Monique Evans (Miss Texas)

[9] Evans is a professionally trained ballerina, and her Miss Texas competition talent was performing ballet en pointe to "Requiem for a Tower".

[15] She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Nicolette Jennings, and would represent the state of Florida at Miss USA 2020.

[citation needed] Miss USA 2020 was originally scheduled for the spring of 2020, the competition was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later held on November 9, 2020, but did not place.

In July 2021, Evans passed the title to Ashley Cariño of Kissimmee, becoming the longest state titleholder in the history, surpassing Linette De Los Santos due to COVID delays.

[17][18] As of 2017[update], she was living in Naples, Florida, working as a specialty pharma rep and ballet instructor.