Kara McCullough is a physical scientist at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. On May 14, 2017, she represented District of Columbia at Miss USA 2017 and was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Deshauna Barber, also of the District of Columbia.
Rachel Peters graduated from the British International School, Phuket in Thailand with an International Baccalaureate degree, and earned her bachelor's degree in business, tourism, and events from La Trobe University. On April 30, 2017, Peters joined Binibining Pilipinas 2017 held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, where she was crowned as Miss Universe Philippines 2017. She succeeded outgoing Miss Universe Philippines 2016, Maxine Medina who placed Top 6 at Miss Universe 2016.
