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Miss Teen USA 2015
Miss Teen USA 2015 | |
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![]() Promotional banner for Miss Teen USA 2015 featuring K. Lee Graham and the Royal Towers | |
Date | August 22, 2015 |
Presenters |
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Venue | Grand Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, The Bahamas |
Broadcaster |
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Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 15 |
Winner | Katherine Haik![]() |
Congeniality | Cora King![]() |
Photogenic | Christina Stratton![]() |
Miss Teen USA 2015 was the 33rd Miss Teen USA pageant. It was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, The Bahamas on August 22, 2015 and was hosted by Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady and television writer Nick Teplitz. All fifty states and District of Columbia competed. K. Lee Graham of South Carolina crowned her successor Katherine Haik of Louisiana at the end of the event.
Results
Placements
Final Results | Contestant |
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Miss Teen USA 2015 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 15 |
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Special Awards
Award | Contestant |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Historical significance
- Louisiana wins competition for the second time.
- California earns the 1st runner-up position for the second time. The last time it was placed in 2002.
- North Carolina earns the 2nd runner-up position for the third time. The last time it was placed in 2008.
- Tennessee earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
- Massachusetts earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
- South Carolina placed for the fifth consecutive year.
- California and Tennessee placed for the third consecutive year.
- Arizona, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas made their second consecutive placement.
- Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri and New York last placed in 2013.
- North Carolina last placed in 2012.
- Vermont last placed in 1993.
- West Virginia breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 2011.
- New Jersey and Wisconsin break an ongoing streak of placements since 2013.
Order of announcement
Top 15
North Carolina
Arizona
Texas
Massachusetts
California
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
New York
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Vermont
Top 5
Tennessee
Massachusetts
North Carolina
California
Louisiana
Pageant
Selection of contestants
One delegate from each state and the District of Columbia will be chosen in state pageants held from September 2014 to January 2015.
Preliminary round
Prior to the final telecast, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in swimsuit and evening gown. It will be held on August 21, 2015 and broadcast on the Miss Teen USA website.
Finals
During the final competition, the top fifteen competed in swimsuit and evening gown, and the top five competed in the final question signed up by a panel of judges. The winner of the pageant will get to wear the new crown made by Diamonds International Corporation, a Czech-based jeweller, the newest official jewelry maker of Miss Teen USA.
Judges
- BJ Coleman
- Danielle Doty - Miss Teen USA 2011 from Texas
- Fred Nelson
- Marc Passera
- Rachel Frimer
- Tony Capasso
Contestants
51 delegates participated:
State | Name | Age1 | Height | Hometown | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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Taylor Ryan Elliott[1] | 18 | 5 ft 3 in 160 cm |
Trussville | Top 15 | ||
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Katelyn Cusack[2] | 18 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm |
Anchorage | |||
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Neda Danilovic | 17 | 5 ft 7 in 170 cm |
Phoenix | Top 15 | Born in Serbia. | |
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Arynn Johnson | 18 | 5 ft 7 in 170 cm |
Hot Springs | Top 15 | Later Miss Arkansas USA 2017 | |
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Melanie Mitchell | 17 | 5 ft 10 in 178 cm |
Anaheim Hills | 1st Runner-up | ||
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Taylor Kelly | 18 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm |
Castle Pines |
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Savannah Giammarco | 17 | 5 ft 6 in 168 cm |
Middletown |
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Sierra Wright | 18 | 5 ft 6 in 168 cm |
Wilmington | Later Miss Delaware USA 2018 | ||
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Niara Iman (Tarlenton-Allen) | 17 | 5 ft 5 in 165 cm |
Washington, D.C. | |||
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Jara Courson | 18 | 5 ft 10 in 178 cm |
Lake City | |||
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Mary Calkins | 17 | 5 ft 10 in 178 cm |
Augusta | |||
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Kyla Hee | 18 | 5 ft 6 in 168 cm |
Honolulu | Daughter of Miss Hawaii 1987 Luana Alapa | ||
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Chaise Goris | 18 | 5 ft 7 in 170 cm |
Eagle | |||
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Megan Riesner | 19 | 5 ft 7 in 170 cm |
Plainfield | |||
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Kassidy Tharp | 18 | 5 ft 10 in 178 cm |
Sullivan | 3rd runner up at Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2014 | ||
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Aryn Book | 19 | 5 ft 7 in 170 cm |
Adel | Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Iowa USA 2020 | ||
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Melanie Shaner | 18 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm |
Overland Park | Later Miss Kansas USA 2018 | ||
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Caroline Ford | 18 | 5 ft 7 in 170 cm |
Bowling Green | 3rd runner up at Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2014 | ||
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Katherine Haik | 15 | 5 ft 10 in 178 cm |
Franklinton | Miss Teen USA 2015 | ||
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Skyler Gaudette | 16 | 5 ft 5 in 165 cm |
Saco | |||
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Taylor Dawson | 18 | 5 ft 7 in 170 cm |
Germantown | |||
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Sophie Baird | 18 | 5 ft 6 in 168 cm |
Andover | 4th Runner-up | ||
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Maria Elizabeth Rendina[3] | 19 | 5 ft 4 in 163 cm |
Monroe | Later top 15 at Miss Michigan USA 2020 | ||
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Hayden Hammond | 19 | 5 ft 6 in 168 cm |
Maple Grove | |||
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Andrea Hightower | 17 | 5 ft 4 in 163 cm |
Oxford | |||
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Christina Stratton[4] | 16 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm |
Sedalia | Top 15 | Miss Photogenic | |
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Miranda Youngren[5] | 18 | 5 ft 6 in 168 cm |
Reed Point | |||
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Paige Pflueger | 18 | 5 ft 6 in 168 cm |
Norfolk | Daughter of Miss Nebraska 1980 Paula Louise Mitchell | ||
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Geovanna Hilton | 18 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm |
Las Vegas | |||
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Ellie Lathram | 18 | 5 ft 6 in 168 cm |
Bedford | |||
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Jacqueline Giancola | 18 | 5 ft 7 in 170 cm |
East Brunswick | Later top 10 at Miss Alabama USA 2018 | ||
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Nicolette Pacheco | 18 | 5 ft 6 in 168 cm |
Rio Rancho | Later top 11 at Miss Indiana USA 2020 | ||
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Geena Cardalena | 18 | 5 ft 6 in 168 cm |
Floral Park | Top 15 | ||
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Jane Axhoj | 17 | 5 ft 10 in 178 cm |
Waxhaw | 2nd Runner-up | Later Miss North Carolina USA 2020 | |
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Hannah Nelson | 18 | 5 ft 7 in 170 cm |
Hunter | |||
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Shelby Stapleton[6] | 16 | 5 ft 10 in 178 cm |
Hilliard | |||
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Cherokee Pearce | 19 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm |
Owasso | Top 15 | ||
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Kenna Sloy | 18 | 5 ft 10 in 178 cm |
Boring | |||
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Jasmine Daniels | 19 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm |
Collegeville | Top 15 | ||
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Mary Malloy[7] | 18 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm |
Cumberland | |||
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Wesley Mitchell | 19 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm |
Lexington | Top 15 | ||
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Marley Hanson[8] | 17 | 5 ft 3 in 160 cm |
Vermillion |
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Hannah Faith Greene[9] | 17 | 6 ft 0 in 183 cm |
Chattanooga | 3rd Runner-up | 4th runner up at Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen 2014 | |
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Chloe Kembel | 18 | 5 ft 7 in 170 cm |
Denton | Top 15 | ||
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Brooke Skabelund | 17 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm |
Logan | |||
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Alexandra Marek[10] | 16 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm |
Burlington | Top 15 | ||
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Ann Kutyna | 16 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm |
Herndon | |||
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Priya Gopal-Walker | 18 | 5 ft 5 in 165 cm |
Seattle | |||
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Cora King | 17 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm |
Hurricane | Miss Congeniality | ||
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Kenna Harke[11] | 17 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm |
Greenville | |||
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Payton Sanders[12] | 18 | 5 ft 6 in 168 cm |
Casper | Sister of Karlie Sanders Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2014 |
1 As at 22 August 2015
References
- ^ Buttram, Scott (16 November 2014). "Hewitt-Trussville senior named Miss Alabama Teen USA". Trussville Tribune. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Patil, Tulsi (7 December 2014). "2015 winners for Miss Alaska USA and Miss Alaska Teen USA crowned Saturday". KTUU. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Monroe teen wins Miss Michigan teen USA". Monroe News. 2014-09-28. Archived from the original on 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "Judges crown 2015 Miss Missouri USA and 2015 Miss Missouri Teen USA". NBC Missouri. 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ "Judges crown 2015 Miss Montana USA and 2015 Miss Montana Teen USA". NBC Montana. 2014-09-07. Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ "CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW MISS OHIO TEEN USA". Miss Teen USA. 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ "CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW MISS RHODE ISLAND TEEN USA". Miss Teen USA. 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ "New Miss South Dakota USA, Miss South Dakota Teen USA crowned". 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ^ "Scenic City's Hannah Faith Greene takes the teen crown". The Leaf-Chronicle. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ^ "ALEXANDRA MAREK takes the teen crown". The Leaf-Chronicle. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ^ "Lake Mills' Laundrie wins Miss Wisconsin-USA title". Daily Union. 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ "NEW MISS WYOMING USA AND MISS WYOMING TEEN USA CROWNED". Basin Radio Network. 2014-09-22. Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
External links
- 2015 beauty pageants
- Miss Teen USA
- 2015 in the Bahamas