13 things about Miss Kansas USA 2025 Asia Cymone Smith

Asia Cymone Smith represented Kansas, United States in the 74th edition of Miss USA. She is an alumna of San Diego State University in San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA and the University of Florida in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA.

BIOGRAPHY

Smith is a Korean-American sports reporter and beauty queen from Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. She was born in Escondido, California to James Smith and Charnae Smith.

On September 23, 2025, Asia turned 26. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2016, she became the first African American girl to win Miss Greater San Diego Teen USA.
2. From 2016 to 2019, she was an entertainer at Royal Entertainers in San Diego County, California.
3. From 2017 to 2021, she attended San Diego State University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in communication.
4. From 2019 to 2021, she reigned as Miss Black Global.
5. From 2019 to 2021, she was a background actor at Central Casting in Los Angeles, California.
6. In 2020, she visited Grenada.
7. She was the 2020 Mountain West Indoor Pentathlon Champion.
8. From 2021 to 2022, she attended the University of Florida where she earned her master’s degree in mass communication.
9. From 2021 to 2022, she was a sports beat reporter and a radio content creator at WRUF Sports Radio 850 in Gainesville.
10. In 2022, she was an intern at the University Athletic Association in Gainesville and ESPN in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
11. In 2023, she joined the news team of KSNW-TV in Wichita.
12. She won Miss Kansas USA 2025.
13. She was a Miss USA 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Asia is 5’9″ tall. She has two older brothers namely Ashton Smith and Dorian Smith.

2010s

• In August 2016, she joined Royal Entertainers in San Diego County.
• On February 8, 2019, she was at a track meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA when her mother had a heart attack in the car while on the way back home from work.
• In July 2019, she was an intern at California State Games in San Diego County and she joined Central Casting in Los Angeles.
• In September 2019, she left Royal Entertainers.
• From September 2019 to December 2019, she was a news production intern at KSWB-TV in San Diego.

2020s

• In May 2020, she traveled to Grenada.
• In May 2021, San Diego State University named her the Female Student Athlete of the Year.
• In June 2021, she obtained a full track and field scholarship from the University of Florida and left Central Casting.
• From May 2022 to August 2022, she was a University Athletic Association sports writer.
• In August 2022, she graduated from the University of Florida.
• From August 2022 to December 2022, she was an ESPN production assistant.
• From January 2023 to November 2023, she was a KSNW-TV news and sports reporter.
• In November 2023, she became a KSNW-TV weekend sports anchor.
• On March 23, 2025, she represented East Wichita at Miss Kansas USA 2025 and competed against 16 other candidates at the Polsky Theater in Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas. She won the title.
• On October 24, 2025, she represented Kansas at Miss USA 2025 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.