4th runner-up Miss Kentucky USA 2020
Semi-finalist Miss Ohio USA 2019
Semi-finalist Miss Ohio USA 2018
Non-finalist Miss Ohio USA 2017
Kayelin Tiggs is Miss Ohio USA 2026 and will represent Ohio at the Miss USA 2026 pageant in Miami. Kayelin is from Dayton and was selected to represent her home state through the Miss USA Open Call. She is an independent researcher and founder of the Ohio Coalition for Menstrual Equity. She authored Ohio’s HB29, ending menstrual deprivation as punishment in correctional facilities.
Having been selected by the Miss USA casting call, Kayelin was crowned Miss Ohio USA 2026 by 2025 titleholder Hannah Marie Klein at the start of the Miss USA 2026 pageant week in Miami.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
Kayelin competed three times at Miss Ohio USA from 2017 to 2019 and then placed fourth runner-up to Lexie Iles at Miss Kentucky USA 2020.
