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RHODE ISLAND 2016
SOUTH DAKOTA 2016

Leah Lawson was Miss South Carolina USA 2016

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Top 15 at Miss USA 2016

Miss USA 2016 State Titleholders
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RHODE ISLAND 2016
SOUTH DAKOTA 2016

Meet Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2016 Marley Stokes

Leah's sister titleholder was Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2016 Marley Stokes. Click here to visit Marley's profile and check out photos of their year together.
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Miss USA photos
Professional photos
Candid and Appearance photos
Farewell photos
After the Crown

Meet Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2016 Marley Stokes

Leah's sister titleholder was Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2016 Marley Stokes. Click here to visit Marley's profile and check out photos of their year together.
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Miss USA pageant photos

Competing in the Miss USA pageant is once-in-a-lifetime event few get to experience. Here are Leah’s official Miss USA 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 all the appearances Leah 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 Leah’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Megan Gordon as Miss South Carolina USA 2017.

After the crown

Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Here are Leah’s “after the crown” photos.

Get to know more South Carolina titleholders...
Miss South Carolina USA 2010 Rachel Law
Rachel Law, 21, of Greenville was Miss SC USA 2010
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Miss South Carolina USA 2011 Courtney Turner
Courtney Turner, 21, of North Augusta was Miss SC USA 2011 & top 8 at Miss USA 2011
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Miss South Carolina USA 2012 Erika Powell
Erika Powell, 27, of Greenville was Miss SC USA 2012 & top 16 at Miss USA 2012
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Miss South Carolina USA 2013 Megan Pinckney
Megan Pinckney, 22, of Charleston was Miss SC USA 2013 & 5th runner-up at Miss USA 2013
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Miss South Carolina USA 2014 Christina Zapolski
Christina Zapolski, 22, of Charleston was Miss SC USA 2014 & top 10 at Miss USA 2014
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Miss South Carolina USA 2015 Sarah Weishuhn
Sarah Weishuhn, 23, of Goose Creek was Miss SC USA 2015
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Miss South Carolina USA 2016 Leah Lawson
Leah Lawson, 22, of Anderson was Miss SC USA 2016 & top 15 at Miss USA 2016
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Miss South Carolina USA 2017 Megan Gordon
Megan Gordon, 23, of North Augusta was Miss SC USA 2017 & top 5 at Miss USA 2017
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Miss South Carolina USA 2018 Tori Sizemore
Tori Sizemore, 23, of Anderson was Miss SC USA 2018
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Miss South Carolina USA 2019 MaKenzie Divina
MaKenzie Divina, 21, of Clemson was Miss SC USA 2019
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Miss South Carolina USA 2020 Hannah Jane Curry
Hannah Jane Curry, 22, of Greenville was Miss SC USA 2020
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Miss South Carolina USA 2021 Marley Stokes
Marley Stokes, 24, of Lexington was Miss SC USA 2021 & top 8 at Miss USA 2021
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Miss South Carolina USA 2022 Meera Bhonslé
Meera Bhonslé, 26, of Lexington was Miss SC USA 2022
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Miss South Carolina USA 2023 Kirby Elizabeth Self
Kirby Elizabeth Self, 23, of Greenwood was Miss SC USA 2023 & top 20 at Miss USA 2023
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Miss South Carolina USA 2024 Gracen Grainger
Gracen Grainger, 23, of Hamer, is Miss South Carolina USA 2024
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2010 Megan Pinckney
Megan Pinckney, 19, of North Charleston was Miss SC Teen USA 2010
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2011 Keyla Childs
Keyla Childs, 17, of Summerville was Miss SC Teen USA 2011 & a semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 2011
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2012 Shannon Ford
Shannon Ford, 17, of Gilbert was Miss SC Teen USA 2012 & a semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 2012
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2013 Tori Sizemore
Tori Sizemore, 18, of Anderson was Miss SC Teen USA 2013 & 1st runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2013
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Miss Teen USA 2014 K. Lee Graham
K. Lee Graham, 17, of Chapin was Miss SC Teen USA and Miss Teen USA 2014
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2015 Wesley Mitchell
Wesley Mitchell, 19, of Lexington was Miss SC Teen USA 2015 & a semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 2015
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2016 Marley Stokes
Marley Stokes, 19, of Lexington was Miss SC Teen USA 2016 & 2nd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2016
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2017 Alexis Johnson
Alexis Johnson, 18, of Myrtle Beach was Miss SC Teen USA 2017
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2018 Kirby Elizabeth Self
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2019 Allie Richardson
Allie Richardson, 18, of Lexington was Miss SC Teen USA 2019 & a semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 2019
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2020 Gracen Grainger
Gracen Grainger​, 19, of Hamer was Miss SC Teen USA 2020
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2021 Augusta Roach
Augusta Roach, 18, of Easley was Miss SC Teen USA 2021 & a semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 2021
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2022 Katie Ward
Katie Ward, 19, of Charleston was Miss SC Teen USA 2022
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2023 Kenlee McVay
Kenlee McVay, 19, of Easley was Miss SC Teen USA 2023 & top 20 at Miss Teen USA 2023
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2024 Jules Grass
Jules Grass, 18, of Clemson, is Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2024
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