Yolina Lindquist

Yolina Serafina Lindquist^[2] was born in 2003, and is from Metropolis, Illinois and was born to Leila Lindquist-Schubiger and Lars Lindquist.^[3]

Lindquist graduated from Massac County High School in 2021.^[3] She graduated summa cum laude at Southern Illinois University, with degrees in Marketing, International & Financial Economics, German, and International Trade.^[1][4][5]

Yolina won Little Miss Supergirl in 2011 and Tiny Miss Supergirl prior to that. Yolina was crowned the last Miss Metropolis Pre-Teen and in 2021 was crowned Miss Metropolis Outstanding Teen.^[6]

At Miss Southern Illinois USA, Lindquist was third runner-up at Miss Illinois USA 2023, at the Braden Auditorium of Illinois State University,^[3] against 37 other candidates.^[3]

Lindquist represented Southern Illinois and was first runner-up at Miss Illinois USA 2025, on May 25, 2025, at the Braden Auditorium of Illinois State University.^{[citation needed]}

Lindquist was appointed Miss Cosmo Illinois 2025 and won Miss Cosmo USA 2025, on October 19, 2025.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Lindquist represented the United States and won Miss Cosmo 2025, held at Vietnam's Creative Park on December 20, 2025.^[11] She was crowned by Miss Cosmo 2024 Ketut Permata Juliastrid at the end of the contest.^[6] She is expected to reign with the runner-up, Chelsea Fernandez from the Philippines.^[12][13]