Annette Addo-Yobo Crowned Miss Texas 2024

Annette Addo-Yobo, of North Texas, was crowned Miss Texas 2024 on Saturday, becoming the first immigrant-born and Ghanaian-American to hold the title.

I want to bring autism safety, awareness, and education to the frontlines of our programming and our legislation. My younger brother Andrew was diagnosed [with autism] on the spectrum when he was age four. And as an immigrant to this country, he had a large learning curve to overcome. — Annette Addo-Yobo

Background: Addo-Yobo, born in Ghana and raised in Canada and the U.S., only gained U.S. citizenship in 2022. She holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Platform: The new Miss Texas has a long-standing commitment to promoting autism awareness. She founded The SPARK Project to address structural inequities faced by her brother, Andrew, who is on the autism spectrum. She plans to use her platform to amplify autistic voices and push for systemic change.

Prize: Addo-Yobo receives $20,000 in scholarship money and will represent Texas in the Miss America contest.

Previous Titles: Miss Southlake (2024), Miss Dallas (2023)

Finalists:

• 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

Sources:

• Instagram - Miss Southlake
• Instagram - Annette Addo-Yobo
• Instagram - The SPARK Project