Queen of the Clouds wrote: If Kayla is just a girl who's originally from Michigan, moved to California to be a model and competed there, but is now competing back home in Michigan again (like Olivia Jordan with Oklahoma), then I'll support her, but if she's a girl from California who decided to state-hop to Michigan, then absolutely not. She kinda fits the whole "California perennial candidate who never got that far-turned-flyover state queen" mold really well I think, so I wouldn't be surprised to see her with the crown.
I say state hopper.
Kayla Anderson LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayla-anderson-742194201 Nothing that shows a connection to Michigan.
missfinlandia wrote:Are we taking bets which statehopper will win New Mexico?
Looks like at least Rica Charleston of Nevada is competing...
Rica Charleston was a Non-Finalist at Miss Texas USA 2017, Non-Finalist at Miss Nevada USA 2018, Top 15 at Miss Nevada USA 2019, Top 15 at Miss Nevada USA 2021. New Mexico would be her third state attempt.
Queen of the Clouds wrote: But check to see if there are any Texas girls from El Paso or California girls who flopped in Nevada or Arizona first
I predict Miss New Mexico USA 2021 is going to be a hotbed for Texas and California contestants who couldn’t win in those states and for the California contestants that couldn't win in Nevada and Arizona.
Queen of the Clouds wrote: Oh god you ruined it for me then
Of course I'll always like Destani but if she does not live in Utah.... she shouldn't compete there. I can't be too upset if she wins the title because she's gorgeous but it just annoys me how girls keep doing this and *certain state directors* seem to even encourage it.
Queen of the Clouds wrote: Yes she was, but we were all pretty confused why she was competing there considering she's from Virginia. She's competed in Virginia, Virginia Teen, North Carolina, and was 1RU in DC in 2019, now she's decided to state-hop to Utah even though she apparently lives in California.
Destani Noel Huffman-Jefferson pageant history: Non-Finalist at Miss North Carolina USA 2014, Top 13 at Miss Virginia USA 2016, 2nd RU at Miss District of Columbia USA 2018, 1st RU at Miss District of Columbia USA 2019, 1st RU at Miss US Virgin Islands 2019, represented US Virgin Islands at Miss Supranational 2019. Utah would be her fourth state attempt. Based on her Instagram Destani is a fitness trainer in San Diego, no LinkedIn found. Nothing on Instagram connects her to Utah.