1. The state sees approximately 500 Semifinalists a year, so its Cutoff is normally stable

2. At the conclusion of the pageant, Alejandra was declared as part of the Top 16 semifinalists.

3. She succeeded the outgoing Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2017 and Miss World 2017 Top 15 semifinalist Ugochi Ihezue.

4. 2020-2021 National Merit Semifinalist Cutoffs + Next Steps Highly prestigious and coveted, the National Merit Scholarship is something that may have been on your radar for a while

5. In most years, Semifinalist Cutoffs change within narrow ranges — historically, 95% of Cutoffs fall +-2 points from a state’s prior year cutoff. As with so many things, this year is nothing like most years