01/11/2025
Introducing Miss November 2025, Alexandria Finley.
Alexandria's home is filled with books, many leather-bound, each a memento of the place where it was purchased. "Inside each first page, I write the state or country where I found it," she says.
Having beaten stage III cervical cancer, each of these mementos is a cherished one. "I grappled with why that happened to me, but it gives me a fantastic perspective on life," she says. "I've slowed down a lot and find myself so grateful for little things — that my parents are still alive, that I can walk."
Maybe it's her love of psychology books, in particular, that has aided her perspective. "I seem to be a person who is constantly looking inward," she says. "I intellectualize my feelings instead of feeling them."
Photographer: Jamie Nelson
Director of Photography: Will Luna
Executive Producer: Dalit Branch
Creative Director: Smiley Stevens
Design & Visuals Director: Mallory Roynon
Production Agency: The Gold Horse
Producer: Chaz Pilarcik
Hair: Oskar Pera
Makeup: Alexandra French
Manicure: Ginger Lopez
Stylist: Emily Evans