13 things about Miss District of Columbia 2024 Kleo Torres

Kleo Torres represented Washington, D.C., United States in the 73rd edition of Miss USA. It is a national beauty pageant that selects the country’s Miss Universe candidate.

BIOGRAPHY

Torres is an African-American beauty queen of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
2. She attended Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School in Raleigh.
3. From Raleigh, she moved to Washington, D.C.
4. From 2016 to 2020, she attended Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama, USA where she earned a bachelor’s degree in science.
5. She was a Miss North Carolina USA 2021 candidate.
6. She was Miss District of Columbia 2022 fourth runner-up.
7. She was Miss District of Columbia 2023 first runner-up.
8. From 2021 to 2023, she attended American University in Washington, D.C. where she earned a master’s degree in public administration and was an AT&T employee.
9. She is Miss Nation’s Capital USA 2024.
10. She won Miss District of Columbia USA 2024.
11. She was a Miss USA 2024 semifinalist.
12. In 2025, she became a Kforce employee.
13. On June 8, 2025, she turned 27.

TIMELINE

Torres was an Alabama State University athlete. She is the founder Youth of Incarcerated Parents United, a community platform that offers a safe space for those affected by parental incarceration.

2010s

• In May 2016, she joined the women’s track and field team of Alabama State University.

2020s

• In May 2020, she graduated from Alabama State University.
• On March 6, 2021, she competed against 65 other Miss North Carolina USA 2021 candidates at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, South Carolina, USA. She was unplaced.
• In May 2021, she joined AT&T in Dallas, Texas, USA as a client solutions executive.
• In October 2021, she became an AT&T channel account manager in Dallas.
• On June 4, 2022, she competed against 19 other Miss District of Columbia 2022 candidates at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel in Northwest, Washington, D.C. She was fourth runner-up to Faith Porter.
• On April 15, 2023, she competed against 28 other Miss District of Columbia USA 2023 candidates at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C. She was runner-up to Cassie Baloue.
• In November 2023, she left AT&T in Dallas.
• In March 2024, she joined Big Brothers Big Sisters of America as a mentor.
• On August 4, 2024, she represented Washington, D.C. at Miss USA 2024, competed against 50 other candidates at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA and finished in the Top 20.
• In March 2025, she joined Kforce as a client executive.
• On September 6, 2025, she crowned her successor Miss District of Columbia USA 2025 Allison Laforce at Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, Maryland, USA.