At the culmination of Miss Oregon USA 2018 finale held at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon on 10th October 2017, Toneata Morgan was crowned Miss Oregon USA 2018. She will now go on to represent her state in Miss USA 2018 to be held next year. Miss Oregon USA 2017 Elizabeth Denny passed the crown and reign to her successor.
Toneata is 21 years of age and hails from Coquille. She is a final year communication student at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She is not just a model but also an entrepreneur; CEO and designer for All Legs, her activewear company on a mission to empower women by helping them feel beautiful while getting stronger and more confident. Toneata was also a famous host of TV show called “Growing up Hip Hop”.
After winning the crown, with watery eyes, she expressed her delight by saying, “I’m on cloud nine, today has been quite a whirlwind and it still hasn’t quite hit me. When it happened, I couldn’t stop crying. You hear the phrase, ‘don’t give up on your dream.’ I’ve always wanted to go to the Miss USA pageant, but was about to give up.”
At the same event, Jaycie Forrester was crowned Miss Oregon Teen USA 2018 and she will now go on to represent her state in Miss Teen USA 2018 scheduled to be held next year.