It wasn’t just a Mary SicklerThe dress sparkled on stage.
When the current Miss Nevada USA took to the stage at the Miss USA preliminary round on Oct. 22, she decided to leave her chocolate brown wig backstage for the evening wear portion of the pageant.
Mary, who was diagnosed with alopecia universalis in December 2024, initially wore a red bikini and brunette wig for the swimsuit round, but decided to embrace her baldness as her final look.
Indeed, she dazzled in a jewel-encrusted headpiece that matched her blue and silver form-fitting gown. She completed her look with sparkling teardrop earrings and smoky makeup.
After her powerful moment on stage, the 22-year-old, who was crowned Miss Nevada USA in July, reflected on being the first woman with alopecia to compete in a national beauty pageant.
“This dream has been years in the making and it feels surreal to finally step into this moment,” she wrote on Instagram on Oct. 22. “I never imagined I would walk across that stage like this, but I always knew I wanted to do it with confidence, integrity, and grace.”
