Bella Whitlock
Bella Whitlock of Leavenworth won Miss Kansas USA 2024 at the Polsky Theater in Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, United States on June 16, 2024. The respective first, second, third and fourth runners-up were Olivia Richardson of ICT, Madilynn Becker of Herington, Amelia Phommachanh of Derby and Megan Reinhart of Sedgwick County.
On August 4, 2024, Whitlock represented Kansas at Miss USA 2024 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA. She finished in the Top 20.
Currently, Kansas has 14 Miss USA placements including the coronation of Kelli McCarty in 1991. She finished in the Top 6 at Miss Universe 1991.
Miss Kansas USA 2025
On March 23, 2025, Whitlock will crown her successor at the Polsky Theater in Overland Park. It is the 68th edition of the state-level beauty pageant that selects Kansas’s candidate for Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S.
A total of 17 women are competing for the Miss Kansas USA 2025 title. Here are the candidates:
- Annie Jones (Abilene)
- Amelia Phommachanh (Air Capital)
- Asia Cymone Smith (East Wichita)
- Tiffany Howard (Greater ICT)
- Evan Rolfe (Greater Wichita)
- Madilynn Becker (Herington)
- Miranda Smith (ICT)
- Olivia Pikul (Johnson County)
- Elika Izadyar (Kansas City)
- Riley Screen (Lawrence)
- Alyssa Ayers (Leawood)
- Elizabeth Young (Marion County)
- Darby Davis (Metro Kansas City)
- Taylor Rains (Sedwick County)
- Yazmin Carrasco (Southwest Kansas)
- J. Hadleigh Fallon (Sunflower State)
- Megan Reinhart (Wichita)
