Miss Earth USA 2025 Haley Grace Poe, 22, is an alumna of Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Waterford, Pennsylvania, she is Christy Sensor‘s daughter and Chad Anthony Sensor‘s stepdaughter.

When Poe was a Gannon University sophomore, she was accepted to medical school. In May 2025, she graduated from the university with a bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in health care ethics.

Poe will represent the U.S. at Miss Earth 2025. The date and venue of the coronation ceremony have yet to be announced.

Haley Poe

In 2010, Poe started her classical ballet training. Aside from dancing, she is also into modeling.

The first beauty pageant Poe competed in is Miss Pennsylvania USA 2020, which was held at the Richland Performing Arts Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on November 3, 2019. She was third runner-up to Kiara Lin.

In 2021, Poe was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). In the same year, she graduated from Mercyhurst Preparatory School in Erie.

After Poe’s high school graduation, she competed at Miss Pennsylvania USA Teen 2021 at the Richland Performing Arts Center in Johnstown on July 31, 2021. She finished in the Top 16.

On April 16, 2023, Poe competed against 50 other Miss Pennsylvania USA 2023 candidates at the Richland Performing Arts Center in Johnstown and finished in the Top 17. On June 29, 2024, she represented Erie at Miss Pennsylvania USA 2024 at the same venue and finished in the Top 13.

Miss Earth USA 2025

On July 14, 2024, Poe was appointed Miss Pennsylvania Earth 2024. After her appointment, she launched the Microplastic Awareness Project (MAP), an initiative she created to bring awareness to the serious impact of microplastics on the environment and people’s health. 

On January 5, 2025, Poe competed against 35 other Miss Earth USA 2025 candidates at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA and was chosen as one of the 12 finalists. On July 6, 2025, she competed against 11 other finalists at the Schuyler Hall of the Hamilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., USA and won the title.

Also crowned were Miss Air USA 2025 Sydney Hella, 25, of Denver, Colorado, USA, Miss Water USA 2025 Madison Nero, 20, of Armonk, New York, USA, Miss Fire USA 2025 Ta’ya Imaage Hazelwood, 24, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA and Miss Eco USA 2025 Kiara Landon, 24, of Seattle, Washington, USA. Landon was Miss Philippines USA 2023 first runner-up and Hella is Miss Fire USA 2024.