The Miss Anaheim Scholarship Association is pleased to announce the conclusion of our 2024 online competition. Congratulations to our 22 contestants for a good well done.
Let's meet our new titleholders!
Miss Anaheim 2024 - Sahana Kumar
Sahana Kumar is a first-year medical student at UC San Diego with a degree in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Her talent is vocal performance, which she has trained in since she was four years old. Fun tact: Her father taught her how to pick locks when she was four!
Miss Anaheim Hills 2024 - Lexie-Lynn Taylor
Lexie-Lynn Taylor is working on her Yoga Therapist certification while performing at Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament and serving as Head of Digital Marketing for Orange Kiwi LLC. A vocalist, dancer, and aerial artist, Lexie-Lynn learned the flying trapeze while in Sydney Harbour, Australia, and is proficient on the Lyra, a circus apparatus.
Miss Canyon Hills 2024 - Melissa Soong
Melissa Soong is a 2021 graduate of Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing Analytics Concentration, and Urban Studies Minor. Associate Melissa is a Product Manager L2 (AdTech) at Publicis Sapient and performs ballet en pointe.
Miss Anaheim's Teen 2024 - Matia Gonzalez
A junior at El Modena High School, Matia is dually enrolled in college courses and has been an honors student since 3rd grade. Co-president of her school's Volunteer Club, Matia has already volunteered 50 hours of her time to worthy causes. Fun fact: Matia started her own lash business at the age of 15!
Miss Anaheim Hills' Teen - Kayla Teng
Kayla Teng is an 8th grade student at Oxford Academy who hopes to attend Stanford University and pursue a career in science or physics. A teen of many interests, Kayla has sold her art pieces, dances every day, crochets, sings, and plays the guitar. Fun fact: Kayla completed the Intro to Python course with the University of Michigan.
Miss Canyon Hills' Teen - Annie Chen
Annie Chen is a sophomore at the Orange County School of the Arts in the Commercial Dance Conservatory. Annie earned the President's Volunteer Service Award - Gold and is a LA Music Center's Spotlight Merit Award Winner in dance. Fun fact: Annie loves snowboarding and riding rollercoasters.
Our 2024 titleholders will compete at the Miss California competition in Visalia in June as at-large delegates. Please follow them on Instagram!