Miss Teen USA 2019

Miss Teen USA 2019
Date	April 28, 2019
Presenters	Nia Sanchez Tim Tialdo
Venue	Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada
Broadcaster	Facebook PlayStation Network Xbox Live YouTube
Entrants	51
Placements	15
Winner	Kaliegh Garris  Connecticut
Congeniality	Olivia Herbert  Minnesota
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Miss Teen USA 2019 was the 37th Miss Teen USA pageant. It was held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada on April 28, 2019, and was hosted by Miss USA 2014 Nia Sanchez and Tim Tialdo.^[1][2] Hailey Colborn of Kansas crowned her successor Kaliegh Garris of Connecticut at the end of the event. This was the first time in the history of Miss Teen USA won back-to-back titles by African Americans.

The 2019 competition served as the second consecutive time that the pageant has been held concurrently with the Miss USA competition. For the first time, both the preliminary and final competitions were held on the same day.

Results[]

Placements[]

Miss Teen USA 2019 results.

Special award[]

Historical significance[]

• Connecticut wins competition for the second time.
• North Dakota earns the 1st runner-up position for the second time. The last time it was placed in 2011.
• Nevada earns the 2nd runner-up position for the fourth time. The last time it was placed in 2017.
• Mississippi earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
• Alabama earns the 4th runner-up position for the second time and it reaches the highest position since 2016. The last time it was placed in 1988.
• States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Nevada, South Carolina and Tennessee.
• Nevada placed for the fourth consecutive year.
• Maryland placed for the third consecutive year.
• Illinois, Kansas, South Carolina and Tennessee placed for the second consecutive year.
• Oklahoma and Wyoming last placed in 2017.
• Alabama last placed in 2016.
• Arkansas and Massachusetts last placed in 2015.
• Mississippi last placed in 2014.
• Connecticut last placed in 2012 since Logan West won the Miss Teen USA title that year.
• North Dakota last placed in 2011 since Audra Mari placed the 1st runner-up of that year.
• Nebraska last placed in 2006.
• California breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 2013.
• Utah and West Virginia break an ongoing streak of placements since 2017.

Pageant[]

Selection of contestants[]

51 delegates from the 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants held from September 2018 to January 2019.

Preliminary round[]

Prior to the final competition, the delegates competed the preliminary competition, which involved private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they competed in athletic wear and evening gown. It was held on April 28 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno-Tahoe. For the first time since 2017, the preliminary round was broadcast.

Finals[]

During the final competition, the Top 15 finalists competed in athletic wear, evening gown and in a customized final question round, and the winner was decided by a panel of judges.

Broadcasting[]

The pageant was webcast on the pageant's Facebook and YouTube pages, as downloadable live events available on the Asian and American PlayStation Stores for PlayStation 4 consoles and on Xbox Live in 41 regions for the Xbox One line of consoles via the Facebook Video application, with support for 4K Ultra HD, Dolby Vision and HDR10 video^[a] and Dolby Atmos spatial audio.

Contestants[]

All 51 delegates have been confirmed:^[3]

State	Contestant	Age[b]	Hometown	Placement	Notes
Alabama	Kalin Burt[4][5]	19	Tuscaloosa	4th runner-up
Alaska	Meghan Scott[6][7]	17	Eagle River
Arizona	Jordan Waller[8]	17	Peoria
Arkansas	Maggie Williams[9]	17	Piggott	Top 15
California	Alina Rae Carranza[10]	18	Los Angeles
Colorado	Sydney Boehler[11][12]	19	Fort Collins		Later top 15 semifinalist at Miss Colorado USA 2021
Connecticut	Kaliegh Garris[13]	18	New Haven	Miss Teen USA 2019
Delaware	Myah Rosa-Scott[14]	18	New Castle
District of Columbia	Jaclyn Davis[15]	19	Washington, D.C.
Florida	Katia Gerry[16][17]	17	Jacksonville		Later Teen Miss Earth USA 2021
Georgia	Isabella Bloedorn[18]	15	Acworth
Hawaii	Leimakamae Freitas[19][20]	18	Kailua-Kona
Idaho	Tess Romani[21]	19	Boise
Illinois	A'Maiya Allen[22]	19	Bolingbrook	Top 15
Indiana	Catelyn Combellick[23]	15	Carmel
Iowa	Kristen Hovda[24]	18	Cedar Rapids		Sister of Miss Iowa Teen USA 2009 Allyson Hovda
Kansas	Hannah DeBok[25]	18	Olathe	Top 15
Kentucky	Emma Johns[26]	17	Pikeville
Louisiana	Emma Brooks McAllister[27][28]	16	Houma
Maine	Mara Carpenter[29][30]	17	Camden
Maryland	Amalia Sanches[31]	18	Bethesda	Top 15
Massachusetts	Annie Lu[32][33]	18	Cambridge	Top 15
Michigan	Alexis Lubecki[34][35]	17	Canton
Minnesota	Olivia Herbert[36]	16	Andover
Mississippi	Kaylee Brooke McCollum[37]	18	Amory	3rd runner-up
Missouri	Abilene Lortz[38]	15	St. James
Montana	Megan Brewer[39][40]	17	Melstone
Nebraska	Erin Shae Swanson[41]	18	Norfolk	Top 15
Nevada	Erica Yvette Bonilla[42]	18	Las Vegas	2nd runner-up
New Hampshire	Jadyn McDonough[43][44]	19	Bedford
New Jersey	Ava Tortorici[45]	18	Montclair
New Mexico	Angela Nañez[46]	15	Clovis
New York	Hailey Germano[47][48]	18	Smithtown
North Carolina	Eliza Minor[49][50]	15	Charlotte
North Dakota	Caitlyn Vogel[51]	18	Minot	1st runner-up	Later Miss North Dakota USA 2021 and 1st runner-up at Miss USA 2021
Ohio	Isabelle Jedra[52]	18	Mansfield
Oklahoma	Abigail Billings[53][54]	18	Woodward	Top 15
Oregon	Mackenzie Peterson	17	Klamath Falls
Pennsylvania	Julia Meckley[55]	17	Villanova
Rhode Island	Olivia Volpe[56]	18	Cranston
South Carolina	Allie Richardson[57][58]	18	Lexington	Top 15
South Dakota	Shelby Specht[59]	18	Sioux Falls
Tennessee	Bailey Guy[60][61]	16	Hendersonville	Top 15	Later USA National Teen 2021
Texas	Kennedy Edwards[62][63]	18	Houston		First African-American Miss Texas Teen USA
Utah	Kaylyn Slevin[64]	18	Salt Lake City		Later became a member of the Los Angeles Charger Girls
Vermont	Jenna Howlett[65]	16	Bridport
Virginia	Morgan Duty[66][67]	17	Lebanon
Washington	Lily Lloyd[68][69]	17	Orting
West Virginia	Brennah Groves[70]	18	Summersville
Wisconsin	Sydney Bobinski[71]	17	Mosinee
Wyoming	Grace Turner[72]	18	Jackson	Top 15

Judges[]

• MJ Acosta – sports broadcaster^[2]
• Kristin Collin – businesswoman, music executive, and artist manager^[2]
• Ivette Fernandez – businesswoman and executive^[2]
• Katherine Haik – Miss Teen USA 2015 from Louisiana^[2]
• Shannon Keel – general manager of the Grand Sierra Resort^[2]
• Kristen Remington – news anchor,^[2] former Miss Nevada Teen USA

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miss Teen USA.

• Miss Teen USA official website