10 things about Miss Asia Pacific USA 2025 Kayla Usison

Kayla Jane Usison represented the United States in the sixth edition of Miss Asia Pacific International. It is an international beauty pageant based in Metro Manila, Philippines.

BIOGRAPHY

Usison is a Filipino-American beauty queen born and raised in the U.S. She is a resident of Hayward, Alameda County, California, United States, which is home to California State University, East Bay.

On August 20, 2025, Usison turned 27. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She is Gerard Diego Usison and Lilibeth de Jesus Usison‘s daughter and Kristen Ann Usison‘s sister.
2. From 2015 to 2016, she was an intern in Alameda County.
3. From 2016 to 2021, she attended California State University, East Bay where she earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration with concentration in human resources.
4. From 2017 to 2021, she was an extended care assistant at St. Bede Catholic School in Hayward.
5. From 2021 to 2024, she was an HR generalist at GSC National Transportation in Oakland, Alameda County.
6. She was Miss Filipina International 2022 second runner-up.
7. In 2023, she visited Mexico.
8. She was a Miss Universe Philippines 2025 candidate.
9. She is Miss Asia Pacific USA 2025.
10. She is a Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Kayla speaks English and Filipino. Her father grew up in Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

2010s

• From July 2015 to August 2015, she was an internal auditor intern in Alameda County.
• From July 2016 to August 2016, she was an HR intern in Alameda County.
• In August 2016, she entered California State University, East Bay.
• In August 2017, she started working at St. Bede Catholic School in Hayward.

2020s

• In March 2021, she left St. Bede Catholic School.
• In May 2021, she graduated from California State University, East Bay.
• On May 4, 2021, she and her fellow California State University, East Bay student worker Gary Duropan were at the front desk of the university’s recreation center.
• In July 2021, she started working at GSC National Transportation in Oakland.
• On July 30, 2022, she represented Hayward at Miss Filipina International 2022 and competed against 24 other candidates at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California. She ranked fourth and was named the second runner-up.
• In July 2023, she traveled to Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico.
• In January 2024, she left GSC National Transportation.
• In February 2024, she visited several parts of the Philippines including Bago City, La Union and Metro Manila.
• In March 2024, she visited several parts of the Philippines including Bataan and Palawan.
• In July 2024, she visited Malay, Aklan, Philippines.
• In August 2024, she traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
• On February 12, 2025, she visited the office of Bago City mayor Nicholas Yulo.
• On May 2, 2025, she represented Bago and San Francisco, California’s Filipino community at Miss Universe Philippines 2025 and competed against 65 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila. She was unplaced.
• On October 8, 2025, she will represent the U.S. at Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 and compete against 41 other candidates at the Cebu Coliseum in Cebu City, Philippines.