Know more about Annette Addo-Yobo from North Texas, who has been crowned Miss Texas 2024 and have a look at her bio, education and family
For the unfamiliar, the beauty pageant took place Saturday night at the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts in Richardson.
Social media platforms are currently buzzing with the pictures of Addo-Yobo as users are sending their congratulatory messages.
Meanwhile, there are several who desire to know more about her. So, Here’s what we know so far about the new Miss Texas.
Who is advocate Annette Addo-Yobo Miss Texas 2024 winner, her bio, family, education, nationality and Instagram
Annette Addo-Yobo made history over the weekend by becoming the first immigrant-born and first Ghanaian to win the title of Miss Texas.
Born in Ghana and raised in Canada and the U.S., Addo-Yobo graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She has a younger brother named Andrew.
Shouldering the difficulties of caring for an ailing mother and a brother with special needs, Addo-Yobo persevered to earn her bachelor’s degree at UTD and master’s at Sam Houston State University.
Born in the West African nation of Ghana, and now a U.S. citizen who grew up in the United States and Canada, she is a clinical research coordinator at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas where she manages a clinical trial study in the medical school’s outpatient psychiatry department.
With her father working in the cybersecurity field, Addo-Yobo served as her mother’s caretaker while attending college with her mom passing away at the age of 51.
She shared on the “Miss Southlake” account that she missed many opportunities as a teenager and college student due to her citizenship status, receiving her U.S. citizenship only in 2022.
In an Instagram post, Addo-Yobo expressed that she is “humbled, honored, and grateful” to be the 87th Miss Texas, and hopes to “continue making history with the Texas community and the Miss Texas class.”
Miss Texas 2024 Prize Money
As Miss Texas 2024, Addo-Yobo will receive $20,000 in scholarship money and will represent Texas in the Miss America contest. Annette Addo-Yobo emerged as the winner of Miss Texas 2024 amongst the 50 participants.
A Ghanaian born yellow rose of Texas, Annette Addo-Yobo, crowned as Miss Texas. The laments of the haters are drowned in a sea of applause. pic.twitter.com/D0qfbhhFqK
— It's A G Thing (@WilGafney) July 1, 2024
This year, Addo-Yobo competed as Miss Southlake, having previously held the title of Miss Dallas in 2023.
Her spoken word performance during the pageant’s talent contest highlighted her commitment to promoting autism awareness, a cause dear to her since childhood.
Winning the pageant has further motivated Addo-Yobo to use her platform, The SPARK Project, which addresses the structural inequities she has seen her brother Andrew face in various spaces.
Her Miss Southlake social media account highlights some of her previous work, including bringing autism awareness to Capitol Hill in March as the only volunteer advocate for Autism Speaks.
List of Miss Texas 2024 Finalist
The final winners of the 2024 Miss Texas competition are as follows:
Miss Texas: Miss Southlake, Annette Addo-Yobo
1st Runner-Up: Miss Space City, Chloe Burke
2nd Runner-Up: Miss Southeast Texas, Anyssa Mujica
3rd Runner-Up: Miss Plano, Sadie Schiermeyer
4th Runner-Up: Miss Burleson, Nicole Wingard