(SPS) -- Sapulpa High School 2022 graduate Jaselyn Rossman was crowned Miss Oklahoma on Saturday, June 13, at Rose State College in Midwest City.

Rossman, who competed as Miss Tulsa State Fair, took part in a week of competition leading up to the Miss Oklahoma pageant event. Rossman, who succeeds Miss Oklahoma 2025 Tessa Dorrell, will spend the next year serving as the official representative for the Miss Oklahoma Organization at events throughout the state.

Rossman graduated at the top of Sapulpa High School's class of 2022, as a valedictorian and a member of National Honor Society. She was named the 2021-22 female athlete of the year.

While at Sapulpa High School, Rossman was a member of the multi-national championship Sapulpa High School Ping Ping Dance Team, and the 2021 5A State Championship Lady Chieftain basketball team. She was awarded Frontier Valley All-Conference for basketball in 2022, and received the first-ever Chieftain Athletics Core Value Award in 2020.

She recently presented her platform, More Than Able, to students with special needs at Sapulpa High School. She hopes to foster a culture of inclusion and empowerment where everyone can become their best self, regardless of circumstances.

Rossman went on to attend Oklahoma State University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Speaks School of Business.

“I was trying not to ugly cry, but it was pretty ugly, but it was worth it,” Rossman told the Tulsa World. “It was just insane, and the sash went on, and I think I just wanted to scream. I opened my mouth, and I think I wanted to scream and just shout praises of joy and gratitude.”

Rossman is the 92nd Miss Oklahoma. She performed a contemporary jazz dance for the talent competition. As part of her duties, she will complete specialized training through the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and become certified to present official drug and alcohol avoidance program at schools and community groups.

She will receive a $30,000 cash scholarship to further her education and will represent Oklahoma in the Miss America Competition in Florida in September.

"Sapulpa will always have my heart," Rossman told LeAnne Taylor at the News on 6. "I am so grateful to have graduated from there. So many people, my coaches, my basketball coaches, my dance coaches, my dance teachers-- they have mentored me and shaped me into who I am today, and I give so much credit to Sapulpa and all the people who have circled around me and lifted me up so much."

Congratulations, Jaselyn! We are proud of you! Once a Chieftain, always a Chieftain.