Miss Georgia USA 2022, the 69th edition of the state pageant, was held on 26th February 2022 at The Avalon, McDonough, Henry County, Georgia where Holly Haynes representing Coastal Georgia was crowned the new queen. She succeeds and was crowned by Miss Georgia USA 2021 Cora Lynn Griffen and will represent her state at Miss USA 2022.
Holly Haynes is a singer and beauty queen from Smyrna, Cobb County who gave a stellar performance at the competition. Holly graduated from North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee and went on to further graduate cum laude from the university’s Terry College of Business with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and fashion merchandising. The 26-year-old diva seems prepared for her national stint with her confidence and hard work.
The newly crowned Miss Georgia USA 2022 Holly Haynes’ court includes –
1st runner-up Vanessa Van Dyke from Fulton County
2nd runner-up Jordan Meachum from Cobb County
3rd runner-up EmmaKate Few from Georgia South
4th runner-up Britain Bennett from Smyrna
Top 15 also included Khadidiatou Ndir (Atlanta), Chelsea Alexandra Davis (Chamblee), Ruth Mehari (Cherokee County), Rachel Russaw (Classic South), Bridget Robinson (Georgia Educator), Hannah Brown (Glynn County), Aja Murray (Heart of Georgia), Kaitlin Bryant (North Atlanta), Logan Mayo (Sandy Springs) and Robin Burnett (South Atlanta).
Also at the finale, Courtney Smith was crowned Miss Georgia Teen USA 2022 as she became the official representative of Georgia at Miss Teen USA 2022. Denim Lovett, Zaria Walker, Maggie Fletcher and Sydney Woodall were adjudged first, second, third and fourth runners-up respectively.
Congratulations to the winners.