Addison Grace Hadley

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Addison Grace Hadley
Miss United States 2023.jpg
Hadley in 2023
Born
Tchula, Mississippi, U.S
Education Middle Tennessee State University (BS)
Vanderbilt University (MEd)
OccupationMental Health Counselor
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss United States 2023
Miss Tennessee US 2023
Miss Mississippi US 2022
Years active2018–present
Hair colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		 Miss United States 2023
(Winner)

Addison Grace Hadley is the current reigning Miss United States. [1] [2] Hadley was crowned Miss United States 2023 on October 22, 2023, at the Cannon Center for Performing Arts in Memphis, Tennessee. [2] [3] Hadley is a professional mental health counselor. [1] [2] Her charitable platform is called "Volunteer to be the Village" and focuses on initiatives to help impoverished children. [2] [1]

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Early life and education

Hadley grew up on her family's farm in Tchula, Mississippi. [2] [4] According to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2008–2012, Tchula was the poorest town in the poorest state within the United States. [5] Hadley grew up in an impoverished family and faced food insecurity as a child. [1] Hadley holds a bachelor's degree in political science and psychology from Middle Tennessee State University [1] [6] and a M.Ed. from Vanderbilt University. [1]

Personal life

Hadley currently lives in Denver, Colorado. [2] Hadley is Jewish - she converted to Judaism while she was a graduate student at Vanderbilt University. [7] Hadley openly identifies as queer. [8] [9]

Pageants

Hadley has competed in the Miss United States, Miss America, and Miss Volunteer America pageant systems. Within the Miss America system she held the title of Miss MTSU 2018 (Miss Tennessee). [10] [6] Within the Miss Volunteer America system, she held the titles of Miss Davidson County 2019 (Miss Tennessee Volunteer) [11] [12] [13] and Miss Pine Grove 2021 (Miss Mississippi Volunteer). [14] Within the Miss United States system, she held the titles of Miss Mississippi United States 2022, [15] Miss Tennessee United States 2023, [16] and Miss United States 2023. [1]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss United States
2023 		Succeeded by

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  6. 1 2 "Two MTSU students earn scholarship money with top-5 pageant finishes". MTSU News. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
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  9. ↑ Hadley, Addison Grace (June 5, 2024). "Hi, friends-happy #pridemonth!". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  10. ↑ Ragland-Hudgins, Mealand; Shields, Brandon. "Miss Tennessee 2018: Meet the women with Rutherford County ties". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
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  16. ↑ "Tennessee Divisions". United States National Pageants. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
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