 She is best known for being crowned Miss Massachusetts 2016 and competing at the 2017 Miss America Pageant, where placed in the top 15.Musto's musical style has been described as “hauntingly beautiful”, “captivating”, “​poignant, authentic” and “the millennial ballad of the century”, while she has been critically praised as a “jazzy-folk songwriting genius” and “your generation’s Billy Joel”.Growing up in Massachusetts, Alissa Musto started studying classical piano at 5 years old, inspired by her father, Billy Musto, a professional pianist.