Taylor Leigh Kessler was crowned Miss Texas USA 2020 on 1st September 2019 as she became the official representative of Texas in Miss USA 2020. Taylor is 23 years of age. As a child, she was abused and bullied by her middle school classmates who told her she was too ugly to be a part of beauty contests, whereas she really wanted to be a part of one. It stripped down her self-confidence but she never caved. Finally, at seventeen, she entered her first pageant and competed at Miss Texas Teen USA and now she has won this crown. She has become an advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault especially after having gone through all this trauma herself at a very young age.