About
Beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss USA 2019 after previously being named Miss North Carolina USA 2019. She was the third woman from North Carolina to win Miss USA. In January of 2022, she unexpectedly died at the young age of 30.
Before Fame
She attended the University of South Carolina and graduated from the Darla Moore School of Business with a degree in marketing and human resource management. She was also part of the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society and women's track and field team.
Trivia
She graduated with a Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration in 2017 from the Wake Forest University School of Law. She worked as an attorney and was the founder of the fashion blog White Collar Glam that helped women dress professionally.
Family Life
Her father was Polish American, while her mother, April Simpkins, was Black American and a former Mrs. North Carolina, US winner.
Associated With
American history was made in 2019 as the year marked the first time that all African American women were crowned Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America. She was joined by Kaleigh Garris and Nia Franklin as the latter two titleholders, respectively.
