Miss America reflects on her reign, talks about how brother with special needs inspires her activism

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Miss America reflects on her reign, talks about how brother with special needs inspires her activism
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Emma Broyles' brother has Down syndrome, is an athlete in the Special Olympics and a major source of inspiration for his sister's activism as Miss America.

Emma Broyles before she was crowned as the 2022 Miss America at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Dec. 16, 2021.Emma Broyles, the 2022 Miss America, has actually spent a lot of her life on the sidelines — cheering on her older brother at sporting events.

Broyles, 21, chose the Special Olympics as her social initiative during the pageant motivated by her older brother. “I realized that he was a little bit different from the other kids our age and it kind of gave me this almost maternal instinct, this sibling instinct, to look out for him and to make sure that he had the same opportunities as I did,” she said.

Broyles, born in Anchorage, has had several outreach opportunities as Miss America, including with Alaskan Native communities.

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