13 things about Miss World USA 2026 Mary Sickler

Mary Sickler competed in Miss Texas Teen USA twice and Miss Texas USA thrice. She represented Nevada, United States in the 74th edition of Miss USA, New York, USA in the 12th edition of Miss World America and the country in the 73rd edition of Miss World.

BIOGRAPHY

Sickler is an American self-defense instructor, model and beauty queen originally from Houston, Texas, USA. She was a pre-law student at Will Rice College of Rice University in Houston when she was crowned Miss Houston USA 2024 and a senior student of the college when she competed at Miss World 2026.

Born in 2002, Sickler is a former resident of Valley Nebraska, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada and New York. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born in 2002.
2. She was a Miss Texas Teen USA 2018 semifinalist.
3. She was Miss Texas Teen USA 2019 third runner-up and Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2019 second runner-up.
4. She was a Miss Nebraska USA 2022 finalist.
5. She was Miss Texas USA 2023 first runner-up.
6. In 2024, she visited Germany; Austria; England, United Kingdom and Mexico and she was diagnosed with alopecia universalis.
7. She won Miss Houston USA 2024 and was Miss Texas USA 2024 second runner-up.
8. She was Miss Texas USA 2025 first runner-up.
9. She won Miss Nevada USA 2025.
10. She was Miss USA 2025 fourth runner-up.
11. In 2026, she visited Vietnam.
12. She is Miss World America New York 2026 and was Miss World America 2026 first runner-up.
13. She is Miss World USA 2026 and a Miss World 2026 candidate.

TIMELINE

Sickler is 5’11” tall. A sexual assault survivor herself, she created a sexual assault awareness program at Rice University and in an app she also created. 

2022

• On March 6, 2022, she represented Valley at Miss Nebraska USA 2022 and competed against 10 other candidates at The Rose Theater in Omaha, Nebraska. She finished in the Top 7.

2023

• On July 15, 2023, she represented Northwest Houston at Miss Texas USA 2023 and competed against 91 other candidates at the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel in Houston. She was runner-up to Lluvia Alzate.

2024

• She traveled to Munich, Germany on June 7, 2024 and to Salzburg, Austria on June 10, 2024.
• On June 22, 2024, she represented Houston at Miss Texas USA 2024 and competed against 74 other candidates at the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel. She was second runner-up to Aarieanna Ware.
• In August 2024, she traveled to London, England.
• On November 16, 2024, she attended Miss Universe 2024 at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico.
• In December 2024, she was diagnosed with alopecia universalis.

2025

• On May 3, 2025, she represented West Central Texas at Miss Texas USA 2025 and competed against 61 other candidates at the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel. She was runner-up to Taylor Davis.
• On July 27, 2025, she represented Western Nevada at Miss Nevada USA 2025 and competed against 20 other candidates at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. She won the title.
• On October 24, 2025, she represented Nevada at Miss USA 2025 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. She was fourth runner-up to Audrey Eckert of Nebraska, USA.

2026

• On July 11, 2026, she represented New York at Miss World America 2026 and competed against 13 other candidates in Seattle, Washington, USA. She was runner-up to Jade Lin Glab.
• She was the keynote speaker at the 41st annual National Alopecia Areata Conference (NAAF), which was held in Orlando, Florida, USA from June 25-25, 2026.
• On July 5, 2026, she was named Miss World America New York 2026.
• On July 22, 2026, she was appointed Miss World USA 2026 and Glab was appointed Miss World USA 2027.
• On September 5, 2026, she represented the U.S. at Miss World 2026 and competed against 110 other candidates in Nha Trang, Vietnam.