4th runner-up 2018, 4th runner-up 2017, Non-finalist 2016
A native of Washington DC, Cordelia Cranshaw was crowned Miss District of Columbia USA on 9 December 2018 and represented District of Columbia at the Miss USA 2019 pageant in Reno, Nevada.
Miss District of Columbia USA 2019 Cordelia Cranshaw aged out of foster care when she was 21 and earned her Masters of Social Work at the age of twenty-two. In 2014, Cordelia founded her nonprofit organization, Acts of Random Kindness (ARK), with a mission to help children and their families break the cycle of poverty. This 26-year-old advocates for youth in foster care, is a motivational speaker and enjoys spending time with her seven nieces and nephews. If chosen to be Miss USA, Cordelia will use her platform to inspire others to never let their negative circumstances determine their future success.
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Cordelia’s state pageant photos.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
There’s nothing better than watching a contestant progress from year to year! Here’s a look back at Cordelia’s previous pageant photos.
All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Cordelia’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Cierra Jackson as Miss District of Columbia USA 2020.
Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Here are Cordelia’s “after the crown” photos.
