Sarah Rose Summers

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Sarah Rose Summers
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Born
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Alma mater Texas Christian University (BS; BS)
Spouse
Conner Combs
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(m. 2019)​
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
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Sarah Rose Summers Combs is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2018. As Miss USA, she represented the United States at Miss Universe 2018, where she reached the top 20. Previously, Summers was crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2018 and went on to become the first woman from Nebraska to win the Miss USA title.

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Early life and education

Summers was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and grew up in Papillion in the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area. [1] At four years old, she was hospitalized and diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). [2]

She graduated from Papillion-La Vista South High School, and later earned two degrees cum laude from Texas Christian University in child development and strategic communication, with a minor in business. While a student, she also joined the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. [3] [4] Summers worked as a certified child life specialist prior to becoming Miss USA. [5] [6] [7]

Career

2004–2019: Pageantry

Summers (far left) and other Miss Teen USA 2012 state titleholders at Miss USA 2012 in Las Vegas Sarah Summers at Miss USA 2012.jpg
Summers (far left) and other Miss Teen USA 2012 state titleholders at Miss USA 2012 in Las Vegas

Summers began her pageantry career at age ten, having convinced her parents to allow her to compete in pageants when they received a postcard advertisement for a local child beauty pageant. [8] [9] After four years of competing, she won the title of National American Miss Nebraska Junior Teen 2009 and represented Nebraska at the national pageant and was crowned the 2009–2010 National American Miss Junior Teen. In 2012, Summers was crowned Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2012. She represented Nebraska at Miss Teen USA 2012 at Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas, but was unplaced. [10] At the end of her reign, she crowned Jasmine Fuelberth as her successor. [11] After a hiatus, Summers returned to pageantry and competed in Miss Nebraska USA 2016.[ citation needed ]

In 2018, Summers was crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2018 by Fuelberth, who was the outgoing titleholder. At Miss Nebraska USA 2018, Summers represented Omaha. [12] After winning Miss Nebraska USA, Summers earned the right to represent Nebraska at Miss USA 2018, held at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. [13] She won the competition, beating out first runner-up Caelynn Miller-Keyes of North Carolina and second runner-up Carolina Urrea of Nevada, becoming the first woman from Nebraska to win Miss USA. [14] [15] [16] [17] [3]

After winning Miss USA, she crowned Bree Coffey as her Miss Nebraska USA successor; pageant protocol states that the two titles cannot be held coterminously as her new Miss USA duties would have interfered with her duties as Miss Nebraska USA. On September 7, 2019, took part in Sherri Hill's fashion show in New York Fashion Week. [18]

As Miss USA 2018, Summers represented the United States at Miss Universe 2018 in Bangkok Thailand, where she reached the top 20. Her national costume was based on a red rose, the national flower of the United States and Summers's middle name. The winner was Catriona Gray of the Philippines. [19] [20] Summers ended her reign on May 2, 2019, after crowning Cheslie Kryst as Miss USA 2019 in Reno, Nevada. [21] [22] [23] [24]

2020–present: Current projects

She hosted a podcast called More Than A Crown from 2019 to 2021. [25] [26]

Personal life

Summers became engaged to longtime boyfriend Conner Combs in Bangkok on December 17, 2018, shortly after competing at Miss Universe 2018. [27] [28] [29] They married on October 20, 2019, in Anthem, Arizona. [30] She gave birth to their son, Caden Wyatt Combs via emergency c-section in late 2023. [31] [32]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Miss USA 2018 HerselfTelevision special; Miss Nebraska 2018
2018–2019 Celebrity Page Herself / Special

Correspondent

4 episodes
2019 Miss USA 2019 HerselfTelevision special
Podcasts
YearTitleRoleNotes
2019–2021More Than A CrownHost

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Madison Novak
 Miss Nebraska Teen USA
2012		Succeeded by
Jasmine Fuelberth
Preceded by
Jasmine Fuelberth
 Miss Nebraska USA
2018		Succeeded by
Bree Coffey
Preceded by
Kára McCullough, District of Columbia
 Miss USA
2018 		Succeeded by
Cheslie Kryst, North Carolina
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