Sarah Rose Summers

Sarah Rose Summers (born Sarah Rose McGay, November 3, 1994) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2018. As Miss USA, she represented the United States at Miss Universe 2018, where she placed in the top twenty.[1] Previously, Summers was crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2018 and went on to become the first woman from Nebraska to win the Miss USA title.[2]

Sarah Rose Summers
Summers in Hollywood, California in 2018
Born	November 3, 1994 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Alma mater	Texas Christian University
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Title	Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2012 Miss Nebraska USA 2018 Miss USA 2018
Spouse(s)	Conner Combs ​ (m. 2019)​
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss Teen USA 2012 (Unplaced) Miss USA 2018 (Winner) Miss Universe 2018 (Top 20)

Life and career

Early life

Summers was born on November 4, 1994, in Omaha, Nebraska, and grew up in Papillion in the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area.[3][4] At four years old, she was hospitalized and diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).[5]

She graduated from Papillion-La Vista South High School, and later earned two degrees cum laude from Texas Christian University in child development and strategic communication, with a minor in business.[6]

Summers worked as a certified child life specialist prior to becoming Miss USA.[7][8][9]

Pageantry

Summers (far left) and other Miss Teen USA 2012 state titleholders at Miss USA 2012 in Las Vegas

Summers began her pageantry career at age ten, having convinced her parents to allow her to compete in pageants when they received a postcard advertisement for a local child beauty pageant.[10][11] After four years of competing, she won the title of National American Miss Nebraska Junior Teen 2009.[12] She went on to represent Nebraska at the national pageant and was crowned the 2009–2010 National American Miss Junior Teen.[13][14] In 2012, Summers was crowned Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2012. She represented Nebraska at Miss Teen USA 2012 at Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas, but was unplaced.[15][16] At the end of her reign, she crowned Jasmine Fuelberth as her successor.[17] After a hiatus, Summers returned to pageantry and competed in Miss Nebraska USA 2016, where she placed as the second runner-up, losing to Sarah Hollins.[18]

In 2018, Summers was crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2018 by Fuelberth, who was the outgoing titleholder. At Miss Nebraska USA 2018, Summers represented Omaha.[19]

Miss USA 2018

After winning Miss Nebraska USA, Summers earned the right to represent Nebraska at Miss USA 2018, held at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.[20] She won the competition, beating out first runner-up Caelynn Miller-Keyes of North Carolina and second runner-up Carolina Urrea of Nevada, becoming the first woman from Nebraska to win Miss USA.[21][22][23][24][6] After winning Miss USA, she crowned Bree Coffey as her Miss Nebraska USA successor; pageant protocol states that the two titles cannot be held coterminously as her new Miss USA duties would have interfered with her duties as Miss Nebraska USA.

At the national competition, co-host Vanessa Lachey asked the following: "You are on your way to a march where someone hands you a blank sign and a marker. What do you put on your sign and why?"

"...I say 'Speak your voice'. I don't know what march we're on our way to in this hypothetical situation, but no matter where you're going, whatever type of march it is, you're obviously on your way to that march because you care about that cause so go speak to people. When they have questions, communicate with them. Listen to their views also. That is one thing in the United States that we really need to focus on is listening to each other! ..."

As Miss USA 2018, Summers represented the United States at Miss Universe 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand, where she placed in the top twenty. The eventual winner was Catriona Gray of the Philippines.[25][26][27] Summers ended her reign on May 2, 2019, after crowning Cheslie Kryst as Miss USA 2019 in Reno, Nevada.[28][29][30][31]

Personal life

Summers became engaged to longtime boyfriend Conner Combs in Bangkok on December 17, 2018, shortly after competing at Miss Universe 2018.[32][33][34] They married on October 20, 2019 in Anthem, Arizona.[35]

References

1. "Sarah Rose Summers". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
2. "Miss USA & Teen USA 2018 - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
3. "Where else would I celebrate my 22nd than @zyn22_?!". Sarah Rose Summers. 4 November 2016.
4. Furley, Adam (21 May 2018). "Papillion native in Miss USA competition". Papillion Times.
5. "Meet your Miss USA 2018... Sarah Rose Summers!". Miss Universe Organization. 21 May 2018.
6. "Miss Nebraska, Sarah Summers, crowned Miss USA 2018". 1011 Now. 21 May 2018.
7. Martinez, Tara (21 May 2018). "Who Is Sarah Rose Summers? Miss USA 2018 Is From Nebraska & She's Amazing". Elite Daily.
8. "Miss Nebraska USA". Miss Universe Organization. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
9. Dobin, Marenah (21 May 2018). "Miss Nebraska Sarah Rose Summers Wins Miss USA 2018 With An Inspiring Message". Bustle.
10. "Interview Miss USA Sarah Rose Summers and Miss Teen USA Hailey Colborn in New York City". 29 May 2018.
11. "Sarah Rose Summers Talks About Winning Miss USA 2018". BUILD Series. 23 May 2018.
12. "National American Miss Nebraska Jr. Teen 2009 - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
13. "Sarah Rose Summers - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
14. "National American Miss Jr. Teen 2009-2010 - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
15. Reiher, Andrea (July 28, 2012). "Miss Teen USA 2012 is Logan West of Connecticut". Zap2it. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
16. "Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2012 - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
17. Schnoor, Kelly (6 February 2017). "Norfolkan Jasmine Fuelberth crowned Miss Nebraska USA". Norfolk Daily News.
18. "Miss Nebraska USA 2016 - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
19. Peters, Chris (January 9, 2018). "Sarah Rose Summers crowned Miss Nebraska USA". Omaha.com.
20. "Shreveport will host 2018 Miss USA pageant". shreveporttimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
21. Connor Coulston, John (21 May 2018). "Miss USA Crowns Miss Nebraska Sarah Rose Summers as 2018 Winner". Pop Culture.
22. Charles, Marissa; Rogers, Chris (21 May 2018). "Miss Nebraska Wins Miss USA 2018: Sarah Rose Summers Takes Home The Crown". Hollywood Life.
23. Vulpo, Mike (21 May 2018). "Miss Nebraska Sarah Rose Summers Crowned Miss USA 2018". E!.
24. Swift, Andy (21 May 2018). "Miss USA 2018: And the Winner Is..." TV Line.
25. "Miss Nebraska, an Omaha native, is named Miss USA". Omaha World-Herald. 21 May 2018.
26. "The winner of Miss USA is ... Miss Nebraska". USA Today. 21 May 2018.
27. "Miss Universe 2018 - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
28. Fink, Jenni (May 2, 2019). "WHO WON MISS USA? MISS NORTH CAROLINA CHESLIE KRYST TAKES THE CROWN". Newsweek.
29. Stone, Natalie (May 2, 2019). "Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst Is Crowned Miss USA 2019". People.
30. "North Carolina lawyer Cheslie Kryst takes the Miss USA crown". USA Today. May 2, 2019.
31. Heller, Corinne (May 2, 2019). "Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst Crowned Miss USA 2019". E!.
32. Kline, Jennifer (December 27, 2018). "Miss USA Sarah Rose Summers reveals she got engaged during Miss Universe pageant". AOL.
33. "Miss USA Sarah Rose Summers announces engagement after coming under fire for mocking Miss Vietnam, Miss Cambodia". Fox News. December 27, 2018.
34. "Miss USA Sarah Rose Summers reveals she got engaged during Miss Universe pageant". MSN. December 27, 2018.
35. Jackson, Dory (October 20, 2019). "Sarah Rose Summers Weds Longtime Boyfriend Conner Combs in Arizona". Us.

External links

• Sarah Rose Summers on Instagram
• Sarah Rose Summers on Twitter