Miss Mississippi
Paromita Mitra is studying aerospace engineering and wishes she could have met the late Sally Ride.
Miss Missouri
Ellie Holtman enjoys playing flag football and spending time with her five dogs.
Miss Montana
Kacie West's main passion is singing. She hopes to put her talents to use in a New York Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera.
Miss Nebraska
Ellie Lorenzen filmed an episode for the reality show about pageant dresses called, Obsessed With the Dress.
Miss Nevada
Chelsea Caswell calls Las Vegas her home! The contestant currently works at the Wynn Las Vegas.
Miss New Hampshire
Amber Faucher's dream job is to work for the Behavioral Analysis unit of the FBI.
Miss New Jersey
Libell Duran hopes to advocate and raise awareness for children suffering from Spina Bifida.
Miss New Mexico
Kathleen Danzer is studying biology and pre-medicine. She aspires to be an anesthesiologist.
Miss New York
Joanne Nosuchinsky has studied ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, lyrical and musical theatre dance. She also has perfected the moonwalk.
Miss North Carolina
Ashley Love-Mills enjoys cooking and would love to have her own restaurant in the future.
Miss North Dakota
Stephanie Erickson was an older sister and role model for 14 different foster children.
Miss Ohio
Kristin Smith starred in a music video for country star Luke Bryan.
Miss Oklahoma
Makenzie Muse's first and only pageant was Miss Oklahoma USA.
Miss Oregon
Gabrielle Neilan received "The Pickle Award" in Phlebotomy school. Giving someone the pickle means giving them the best customer service possible.
Miss Pennsylvania
Jessica Billings is an advocate for autism awareness. The cause is close to her heart as she has an older brother diagnosed with autism.
Miss Rhode Island
Brittany Stenovitch's dream job is to be a successful international fashion stylist to celebrities.
Miss South Carolina
Megan Pinckney dreams of becoming the editor-in-chief for a fashion magazine.
Miss South Dakota
Jessica Albers is quite the athlete. She completed a half marathon and full triathlon, both in under two hours.
Miss Tennessee
Brenna Mader dreams about meeting Beyoncé. Until then, she has fond memories of acting in a Blake Shelton music video.
Miss Texas
Ali Nugent first became a titleholder at just 18 months old. She won the title of "Miss Gingerbread."
Miss Utah
Marissa Powell would like to be an advocate for adoption. The contestant feels her family wouldn't be complete without the gift of adoption.
Miss Vermont
Sarah Westbrook is a certified group fitness instructor and health coach. Her favorite healthy activities include hiking and Zumba classes.
Miss Virginia
Shannon McAnally attended the 2012 Grammy Awards and was able to meet Sir Paul McCartney.
Miss Washington
Cassandra Searles hopes to work for the FBI and help with forensic investigating.