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Hannah Wise of Tennessee was crowned Mrs. America 2024 in a national competition held last Wednesday, August 28 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. The 31-year-old devoted wife and mother of two from Nashville triumphed over 45 other competitors to win the national title. She succeeds last year's winner Regina Stock from Texas and will soon represent America at the Mrs. World 2024 pageant. Anedra Million of Ohio and Ana Christina Bowers of Georgia were announced as the first and second runners-up, respectively. Mikala McGhee of Missouri, Amanda Diekman of Nebraska, and Deborah Arnold of Texas completed the Top 6 finalists. "I am feeling humbled and incredibly gracious to have been trusted with this job. America, I promise to represent you well. I will cherish this opportunity in my heart forever," said the new Mrs. America. An advocate for abused and neglected children, Hannah shared: "Child neglect has affected my family personally as a result of drug add...

Washington's Heidi Stephens was crowned Mrs. American 2024 on Tuesday, August 27 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. The 37-year-old certified emergency nurse and a mother of two bested over 40 other contestants from across the country to win the national title. Christina Joymon of Colorado was named first runner-up while Stacie Proctor of Utah finished as the second runner-up. Georgia's Caroline Kiernan, North Carolina's Madeline Stewart, and Tennessee's Corrin Stellakis Hein rounded out the Top 6 finalists. "As I embark on this incredible journey, I first want to pause and thank those who helped me to achieve this dream of becoming Mrs. American 2024," Heide wrote online. "My husband Jeff, and the best of us, Julian and Inez: you have brought out a strength in me that I didn’t know I was capable of. Thank you for growing me in my perseverance and heart," she added. The new Mrs. American succeeds last year's winner, Ballerina Farm's...

Germany's Julia Schnelle was crowned Mrs. World 2023 on Sunday, January 21 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Nevada. The 38-year-old medical doctor hailing from Niestetal bested more than 30 other competitors to win the international title. She succeeds Mrs. World 2022 Sargam Koushal of India. Solange Tuyishime Keita of Canada and Johanna Serna Correa of Colombia were announced as the first and second runners-up, respectively. The Top 6 finalists were the representatives of America, Regina Stock, Malaysia, Vanishaa Rameas, and the United Kingdom, Leen Clive. Completing the Top 17 were Mrs. American, Hannah Neeleman, Brazil, Cristiane Mersch, Ecuador, Lucia Mendieta, India, Chetna Josshi Tiwari, Ireland, Jessica Marie Hopper, Jamaica, Shoshana DeAnn, Korea, Jennifer Lloyd, Mauritius, Vimla Govinda Seenauth, South Africa, Palesa Matjekane, Sweden, Viktoria Nord, and the US Virgin Islands, Kelli Burns. The new Mrs. World is an advocate for animal-assisted therapy. She v...

Mrs. Texas America Regina Stock was crowned Mrs. America 2023 in a national competition held on Saturday, August 26 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Nevada. The 27-year-old mother of four hailing from Odessa, Texas edged out over 40 other competitors to win the coveted national title. She succeeds last year's winner Nicole Zwiercan of Illinois. Shelby Petey of California and Brandi DeVries of Minnesota were announced as the first and second runners-up, respectively. Completing the Top 6 finalists were Keri Sanders of Alabama, Tatiana Kharina of Connecticut, and Tomilynn Clark of Nevada. The rest of the Top 15 semifinalists were from the District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. No stranger to pageantry, the new Mrs. America is a former contestant at Miss Texas USA. She previously held the titles Miss Big Bend, Miss Permian Basin, and Miss Ector County. Regina will now prepare to represent America...

Mrs. South Dakota American Hannah Neeleman was crowned Mrs. American 2023 in a glittering competition held on Friday, August 25 at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Nevada. The 33-year-old rancher and entrepreneur bested over 40 other competitors to win the national title. She succeeds last year's titleholder Krisdee Clark of South Carolina and is now expected to compete next in the Mrs. World 2023 pageant. Mandy Fave of Minnesota and Jayme Perryman of Idaho were the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Sharelle Mendenhall of Nevada, Katheryn Clatterbaugh of North Carolina, and AnnMarie Gutierrez of Texas rounded out the Top 6 finalists. Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, South Carolina, Utah, and Wisconsin were the rest of the Top 15 semifinalists. The new Mrs. American is a Juilliard School graduate ballerina and a former Miss New York City. She is a mother of seven and owns Ballerina Farm with her husband in the mountain valley of Kamas,...

Mrs. American Shaylyn Ford was crowned Mrs. World 2021 in a glittering competition held at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Nevada on Saturday, January 15. The 37-year-old hair and makeup artist from Ohio bested over 50 other contestants to win her international beauty title. She succeeds Kate Galligan Schneider of Ireland. Jaclyn Nesheiwat Stapp of Jordan and Debanjali Kamstra of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were the first and second runners-up, respectively. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Official Mrs. American (@mrsamericanofficial) View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Official Mrs. World Page (@mrsworldpageant) Source: Mrs. American, Mrs. World / Instagram