Alyssa Campanella was born on March 25, 1990 in New Jersey. She was Miss Teen New Jersey 2007 and represented New Jersey in Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant.
Campanella competed in the Miss New Jersey USA pageant twice, placing first runner-up in 2008 and in the top fifteen in 2009.
Campanella was the first runner-up in Miss New Jersey USA 2009 and entered the top fifteen in Miss New Jersey USA 2010. She moved to California in May 2011 and won the Miss California USA 2011.
She be the first Miss Teen USA delegate to represent California at Miss USA since 1998 when she competes in the Miss California USA pageant in 2011.
20 year old Alyssa Campanella was crowned as the new Miss California USA 2011 in a beauty pageant held at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage on November 21, 2010. She was crowned by Miss California USA 2010, Nicole Johnson.
On June 19, 2011, she won the Miss USA title in Las Vegas, Nevada. As Miss USA 2011, Campanella replaces Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih, a Lebanese-born Muslim who was the first Arab-American to hold the title and will be America’s representative at Miss Universe in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 12.










