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Imani Blackmon was Miss Washington USA 2020

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Tacoma

2nd Runner-up 2019, Non-finalist Miss California USA 2017, Miss Washington Teen USA 2013

Miss Congeniality at Miss USA 2020

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.

Meet Miss Washington Teen USA 2020 Marianne Bautista

Imani's sister titleholder was Miss Washington Teen USA 2020 Marianne Bautista. Click here to visit Marianne's profile and check out photos of their year together.

Visit Imani's Miss Washington Teen USA 2013 profile

Before she was Miss Washington USA, Imani was Miss Washington Teen USA 2013. Head back into the archives to check out her Teen profile and all the photos from her Teen reign.

Meet Miss Washington Teen USA 2020 Marianne Bautista

Imani's sister titleholder was Miss Washington Teen USA 2020 Marianne Bautista. Click here to visit Marianne's profile and check out photos of their year together.

Visit Imani's Miss Washington Teen USA 2013 profile

Before she was Miss Washington USA, Imani was Miss Washington Teen USA 2013. Head back into the archives to check out her Teen profile and all the photos from her Teen reign.

2020 bio:

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.

Miss USA pageant photos

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

State pageant photos

The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Imani’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 all the appearances Imani made during her reign, as well as other candid photos during her year.

Previous pageant photos

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.

Farewell photos

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.

After the crown

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

Get to know more Washington titleholders...

Miss Washington USA 2010 Tracy Turnure

Tracy Turnure, 24, of Seattle was Miss WA USA 2010

Miss Washington USA 2011 Angelina Kayyalaynen

Angelina Kayyalaynen, 21, of Orchards was Miss WA USA 2011

Miss Washington USA 2012 Christina Clarke

Christina Clarke, 22, of Sammamish was Miss WA USA 2012

Miss Washington USA 2013 Cassandra Searles

Cassandra Searles, 24, of Redmond was Miss WA USA 2013

Miss Washington USA 2014 Allyson Rowe

Allyson Rowe, 25, of Spokane was Miss WA USA 2014

Miss Washington USA 2015 Kenzi Novell

Kenzi Novell, 24, of Spokane was Miss WA USA 2015

Miss Washington USA 2016 Stormy Keffeler (Resigned)

Stormy Keffeler, 23, of Seattle was Miss WA USA 2016

Miss Washington USA 2016 Kelsey Schmidt

Kelsey Schmidt, 26, of Bellevue was Miss WA USA 2016

Miss Washington USA 2017 Alex Carlson-Helo

Alex Carlson-Helo, 23, of Bothell was Miss WA USA 2017

Miss Washington USA 2018 Abigail Hill

Abigail Hill, 20, of Enumclaw was Miss WA USA 2018

Miss Washington USA 2019 Evelyn Clark

Evelyn Clark, 27, of Cathlamet was Miss WA USA 2019

Miss Washington USA 2020 Imani Blackmon

Imani Blackmon, 25, of Tacoma was Miss WA USA 2020

Miss Washington USA 2021 Christine Brodie

Christine Brodie, 26, of Mill Creek was Miss WA USA 2021

Miss Washington USA 2022 Mazzy Eckel

Mazzy Eckel, 22, of Seattle was Miss WA USA 2022

Miss Washington USA 2023 Samantha Gallia

Samantha Gallia, 25, of Seattle was Miss WA USA 2023 & top 20 at Miss USA 2023

Miss Washington USA 2024 Tiffany Rea

Tiffany Rea, 27, of Clarkston, is Miss WA USA 2024

Miss Washington Teen USA 2010 Camilla Cyr

Camilla Cyr, 17, of Kirkland was Miss WA Teen USA 2010 & a semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 2010

Miss Washington Teen USA 2011 Cheyenne Van Tine

Cheyenne Van Tine, 17, of Kennewick was Miss WA Teen USA 2011

Miss Washington Teen USA 2012 Alex Carlson-Helo

Alex Carlson-Helo, 18, of Bothell was Miss WA Teen USA 2012

Miss Washington Teen USA 2013 Imani Blackmon

Imani Blackmon, 18, of Tacoma was Miss WA Teen USA 2013

Miss Washington Teen USA 2014 Starla Sampaco

Starla Sampaco, 19, of Bellevue was Miss WA Teen USA 2014

Miss Washington Teen USA 2015 Priya Gopal-Walker

Priya Gopal-Walker, 18, of Seattle was Miss WA Teen USA 2015

Miss Washington Teen USA 2016 Claire Wright

Claire Wright, 18, of Fall City was Miss WA Teen USA 2016

Miss Washington Teen USA 2017 Alyssa Williams

Alyssa Williams, 18, of Sumner was Miss WA Teen USA 2017

Miss Washington Teen USA 2018 Summer Keffeler

Summer Keffeler, 16, of Monroe was Miss WA Teen USA 2018

Miss Washington Teen USA 2019 Lily Lloyd

Lily Lloyd, 17, of Orting was Miss WA Teen USA 2019

Miss Washington Teen USA 2020 Marianne Bautista

Marianne Bautista, 120, of Renton was Miss WA Teen USA 2020

Miss Washington Teen USA 2021 Novalee Lewis

Novalee Lewis, 18, of Tacoma was Miss WA Teen USA 2021

Miss Washington Teen USA 2022 Kate Dixon

Kate Dixon, 18, of Sammamish was Miss WA Teen USA 2022

Miss Washington Teen USA 2023 Mackenzie Kuiken

Mackenzie Kuiken, 16, of South Bend was Miss WA Teen USA 2023 & top 20 at Miss Teen USA 2023

Miss Washington Teen USA 2024 Kendall Beasley

Kendall Beasley, 17, of Kennewick, is Miss WA Teen USA 2024