Mekayla Diehl Eppers ( née Diehl ; born 1988 ) is an American beauty pageant titleholder . She was crowned Miss Indiana USA 2014 and later competed in Miss USA 2014 , where she placed in the top twenty . In 2018 , Diehl was crowned Mrs. America 2018 and went on to place in the top twelve in South Africa at the Mrs. World competition.Diehl is the first woman of Native American descent to represent Indiana at the Miss USA pageant . Diehl was born in Elkhart , Indiana in 1988 . She is descended from the Ojibwe tribe , a member of the Ontario-based Zhiibaahaasing First Nation through her mother . She was adopted and raised by her grandmother after being sexually abused by a family friend . She went on to graduate from White Pigeon High School in 2007 after having successful sports careers in basket ball , volleyball , and track
Miss USA 2014
Miss USA 2014
Mekayla Diehl