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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'S TEEN TEXAS
🌟 Meet United States of America’s Teen 2025: Lila Sivernell 👑
🩵 Grace. Grit. Purpose.
Born and raised in the great state of Texas, Lila Sivernell is honored to serve as your United States of America’s Teen 2025. She is a shining example of what it means to lead with heart — advocating, serving, and standing proudly for teens who need a voice.
🧠 Advocate for Hidden Disabilities
Lila’s platform, ✨ “504 Plans – Supporting Hidden Disabilities”,
was born from her own journey navigating school with a 504 Plan. She uses her story to bring awareness to the often invisible challenges students face, and she’s on a mission to create inclusive, empowering classroom environments for all learners.
📣 Through her advocacy, Lila reminds young people:
You’re not alone. Your challenges are valid. Your voice matters.
💖 A Heart for Service
Lila has logged over 150+ volunteer hours, mentoring elementary students and uplifting youth through school and community programs. She’s known for her:
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💡 Leadership
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💕 Compassion
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🌍 Commitment to making a difference
Whether she’s giving back or cheering someone on, Lila is always the girl lifting others higher.
👗 Dreams on and off the Stage
With an eye for fashion and a heart for empowerment, Lila dreams of opening her own pageant gown boutique one day — a space where girls can feel:
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👑 Beautiful
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💃 Confident
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👁️ Seen
She believes every young woman deserves to feel celebrated, no matter where they come from or what they’re facing.
🌸 A Reign with Purpose
As United States of America’s Teen 2025, Lila steps into her role with purpose, poise, and passion. This year, she looks forward to a journey filled with:
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🤝 Sisterhood
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💫 Service
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📸 Unforgettable memories
With every step, Lila is proving that true beauty comes from courage, kindness, and being unapologetically yourself.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'S MISS TEXAS
🌾 Meet United States of America's Miss 2025: Carla Carfora 👑
📍 From the rural farmlands of Hempstead, Texas comes a true country queen — Carla Carfora, your reigning United States of America's Miss 2025!
🐴 A proud 4th-generation equestrian, Carla travels nationwide competing with her two stunning American Paint horses:
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Sends Roses By Choice aka “Sam Elliott” 🌹
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All Of The Lights aka “Patrick Swayze” 💡🕺
🏆 Carla is an 11-time World Champion equestrian and a graduate of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, where she earned her degree in Equine and Ranch Management.
🐐 When she’s not in the saddle or on the pageant stage, Carla is tending to her beloved herd of miniature donkeys, affectionately named “The Boone Pies” — because yes, they're just that sweet. 🥧💕
🌱 A Champion for Agriculture
Carla is a passionate agriculturalist and the founder of the platform:🔰 #GreenThumbsGang: Educating 100% on the 2% Through this mission, she advocates for agricultural literacy and sustainable home farming, empowering families and youth across the country to grow their own food — no matter their space or experience.
🧒👩🌾 Her efforts are planting seeds of change and inspiring real-life skills in the next generation.
🥧 Fun Fact: Carla is famous for her Secret Recipe Bourbon Apple Pie — and yes, it’s just as unforgettable as her stage presence! 🥃🍎✨
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'S MS. TEXAS
MS. TEXAS 2025
JALEESA PATTERSON
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'S MRS. TEXAS
MRS. TEXAS 2025
ELAINE MINGUS
Elaine Mingus is a passionate speaker, storyteller, and advocate whose platform, “Story Power: Overcoming Through Storytelling,” empowers individuals to share their personal journeys as a path to healing and transformation. An author and successful entrepreneur, Elaine built her business while raising and homeschooling her seven children. Through her journey of overcoming childhood trauma, addiction, and self-harm, Elaine inspires others to find strength in their own stories and uplifts them by providing practical tools to effectively share their stories on social media.
Her favorite quote is, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou, poet and storyteller. Elaine believes it only takes one candle to light the way in the darkness, and our stories carry that light.
Elaine and her husband live in the Austin, Texas area and enjoy camping every summer in a vintage pop-up camper she restored. It’s a tight squeeze for a family of nine, but she loves (almost) every minute of it.