Royal American Miss Nationals
July 9-12, 2025
Lafayette, Louisiana
Hilton Garden Inn & Bayou Bijou Auditorum
Meet our Current Queens
Anastasia Pakota-Smith
Anastasia is a vibrant 9 year old from the great state of Texas! Anastasia is a singer, songwriter, commercial model and a semi-professional Circus Trapeze Artist. As a singer/songwriter, Anastasia has a #1 song, "Ode To My Afro", which encourages girls to rock their natural hair. She enjoys spending time with her mom, dad and bunny, Mr. Nibbles. Anastasia's mission as RAM Jr. Preteen is to show young girls that they can do anything while encouraging them to represent their natural beauty.
Royal American Miss Junior Preteen
Briana is an ambitious 12 year old from the great state of Louisiana! The youngest of 6 children, Briana is a 7th grader who serves as the Vice President of her school's Beta Club. She is a member of competitive color guard where she has been spinning for 4 years. She is an avid volunteer; serving as a Junior Coach for the elementary color guard team and tutoring younger children. Briana is excited to serve as your RAM Preteen.
Briana Boudreaux
Royal American Miss Preteen
Khyleigh is a passionate and driven 13 year old from the great state of Louisiana! Khyleigh's initiative #SpreadKindessLikeConfetti LLC, embodies her mission to make the world a better place, one act of kindness at a time. Khyleigh's commitment to service has earned her the prestigious Gold Presidential Service Award for completing over 200 service hours. An accomplished athlete, Khyleigh is a 8th grader and she already plays on a high school varsity softball team. As RAM Jr. Teen, Khyleigh aims to inspire others to embrace kindness and community service.
Khyleigh Caillier
Royal American Miss Jr. Teen
Emily Paulk
Royal American Miss Teen
From the great state of Louisiana, Emily is currently a College Freshman, pursuing Pre-Dental. She holds many leadership roles. Emily is an All American Cheerleader, Cheer Captain, Student Council President, Class President, Sr. Beta President and FAA President. She is also an avid volunteer, having organized a food drive that delivered 300 non perishable food items, participated in raising over $6,000 for Relay for Life and raised over $2,000 for local animal shelters. Emily is excited to serve as your RAM Teen.
Alexandra Adkins
Royal American Miss
From the great state of Kansas, Alexandra is a jack of all trades. With many talents, Alexandra is a Vocal Captain, Choreographer, Professional Esthetician, Professional Makeup Artist and Cruise Ship Performer. Her initiative is all about raising awareness of teen dating violence. Alexandra serves as a volunteer with Harbor House, Wichita Women's Shelter, and the ICT Emergency Center. She also serves as a Teen Outreach Coordinator and a Social Media Partner with LoveisRespect.org. Alexandra is excited to truly make a difference as RAM Miss.
Dr. Shayla Polk
Royal American Ms
Dr. Shayla Polk is from the great state of Louisiana, where she serves as an Executive Director at the Louisiana Governor's Office of Drug Policy, Mental Health Speaker, and Consultant. Shayla is a published Author of two books, "Dream, Heal, Inspire: A Journal for Black Girls" and "My voice, My healing, My resilience: A Black Boy's Journal". She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Shayla is also a talented baker, making fabulous cakes! Shayla is an avid volunteer, devoting time to Baton Rouge Love Heals Free Clinic, Love the Boot: Keep Louisiana Beautiful Cleanup and DREAMgirl. Shayla is looking forward to continuing to impact our country as RAM Ms.