Rachel Cushman is a Divemaster from Las Vegas, Nevada. She is a performance artist, competitive freediver and safety diver for Cirque du Soleil. Her diverse background in diving, public speaking and entertainment made her a strong candidate to represent the USA on the Miss Scuba International stage, where she earned 1st Runner-Up. Career highlights include working as an underwater stunt performer on “Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever,” competing as a member of the 2023 US Freediving National Team at the CMAS World Championships as well as an athlete on Season 15 of “American Ninja Warrior,” and was featured in the Netflix documentary “MerPeople.”

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Follow Rachel's journey on Instagram:

@TheSailingSiren and @ScubaQueenUSA