In her run for the title of Miss America 2025, Columbus native Stephanie Finoti is proving herself to be a perfect fit.
Finoti, who wears the Miss Ohio 2024 crown, was declared one of three winners in Wednesday’s preliminary fitness round of the Miss America competition.
Along with Miss Wisconsin and Miss South Carolina, Finoti will receive a $3,000 scholarship.
Finoti, 22, is a graduate of Whitehall-Yearling High School and recently graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in biomedical science and public health.
Her platform in her bid for Miss America is That STEM Girl , a nonprofit initiative dedicated to empowering and preparing the next generation of marginalized young women to enter the STEM-medical workforce.
Watch Finoti compete for Miss America 2025
The Miss America competition began Tuesday with personal interviews and preliminary rounds for both teens and misses contestants. The competition will continue with:
- Talent preliminary rounds : 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday
- Teen finals : 7 p.m. Saturday
- Miss America finals : 7 p.m. Sunday