

2010s

• In January 2011, she joined CLICK Models of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia as a model.
• On May 9, 2014, she met Ansel Elgort.
• In May 2018, she graduated from Knoxville West High School.
• In July 2018, she entered the Terry College of Business.
• In May 2019, she joined Hal’s the Steakhouse.
• In June 2019, she joined Palm Beach Tan.

2020s

• In July 2020, she left Palm Beach Tan.
• In December 2020, she left Hal’s the Steakhouse.
• In May 2021, she started her internship at The Moore Center.
• In May 2022, she graduated from the Terry College of Business.
• In July 2022, her internship at The Moore Center ended and she joined E. & J. Gallo Winery and Breakthru Beverage Group.
• On March 11, 2023, she represented Historic Franklin at Miss Tennessee USA 2023 and competed against 47 other candidates at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee. She was second runner-up to Regan Ringler.
• In July 2023, she left Breakthru Beverage Group and joined the Northeast Sales Distributing Company.
• On March 9, 2024, she represented Rocky Top at Miss Tennessee USA 2024 and competed against 56 other candidates at Austin Peay State University. She won the title.
• On August 4, 2024, she represented Tennessee at Miss USA 2024 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was third runner-up to Alma Cooper.
• On April 25, 2026, she was appointed Miss Cosmo US Virgin Islands 2026.
• In December 2026, she will represent the US Virgin Islands at Miss Cosmo 2026 and compete against 73 other candidates in Vietnam.