Crowned Miss New York in 2022, Taryn Delanie Smith was first runner-up in the Miss America contest this past December. On TikTok, the popular content creator commands an impressive following of more than 741,000. Smith studied Communication Arts and French Language at Saint John’s University. She is a Cum Laude Graduate in Bachelors of Science (Communication and Media Studies) and Summa Cum Laude Graduate in Masters of Science (International and Intercultural Communication).