With a full and grateful heart... hello from your Miss New York. 💛 I will never be able to find the perfect words to express what this journey has meant to me, but I’ll start with the simplest: thank you. To my incredible tribe - thank you for being my foundation through it all. Thank you for believing in me, supporting me, and helping me arrive at this moment with confidence and love. Your support, kindness, and tireless effort helped carry me to this moment. To my generous sponsors - your belief in me and in this mission allowed me to step on that stage feeling confident and cared for. Every detail, every donation, every moment you poured into this journey did not go unnoticed. I could not have done this without you. To the remarkable women I shared the Miss New York stage with - you were the heartbeat of my week. You showed me what true strength, grace, and friendship look like. I have never felt sisterhood the way I felt it this week, and I’ll carry that feeling with me into every room I enter. To our Empire Stars - thank you for inspiring me. Watching each of you shine reminds us why this work matters. You are the future, and it was an honor to stand beside you. And now... we begin. Miss America prep is officially underway, and I could not be more honored to serve New York in this way. This state - diverse, driven, resilient - is home. I am so deeply proud to represent it and will do so with everything I have. To be supported on this journey by a state board as incredible mine is every girl’s dream - and I’m beyond lucky to call that my reality. I am excited to continue to fight for arts education accessibility across every community and work hand in hand with decision-makers and educators to ensure that every student in our state - no matter their background - has the opportunity to create, to be seen, and to be heard. New York has always stood for culture, creativity, and courage - and I will work every day to uphold that legacy. Thank you, New York. For trusting me. For believing in me. For shaping me. For giving me this moment. I am forever grateful - and I promise to make you proud. • • #MissAmericaStyle #MissNewYork #MissNewYorkOrg #MissNY2025