13 things about Miss Arkansas USA 2025 Olivia Halsey

Olivia Halsey competed in Miss Arkansas USA twice. She represented Arkansas, United States in the 74th edition of Miss USA..

BIOGRAPHY

Halsey is an American beauty queen from Little Rock, Arkansas. She is Jerry Lynn Halsey Jr. and Cheri Halsey‘s daughter.

Jerry is Jerry Lynn Halsey Sr. and Barbara Halsey‘s son. Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Orville M. Halsey and Gladys LaDon Bray Halsey, Jerry Sr. is Chester Orville Halsey‘s brother.

On October 12, 2025, Olivia turned 25. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is a former resident of Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
2. Her sister Taylor Haley is married to Landon Wilson.
3. Aside from Little Rock, she has lived in other parts of Arkansas including Jonesboro.
4. Her grandfather Jerry was a farmer who owned and operated Ima’s of Blytheville from 1978 to 1982.
5. In 2008, her grandfather Jerry established Halsey’s Self-Storage in Jonesboro.
6. In 2012, her grandfather Jerry passed away.
7. From 2014 to 2018, she lived in Independence, Missouri, USA.
8. In 2018, she started dating Zane Ryne Neves of Jonesboro.
9. From 2019 to 2023, she attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and government.
10. In 2023, she entered the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in Little Rock.
11. She was Miss Arkansas USA 2024 second runner-up.
12. She won Miss Arkansas USA 2025.
13. She was a Miss USA 2025 semifinalist.

TIMELINE

Olivia’s father is an alumnus of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Holding a real estate license in multiple states in the U.S., he founded Halsey Thrasher Harpole Real Estate Group with offices in Jonesboro and Benton, Arkansas.

2010s

• Her grandfather Jerry turned 64 on April 5, 2012 and died on July 22, 2012.
• In April 2018, he and Neves started dating.
• In August 2019, she entered the University of Arkansas.

2020s

• In May 2023, she graduated from the University of Arkansas.
• In August 2023, she became a William H. Bowen School of Law student.
• On April 14, 2024, she represented the White River, which flows through Arkansas and Missouri, USA, at Miss Arkansas USA 2024 and competed against 12 other candidates at the Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater of Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. She was second runner-up to Madeline Bohlman of Northwest Arkansas.
• In January 2025, 47th Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed her father to the Arkansas Highway Commission and his term will expire in January 2035.
• On April 13, 2025, she represented West Little Rock at Miss Arkansas USA 2025 and competed against 17 other candidates at the The Center for the Arts in Russellville, Arkansas. She won the title.
• In May 2025, she will graduate from the William H. Bowel School of Law with a Juris Doctor.
• On October 24, 2025, she represented Arkansas at Miss USA 2025 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She finished in the Top 20.