13 things about Miss Universe 2015 second runner-up Olivia Jordan

Olivia Jordan Thomas represented Oklahoma, United States in the 64th edition of Miss USA and the country in the 63rd edition of Miss World and the 64th edition of Miss Universe. She is the first beauty queen to represent the country in both Miss Universe and Miss World.

BIOGRAPHY

Thomas is an American actor, model and beauty queen born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is Bob Thomas and Jill Thomas‘s daughter.

A fourth generation Tulsan, Olivia attended Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa and Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. After earning a bachelor’s degree, she moved to Los Angeles, California, USA to pursue a career in modeling and acting.

On September 28, 2025, Olivia turned 37. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2011, she graduated from Boston University with a bachelor’s degree in health sciences.
2. She was Miss California USA 2013 first runner-up.
3. She was appointed Miss World America 2013.
4. She was a Miss World 2013 semifinalist.
5. In 2014, she appeared in two episodes of the television series “Murder in the First”.
6. She won Miss USA 2015.
7. She finished third at Miss Universe 2015.
8. She supported Hillary Clinton during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
9. She and Jay Hector got engaged in 2018 and got married in 2019.
10. She was in the cast of Jimmy Blondell‘s 2019 film “Angel” and Jesus del Cerro‘s 2021 film “Attraction to Paris”.
11. She was a Miss Universe 2022 preliminary competition judge.
12. She, Yoshi Sudarso and Sarah Borne starred in Stacia Crawford‘s 2023 film “Newlywed Nightmare”.
13. She was a Miss USA 2025 judge.

TIMELINE

Olivia in 5’11”. She is a former resident of Beverly Hills, California.

2010s

• On January 13, 2013, she represented Beverly Hills at Miss California USA 2013. She was runner-up to Mabelynn Capeluj.
• On September 28, 2013, she represented the U.S. at Miss World 2013 and competed against 126 other candidates at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center in South Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. She finished in the Top 20.
• On July 12, 2015, she represented Oklahoma at Miss USA 2015 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Baton Rouge River Center Arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. She won the title.
• On December 20, 2015, she represented the U.S. at Miss Universe 2015 and competed against 79 other candidates at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She was second runner-up to Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines.
• On June 5, 2016, she crowned her successor Miss USA 2016 Deshauna Barber at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, USA.
• She played Robbie in “Angel”, which was released in the U.S. on December 12, 2019.

2020s

• She played Astrid in “Attraction to Paris”, which was released in the U.S. on January 5, 2021.
• On January 11, 2023, she served as a judge in the Miss Universe 2022 preliminary competition at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
• She played Sadie in “Newlywed Nightmare”, which was released in the U.S. on February 24, 2023.
• On October 24, 2025, she served as a judge at Miss Universe 2025 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA.