2nd Runner-up 2019, Non-finalist Miss California USA 2017, Miss Washington Teen USA 2013
A native of Tacoma, Imani Blackmon was crowned Miss Washington USA on 3 November 2019 and represented Washington in the Miss USA 2020 pageant in Memphis, Tennessee. Imani is a dancer who has worked as a cast member at Disneyland.
Imani is a journalism major whose career goal is to be a correspondent on major entertainment news outlets. She now works with AfterBuzz TV as a host and at Disneyland as a dancer part-time. Imani takes pride in working with the Miss Amazing Pageant, a pageant for girls and women with disabilities. She’s looking forward to becoming the Washington state director for Miss Amazing and having the first ever pageant held in WA next year.
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Imani’s state pageant photos.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
After winning Miss Washington Teen USA 2013 on her first try, Imani competed once at Miss California USA and placed second runner-up at Miss Washington USA 2019 before winning the 2020 title.
All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Imani’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Christine Brodie as Miss Washington USA 2021.
Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Here are Imani’s “after the crown” photos.
