Miss Teen USA Queen Kylan Darnell 

Kylan Darnell, who became the face of Alabama rush on TikTok during bid week in 2022, won a special title in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

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The Miss Teen Ohio USA who went viral on TikTok during the University of Alabama's 2022 sorority recruitment, won the special title of Fan Favorite in the Miss Teen USA pageant on Oct 1. She also placed in the top 16.

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Faron Medhi from Nebraska was crowned Miss Teen USA 2022 while Jenna Beckstrom from Idaho was first runner-up.

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Kylan is on her Miss Teen USA journey this week and she's feeling pretty crazy. Pretty weird," she continued in the Sept. 26 TikTok,

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Before being crowned, Darnell had competed in the Miss Ohio Teen USA Pageant three times but never advanced further than the semi-finals.

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Back in August, Kylan accepted a bid from Zeta Tau Alpha and has continued to share her college life on social media.

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In an Aug. 14 TikTok she revealed her feelings on receiving her dream sorority, saying, "I am so shook to be a Zeta.

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She continued, "That's my reaction to everything that's surprising and good in my life."

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