THE White House deputy press secretary has worked her way up the career ladder – but before her time in politics, she started out on beauty pageant stages.

Anna Kelly, 28, works under Karoline Leavitt to bring updates about Donald Trump’s second presidency to the briefing room.

The deputy press secretary was raised just 35 minutes outside of Washington DC in Fairfax, Virginia.

She then moved to Alabama in 2014 to attend Auburn University, where she studied political science.

Kelly graduated from Auburn in 2017 and went on to earn her Masters of Political Management at The George Washington University.

As she worked towards her degree, Kelly competed in the 2019 Miss State Fair of Virginia, where she took home the crown.

The beauty queen ran on her platform, “End the Apathy Epidemic: Promoting Youth Political Engagement,” according to the Fairfax Times.

The political enthusiast was inspired by her outspoken family and childhood memories living just outside of the country’s capitol.

“My generation stands in an incredible position of power,” Kelly said.

“In today’s polarized political climate, it is our job to step up to the plate and work to ensure the government we receive is a good one.

“It is my goal as Miss State Fair of Virginia to show young people that, contrary to what they might believe, we do have a voice and it’s about time we used it.”

In 2022, Kelly shared a post on X where she posted two pictures of her on stage at beauty pageant competitions.

“My biggest flex is that I’ve competed at the state level with two eventual Miss Americas,” she wrote.

“That’s it, that’s the tweet.”

During her Masters degree, Kelly served as the Wisconsin communications director for the Republican National Committee from November 2019 to November 2020.

The outspoken Republican continued ascending in the republican party as she worked as the Communications Director of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.

Kelly’s love of politics and passion for political engagement eventually led her to become the Communications Director for the US House of Representatives and the National Press Secretary for the Republican National Committee.

In January, after heavy involvement in the Trump campaign, Kelly accepted a role as the deputy press secretary for The White House.

During an interview on The Clay Travis & Buck Saxton show, Kelly described the “exciting” time she’s having in the White House along with everyone else in the Trump administration.

“They can try to push their fake news narrative, but guess what, the approval is on our side…this is what the American people want,” she said of those trying to push fake news narratives.

“It is so exciting and, again, we’re winning every single day.

“We’re having so much fun,” she said.