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Rachel Pizzolato
Miss Swimsuit USA International 2026
Rachel Pizzolato is a multitalented, award-winning scientist and Patent-Pending inventor, published writer and poet, fashion and runway model, National Champion Trampolinist, as well as, an actor who starred in Discovery Science Channel’s – MythBusters Jr. Her inventions have garnered success at the Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair where she won the Grand Award in 2016, 2017, 2018. She has competed in many National and International Competitions such as Broadcom MASTERS (2016, 2017, and 2018) Coolest Projects (2019 & 2020) and ISEF (2019 & 2020). Recently, she was selected as Top 300 for the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search. In 2016, she was awarded, from MIT, a minor planet named after her called (Pizzolato 33187). Recently, she also won Akron’s Global Polymer Academy’s National Award in Science and Engineering. Also, her writing has garnered awards from NASA and in 2018, she won the AIAA National NASA essay competition for her article entitled, “Astronauts – The Right Stuff Indeed!” Rachel has walked the fashion runway for internationally renowned designers such as Stevie Boi, Brick Allen, Ema Savahl, and Anthony Rubio. She has been featured and graced of international fashion magazines such as Lookbook.Paris, Ellements, and Smith and Gale, Tyngl, and Style Cruze and GMARO. She has been featured in articles by The New York Post and Harper’s Bazaar France.
Rachel is an internationally recognized fashion and swimwear model who works with GUESS, Nike, and Vasaro. Her statuesque physique and bubbly personality make her a crowd favorite, and she is in high demand as a runway model during New York Fashion Week and Los Angeles Fashion Week, as well as Miami Swim Week, New York Swim Week, and Las Vegas Swim Week.
She has won numerous beauty pageants including the 2018 Miss Pre-Teen New Orleans, 2018 Pre-Teen Miss Louisiana State, and 2018 Pre-Teen Greater Gulf States Supreme. Recently, she placed 1st Runner-Up in the 2021 Miss Louisiana Teen USA. She is the reigning 2021 Miss Sportsman’s Paradise Teen USA. Rachel has a passion for science fiction and enjoys performing at comic cons. She can routinely be seen performing at FanExpo, Wizard World, CyPhaCon, Big Easy Con, Siouxpercon , San Diego Comicon, Wondercon, and STEM festivals around the country. She has a large array of characters that she enjoys portraying including Catwoman, Electra, and Rosie the Riveter, but she is currently working on her own original character that will debut in 2025. She is a social media influencer with 2.4 Million followers on TikTok, 3.2 Million followers across her Instagram, and over 1 Million subscribers on YouTube. Recently, she attained an IMDb rating of “4” which is her all time high rating. She is currently working on numerous movie and television projects around the world, and her new horror movie, Round The Decay, where she stars as WREXSOUL in theaters January 2025, as well as “The 3 Killer Pigs”. She recently hosted numerous events including Electric Con and presented the nominations for the 2024 Saturn Awards.
Rachel regularly works with animal shelters and humane societies to promote care and treatment of abused and neglected animals. When not working with the Rescue Dogs Rock New York and The SPCA to promote humane treatment to animals, one of her favorite hobbies is talking with kids and encouraging them to DREAM BIG! She encourages kids to follow those dreams of participating in the activities they enjoy and are passionate about!!! She feels that it is extremely important to cultivate young minds and show them that there are people out there that are behind them and want to see them succeed! She wants to show them that if they put their minds to something, there is nothing that can’t be accomplished. Rachel wants to instill in them to ask questions and be inquisitive in all areas of their lives. She feels that it is important to encourage kids to explore their interests with a passion! Most of all, she wants to encourage everyone to, “Dream Big!” Check out Rachel’s social media for all the cool adventures and events:
Headquarters
in Houston, Texas
The Swimsuit USA International Model Search is one of the largest and fastest-growing model searches known worldwide. Hundreds of young ladies participate in preliminary competitions to advance to the World Finals.
Swimsuit USA International is geared to provide women with opportunities to further enhance their modeling careers. Contestants learn modeling fundamentals, build their portfolios, live a healthy lifestyle and build a professional network with various industry leaders such as movie and television producers, casting directors, magazine editors and top photographers from around the globe.
Contestants build long-lasting friendships and memories that last a lifetime!
Experienced Professionals
Swimsuit USA International, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a worldwide organization with many experienced professionals who pride themselves on providing industry-leading promotional events.
Born from a marriage of industry knowledge and experience, Swimsuit USA International is excited to achieve its greatness through the hard work and leadership of Kathy Wheatley and her experienced staff.
Watch Beyond the Sash
Follow the life of Kathy Wheatley, an organizer of bikini/model searches. Over the course of a year, Kathy and other event coordinators will conduct multiple regional bikini/model searches throughout the US and across multiple countries. The goal of these contests is to discover the 75 best contestants to compete in the world finals in Mexico for the title of Miss Swimsuit USA International.
