The New Miss Iowa Is an Urbandale Middle School Teacher

(Davenport, IA) — A middle school teacher from Urbandale has begun her reign as the new Miss Iowa. Twenty-four-year-old Baily Hodson was crowned over the weekend in Davenport. She says when they called her name as the winner, she went completely numb and had no idea what to do, even though they’d practiced everything with each contestant during rehearsals. Hodson, a Berwick native who graduated from Grand View University in 2020, hopes to return to teaching once her duties as Miss Iowa are finished. She now moves on to the Miss America pageant which will be held later this year.