Miss Teen USA 2019

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.

Miss Teen USA 2019
DateApril 28, 2019
Presenters
VenueGrand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements15
WinnerKaliegh Garris
 Connecticut
CongenialityOlivia Herbert
 Minnesota

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.
Final Results Contestant
Miss Teen USA 2019
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  •  Nevada – Erica Yvette Bonilla
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 15

Special award
Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality

Order of Announcements

Top 15

  1.  Oklahoma
  2.  Kansas
  3.  Illinois
  4.  Arkansas
  5.  Nebraska
  6.  Mississippi
  7.  South Carolina
  8.  Maryland
  9.  North Dakota
  10.  Alabama
  11.  Massachusetts
  12.  Nevada
  13.  Connecticut
  14.  Wyoming
  15.  Tennessee

Top 5

  1.  Mississippi
  2.  North Dakota
  3.  Nevada
  4.  Connecticut
  5.  Alabama

Historical significance

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.[3]

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[lower-alpha 1] and Dolby Atmos spatial audio.

Contestants

All 51 delegates have been confirmed:[4]

State Contestant Age[lower-alpha 2] Hometown Placement Notes
Alabama Alabama Kalin Burt[5] 19 Tuscaloosa 4th runner-up
Alaska Alaska Meghan Scott[6] 17 Eagle River
Arizona Arizona Jordan Waller 17 Peoria
Arkansas Arkansas Maggie Williams 17 Piggott Top 15
California California Alina Rae Carranza 18 Los Angeles
Colorado Colorado Sydney Boehler[7] 19 Fort Collins Later Top 15 semifinalist at Miss Colorado USA 2021
Connecticut Connecticut Kaliegh Garris 18 New Haven Miss Teen USA 2019
Delaware Delaware Myah Rosa-Scott 18 New Castle
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Jaclyn Davis 19 Washington, D.C.
Florida Florida Katia Gerry 17 Jacksonville Later Teen Miss Earth USA 2021
Later top 15 at Miss California USA 2022
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Isabella Bloedorn 15 Acworth
Hawaii Hawaii Leimakamae Freitas 18 Kailua-Kona
Idaho Idaho Tess Romani 19 Boise
Illinois Illinois A'Maiya Allen[8] 19 Bolingbrook Top 15
Indiana Indiana Catelyn Combellick 15 Carmel
Iowa Iowa Kristen Hovda 18 Cedar Rapids Sister of Miss Iowa Teen USA 2009 Allyson Hovda
Kansas Kansas Hannah DeBok 18 Olathe Top 15
Kentucky Kentucky Emma Johns[9] 17 Pikeville
Louisiana Louisiana Emma Brooks McAllister[10] 16 Houma
Maine Maine Mara Carpenter[11] 17 Camden Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Maine USA 2023
Maryland Maryland Amalia Sanches 18 Bethesda Top 15
Massachusetts Massachusetts Annie Lu 18 Cambridge Top 15
Michigan Michigan Alexis Lubecki[12] 17 Canton
Minnesota Minnesota Olivia Herbert 16 Andover
Mississippi Mississippi Kaylee Brooke McCollum[13] 18 Amory 3rd runner-up Later 4th Runner-Up at Miss Mississippi USA 2023
Missouri Missouri Abilene Lortz 15 St. James
Montana Montana Megan Brewer[14] 17 Melstone Later 1st Runner-Up at Miss Montana USA 2023
Nebraska Nebraska Erin Shae Swanson[15] 18 Norfolk Top 15
Nevada Nevada Erica Yvette Bonilla 18 Las Vegas 2nd runner-up
New Hampshire New Hampshire Jadyn McDonough[16] 19 Bedford Later Top 10 at Miss South Carolina USA 2022
New Jersey New Jersey Ava Tortorici 18 Montclair
New Mexico New Mexico Angela Nañez 15 Clovis
New York (state) New York Hailey Germano[17] 18 Smithtown
North Carolina North Carolina Eliza Minor[18] 15 Charlotte
North Dakota North Dakota Caitlyn Vogel[19] 18 Minot 1st runner-up Later Miss North Dakota USA 2021 and 1st runner-up at Miss USA 2021
Ohio Ohio Isabelle Jedra[20] 18 Mansfield
Oklahoma Oklahoma Abigail Billings 18 Woodward Top 15
Oregon Oregon Mackenzie Peterson[21] 17 Klamath Falls
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Julia Meckley 17 Villanova
Rhode Island Rhode Island Olivia Volpe[22] 18 Cranston
South Carolina South Carolina Allie Richardson[23] 18 Lexington Top 15
South Dakota South Dakota Shelby Specht 18 Sioux Falls
Tennessee Tennessee Bailey Guy[24] 16 Hendersonville Top 15 Later USA National Teen 2021
Texas Texas Kennedy Edwards[25] 18 Houston First African-American Miss Texas Teen USA
Utah Utah Kaylyn Slevin 18 Salt Lake City Later became a member of the Los Angeles Charger Girls
Vermont Vermont Jenna Howlett[26] 16 Bridport Later Miss Vermont USA 2023
Virginia Virginia Morgan Duty[27] 17 Lebanon
Washington (state) Washington Lily Lloyd[28] 17 Orting
West Virginia West Virginia Brennah Groves 18 Summersville
Wisconsin Wisconsin Sydney Bobinski[29] 17 Mosinee
Wyoming Wyoming Grace Turner[30] 18 Jackson Top 15 Later 1st Runner-Up at Miss Wyoming USA 2023

Judges

Notes
  1. 4K/HDR video available on the Xbox One S and X models only
  2. Ages at the time of the pageant

References
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