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The First Asian American Woman Was Just Crowned Miss Texas & She Has Quite A Resume

"I never saw anyone who looked like me represent our state."

Averie Bishop at the Third Monday Trade Days. Right: Averie Bishop as Miss Texas 2022.

Averie Bishop at the Third Monday Trade Days. Right: Averie Bishop as Miss Texas 2022.

@averiebishop | Instagram
Texas Staff Writer

This past weekend 41 beauty pageant contestants from all over the Lone Star State brought their very best to Richardson, TX in an effort to win the title of the next Miss Texas.

A historical result, Averie Bishop from Carrolton, TX became the first Asian American woman to win the title. She will move on to compete for Miss America at a later date.

"Representation saves lives," Bishop told Narcity. "I convinced myself for the longest time that I did not deserve to be Miss Texas because I never saw anyone who looked like me represent our state."

During the near week-long competition, Bishop, a lawyer and social media influencer, shared fun insights into her experience on TikTok.

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She took part in the various rounds of interviews and nightly competitions in front of live audiences. She won the overall preliminary talent competition with her rendition of "On My Own" from the musical Les Misérables.

"What can't you do you do?" one user commented, impressed by the performance.

After all, she does have quite the resume.

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Miss Texas is a first-generation college graduate who earned a law degree from Southern Methodist in May 2022.

She's also a popular content creator with over 800,000 TikTok followers, and became a member of the Dallas Mayor's Anti-Hate & Discrimination Advisory Council last year.

Bishop said she sees her title as a great responsibility to promote diversity and inclusion and advocate against discrimination.

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      Brittany Cristiano (she/her) was Narcity USA's first full-time Texas Staff Writer. She's a lifelong Houstonian but enjoys every corner of the Lone Star State. Brittany is passionate about highlighting the beauty and rarities in the places we live in or visit–whether it’s showing North American readers something they never knew existed in the South, or helping Texans appreciate the beauty that’s been there the whole time. Oh, and she also loves to spill the tea on the latest trending figures in Texas and beyond. She previously served as an Editorial Intern for Houstonia magazine and as Editor-in-Chief of the University of St. Thomas’ student newspaper.

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