Sarah Rose Summers (born November 4, 1994) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2018. As Miss USA, she will represent the United States at Miss Universe 2018. Previously, Summers was crowned Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2012 and Miss Nebraska USA 2018, becoming the first woman from Nebraska to win Miss USA.
Life and career[edit]
Early life[edit]
Summers was born on November 4, 1994 inOmaha, Nebraska, and grew up in Papillion in the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area.[1][2]At four years old, she was hospitalized and diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura(ITP).[3] She graduated from Papillion-La Vista South High School, and later earned two degreescum laude from Texas Christian University in child development and strategic communication, with a minor in business.[4] Summers worked as a certified child life specialist prior to becoming Miss USA.[5][6][7]
Pageantry[edit]
In 2012, Summers began her pageantry career after being crowned Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2012. She went on to represent Nebraska at Miss Teen USA 2012at Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas, but was unplaced.[8] At the end of her reign, she crowned Jasmine Fuelberth as her successor.[9] After a hiatus, Summers returned to pageantry and competed in Miss Nebraska USA 2016, where she placed as the second runner-up.
In 2018, Summers was crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2018 by Fuelberth, who was the outgoing titleholder. At Miss Nebraska USA 2018, Summers represented Omaha.[10] After winning Miss Nebraska USA, Summers earned the right to represent Nebraska at Miss USA 2018, held at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.[11] She went on to win the competition, becoming the first woman from Nebraska and the eleventh former Miss Teen USA contestant to win Miss USA.[12][13][14][15][4] As Miss USA 2018, she will represent the United States at Miss Universe 2018.[16][17]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Rose_Summers
