About Me.
My name is Muka Chisaka—I am a 31-year-old marketing consultant, artist, long-term care facility administrator, and psychology student. I am proud to be competing in the Miss Maryland USA pageant, using this platform to champion literacy and mental health education as essential pillars of community well-being.
My work focuses on bringing to life creative impact programs that address social determinants of health and the root causes of health disparities in low-income and marginalized communities. My lifelong passion for expanding access to CBT and art therapy for individuals living with PTSD, both in the United States and across Africa, drives me in the face of systemic and cultural adversity.
pURPOSE
past
2012-2016
My journey has not been without hardship. In my first year at Penn State University, I was sexually assaulted while walking home from a friend’s apartment.
Present
2017 - 2021
2021 - 2025
As an African immigrant, I have endured not only emotional and physical abuse, but also the quiet and often overlooked violence of racial slurs, microaggressions, ethnic marginalization, hypersexualization, and bullying — experiences that touched every corner of my life, from school and work to personal relationships.
Future
2025 - Onward
I step onto the Miss Maryland USA and Miss USA stage as a testament to what it means to rise, again and again. I compete to remind survivors, immigrants, and those who walk an unconventional path that we are not broken. We are whole in our becoming, healing in chaos — “not the whiskey you want, but the water you need.” – Rupi Kaur.
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Muka Chisaka is also the reigning Miss Zambia International. She works as a brand and change management consultant, specializing in programmatic development, community management, and content governance for organizations that prioritize community engagement. As a representative of the people, Miss Zambia International champions accessibility in education and healthcare.
Miss Zambia International & USA is a community service organization supported and endorsed by the Zambian Embassy in the United States.
Dedicated to assisting others, Muka has had the privilege of working with community-focused organizations that develop and implement programs for education, care, and personal development.
