The United States was represented by Marvelous Sanyaolu of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA in the 16th edition of Miss Supranational. Marley D’Lynn Stokes of Lexington, South Carolina, USA will represent the country in the 17th edition of the international beauty pageant based in Poland.
Marvelous Sanyaolu
Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Sanyaolu speaks four languages. She studied recreational therapy at the Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and previously lived in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
On March 30, 2024, Sanyaolu represented East Baton Rouge Parish at Miss Louisiana USA 2024 and competed against 26 other candidates at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. She was unplaced.
When Sanyaolu competed against eight other Miss Lafayette USA 2025 candidates in Lafayette on June 22, 2024, she was second runner-up to Anna Steckler. On May 7, 2025, Sanyaolu represented Louisiana at Miss Supranational USA 2025, competed against seven other candidates at La Scala de Miami in Miami, Florida, USA and won the title.
On June 27, 2025, Sanyaolu represented the U.S. at Miss Supranational 2025 and competed against 65 other candidates at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sacz, Malopolska, Poland. She finished in the Top 12 and was crowned Miss Supranational Americas 2025.
On November 9, 2025, Sanyaolu turned 23. On December 24, 2025, her would-be Miss Supranational USA successor McKinley Farese turned 21.
A native of Germantown, Tennessee, USA, Farese is the inaugural winner of Miss All American. In 2026, the national pageant officially acquired the Miss Supranational USA franchise.
Marley Stokes
On August 2, 2025, Farese won Miss All American 2025 at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, South Carolina. As the winner, she was appointed Miss Supranational USA 2026 on March 22, 2026 but on April 1, 2026, she released a statement explaining her decision to give up the new title.
“As I approach my college graduation next month, I have been blessed with the opportunity to further my academic pursuits at an advanced level,” Farese wrote.” Due to the timing of this commitment, I am unable to dedicate the time necessary to prepare for and compete internationally in the way I believe this title deserves.”
On April 1, 2026, Stokes turned 29 and on April 12, 2026, she was officially appointed as the new Miss Supranational candidate of the U.S. On July 31, 2026, she will compete against more than 60 other Miss Supranational 2026 candidates at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater. Here are some of her fellow candidates:
- Eugenia Redin, 24, Bolivia
- Lara Marina, 19, Brazil
- Arshdeep Thind, 24, Canada
- Fiorella Araya, 23, Costa Rica
- Lianeth Aguilera, 26, Cuba
- Nicole Hernández, 23, Dominican Republic
- Kika Marques, 29, Ecuador
- Argelia Rodríguez, 27, El Salvador
- Elizabeth Blanco, 29, Guatemala
- Rasheda Green, 23, Jamaica
- Sofía Zamora, 28, Mexico
- Ndah Eno, 18, Nigeria
- Cecilia Romero, 22, Paraguay
- María Paula Fierro, 25, Peru
- Oliwia Mikulska, 20, Poland
- Leedanis Ortiz, 23, Puerto Rico
- Niamh Taylor, 28, United Kingdom
- Silvia Maestre, 27, Venezuela
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