At the conclusion of Miss Illinois USA 2018 finale held at the Braden Auditorium in Normal, Illinois, Karolina Jasko was crowned Miss Illinois USA 2018. She will now represent her state in Miss Universe 2018 to be held next year. She succeeds and was crowned by Miss Illinois USA 2017 Whitney Wandland.
Karolina is 19 years of age and she is pursuing her graduation in psychology and criminal justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She aspires to become a clinical psychologist specializing in family and marital issues one day. In her free time, she likes to spend time outdoors mainly and is fond of travelling and rock climbing. Aside from that, she loves to spend time with her family, friends, and her two dogs, Riley and Emmy.
After winning the prestigious title, Karolina expressed her happiness by saying, “Winning the Miss Illinois USA pageant has always been a big dream of mine and now that it has become a reality I can’t wait to get started and really make it my year. I hope to call awareness on the issue of domestic violence, and human trafficking”.
At the same event, Sydni Dion Bennett was crowned Miss Teen Illinois USA 2018 and she will now represent her state, Illinois, in Miss Teen USA 2018.