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Sarah Summers was Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2012

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Later Miss Nebraska USA and Miss USA 2018

A native of Papillion, Sarah Summers was crowned Miss Nebraska Teen USA on 30 October 2011 and represented Nebraska at the Miss Teen USA 2012 pageant at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Sarah was a junior in high school during her reign and later graduated from Texas Christian University. Six years after holding her Teen title, she went on to win Miss Nebraska USA 2018 and then Miss USA 2018, becoming Nebraska’s first national titleholder.

Meet Miss Nebraska USA 2012 Amy Spilker

Sarah's sister titleholder was Miss Nebraska USA 2012 Amy Spilker. Click here to visit Amy's profile and check out photos of their year together.

Visit Sarah's Miss Nebraska USA & Miss USA 2018 profile

Six years after holding her Teen title, Sarah was crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2018 and then Miss USA 2018. Jump forward and check out her Miss profile and all the photos from her Miss reign.

Meet Miss Nebraska USA 2012 Amy Spilker

Sarah's sister titleholder was Miss Nebraska USA 2012 Amy Spilker. Click here to visit Amy's profile and check out photos of their year together.

Visit Sarah's Miss Nebraska USA & Miss USA 2018 profile

Six years after holding her Teen title, Sarah was crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2018 and then Miss USA 2018. Jump forward and check out her Miss profile and all the photos from her Miss reign.

Miss Teen USA pageant photos

Competing in the Miss Teen USA pageant is once-in-a-lifetime event few get to experience. Here are Sarah’s official Miss Teen USA photos.

State pageant photos

The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Sarah’s state pageant photos.

Professional photos

Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.

Candid & Appearance photos

From events straight after her crowning to her final appearances before she passed on her crown, here’s a look at some of the appearances Sarah made during her reign, as well as other candid photos during her year.

Farewell photos

All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Sarah’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Jasmine Fuelberth as Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2013. Later in the decade, Jasmine, now Miss Nebraska USA 2017 would crown Sarah as Miss Nebraska USA 2018.

After the crown

Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Sarah went on to win Miss Nebraska USA 2018 then became the first former Miss Teen USA contestant to win Miss USA in seven years when she was crowned Miss USA 2018. She placed in the top 20 at Miss Universe. Here are her “after the crown” photos – for more photos since of her Miss USA reign and since, check out her Miss profile.

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