Alex Miller has accepted the Miss OK USA title!

Following Olivia Jordan's Miss USA win, her first runner-up Alex Miller has accepted the Miss Oklahoma USA 2015 title!  Alex had one year left to compete, but chose the opportunity to hold the title she had competed four times (twice in Kansas, twice in Oklahoma) for, over the chance to potentially compete at Miss USA.  You can see more photos on her new profile here.

She wrote a beautiful piece about her decision to accept the title:

From Alex:

Prepare yourselves for a novel of a post: When I was 17 years old, I stepped into a world that would forever change my life. Never in a million years did I think becoming a “pageant girl” would be as rewarding as it has been. Over the last 9 years, I have personally worked incredibly hard to achieve a goal that has given me the ability to go from a young girl with huge dreams into the woman I am today. Pageantry has taught me how to be poised, well-spoken, strong (both physically and mentally), accept all kinds of criticisms and more importantly, how to be appreciative of the amazing opportunities I’ve been afforded in life. 


By far, the biggest life lesson I’ve learned is that you can’t really plan your future. You have a general idea of how you want it to go, but at the end of the day you have to have faith in knowing God will always take care of you and it’s His plan not your own. Believe me when I say that there have been many times I’ve questioned His plan for me. However, I’m a firm believer that everything truly happens for a reason. In December I had the great pleasure of standing hand in hand with Olivia Jordan as the final two at Miss Oklahoma USA 2015. Both of us standing there in disbelief, especially for me having been in that same spot just one year before. Before the announcement, Olivia and I looked at each other and said, “No matter what happens, just go win Miss USA.” As most of you know, on Sunday night Olivia did just that. For the first time in history we have a Miss USA from Oklahoma! How cool is that!?!!? As I was watching the final moments, I just kept thinking back to our moment in December. I could not be any more proud of Olivia for achieving her dream and making history as the newly crowned Miss USA! A huge congratulations to her and the entire Vanbros family! 


I can honestly tell you that during the moment Olivia was being crowned, I was not even thinking about what my next step would be. It never occurred to me. I know many of you have been wondering and asking what my plans were for the future and what Olivia’s crowning meant for me personally since I have one last year of eligibility. Over the last several days I’ve had to dig extremely deep to define what was most important to me. My goal has always been to become a state titleholder, to join a group of astonishing women who have held that title before me, to leave a legacy and to ultimately make my mark as a representation of the state of Oklahoma. Going to Miss USA would have been icing on the cake, (I love a good swimsuit competition; that’s my favorite part), but being Miss Oklahoma was my goal. It’s what I have always dreamed of. I’ve had a couple of sleepless nights wondering what I would do. Last Thursday I received the phone call that I have been anticipating since Olivia was crowned. 


Although this is not how I ever thought it would happen, I reflect back to what I said before. I will never be able to truly know what my future holds but I trust in God’s plan and know these last 9 years have been some of the most wonderful experiences in my life. Not only was winning Miss USA an accomplishment for Olivia, it was one for me too. Years and years and years of hard work, blood, sweat and plenty of tears have finally paid off. With that, I am absolutely humbled, proud and INSANELY excited, (childishly excited -- actually), to officially announce that I have graciously accepted the title of Miss Oklahoma USA 2015!!!! 


Being 1st runner up to a new Miss USA means that I have some extremely big shoes to fill; however, I am in a really good place in my life and the timing could not be more perfect. I have a really good balance. I am working hard in my business, I am working hard to achieve newly-defined goals and I could not be in any better of a place now as I accept this prestigious title. I owe a huge thank you to Olivia, of course, the Vanbros Organization, my incredibly amazing family and everyone who has supported me since I was 17 years-old. There have been so many influential people that have come into my life because of pageantry and I am so blessed to have experienced everything I have thus far. It’s been a wonderful ride. My dream came true on Sunday night and it was the best birthday present I could have ever asked for. I wanted it to be “my time” every time, but it was all in His time and I am so extremely thankful and overjoyed to be able to say I am MISS OKLAHOMA USA 2015!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEKKKK!

Alex and Olivia share a moment at Miss OK USA 2015