Olivia Pura was crowned Miss Illinois USA 2020 on 2nd September 2019 and will be representing Illinois at Miss USA 2020 competition during spring of 2020. She succeeds Alexandra Plotz Miss Illinois USA 2019. As a first generation Polish-American, Olive feels honored and respected to represent Illinois at such a prestigious level.
Oliva Pura is not a stranger to the world of beauty pageants; she was previously crowned Miss Teen USA 2016 and represented Illinois at Miss Teen USA 2016 competition. Oliva Pura was placed at Top 15 of Miss Teen USA. She then decided to pursue her education and entered the Northwestern University.
Today, Olivia is a senior at Northwestern and she double majored in Biochemistry & Slavic Language, Olivia serve as a Peer Mentor for NU| Bio-scientist which is a program that helps first-generation, low come freshmen for undergraduate research.
The model also enjoys painting, listening to music, going to movies, exploring Chicago, testing recipes and bullet journaling, or attending concerts. She is passionate for health and wellness. She understands how much the women should advocate for their inclusion and equality in STEM fields. Taking inspiration from her own life, Olivia wants to be role model and hopes to serve as an inspiration for others.
Olivia is happy and thanked god for a chance where she will be representing the state at an international level. Along with Olivia Pura, Victoria Blair Rhemrev of Chicago was crowned as Miss Illinois Teen USA 2020 and will now be representing Illinois at Miss Teen USA 2020.