Miss Texas’ My Dallas Story

Annette Addo-Yobo’s journey to Dallas — and to the Miss America stage — has been anything but ordinary. Born in Ghana, she moved to the U.S. as a toddler, then spent eight years in Canada before her family settled just north of Dallas. Staying close to home was important to Annette.

It wasn’t until 2019 that the idea of competing in Miss America crossed her mind. Inspired by Nia Imani Franklin’s win, and later by Dallas’s own Averie Bishop becoming Miss Texas, she realized she could do it too. After winning a local title and placing in the Top 12 at Miss Texas, she came back stronger the next year, earning the title of Miss Southlake.

Even though she was first runner up in the Miss America pageant in January, Annette looks back at her experience with a smile.