[3] Romano had decided to relocate to the southern United States due to her dislike for the harsh winter weather in Upstate New York.

[3] Following her graduation, Romano relocated to Concord, North Carolina, where she began working as an application engineer for industrial equipment supplier RE Mason.

[3] At the encouragement of her mother, Romano began competing in pageantry as a teenager, and was a runner-up at Miss New York's Outstanding Teen when she was in high school.

[6][7] Romano later crowned Jordyn McKey as her successor at Miss North Carolina USA 2023 on February 25, 2023.

[3] During her reign as Miss USA, Romano has worked with the nonprofits Project Scientist[13] and Smile Train.