UmaSofia Srivastava

UmaSofia Srivastava (born June 5, 2007) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2023. She had previously won Miss Teen USA 2023. Srivastava was the first competitor from New Jersey to have won Miss Teen USA.

Early life and education Raised in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, Srisvatava has attended the Academy of Saint Elizabeth, transferring from Parsippany Hills High School after ninth grade.

Pageantry Miss Teen USA 2023 After winning Miss New Jersey Teen USA, Srivastava represented New Jersey and won Miss Teen USA 2023 in Reno, Nevada, on September 28, 2023. She became the first titleholder of Mexican-Indian American descent and the second consecutive titleholder of Indian descent after Faron Medhi of Nebraska won in 2022. On May 7, 2024, she resigned her Miss Teen USA title, stating that her values "no longer fully align with the direction of the organization".