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 | Erin Brady, Nick Teplitz |
Venue | Grand Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas |
Broadcaster | Xbox Live, YouTube |
Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 15 |
Winner |
Katherine Haik Louisiana |
Congeniality |
Cora King West Virginia |
Photogenic |
Christina Stratton Missouri |
Miss Teen USA 2015, the 33rd Miss Teen USA pageant. It was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas on August 22, 2015. 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 |
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 |
Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Order of announcement
Top 15
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Top 5
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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 in 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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Alabama | Taylor Ryan Elliott[1] | 18 | 5'3" | Trussville | Top 15 | ||
Alaska | Katelyn Cusack[2] | 18 | 5'8" | Anchorage | |||
Arizona | Neda Danilovic | 17 | 5'7" | Phoenix | Top 15 | ||
Arkansas | Arynn Johnson | 18 | 5'7" | Hot Springs | Top 15 | ||
California | Melanie Mitchell | 17 | 5'10" | Anaheim Hills | 1st Runner-up | ||
Colorado | Taylor Kelly | 18 | 5'9" | Castle Pines | Previously Miss Colorado Teen 2012 | ||
Connecticut | Savannah Giammarco | 17 | 5'6" | Middletown | |||
Delaware | Sierra Wright | 18 | 5'6" | Wilmington | |||
District of Columbia | Niara Iman (Tarlenton-Allen) | 17 | 5'5" | Washington, D.C. | |||
Florida | Jara Courson | 18 | 5'10" | Lake City | |||
Georgia | Mary Calkins | 17 | 5'10" | Augusta | |||
Hawaii | Kyla Hee | 18 | 5'6" | Honolulu | Daughter of Miss Hawaii 1987 Luana Alapa | ||
Idaho | Chaise Goris | 18 | 5'7" | Eagle | |||
Illinois | Megan Riesner | 19 | 5'7" | Plainfield | |||
Indiana | Kassidy Tharp | 18 | 5'10" | Sullivan | 3rd runner up at Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2014 | ||
Iowa | Aryn Book | 19 | 5'7" | Adel | |||
Kansas | Melanie Shaner | 18 | 5'8" | Overland Park | |||
Kentucky | Caroline Ford | 18 | 5'7" | Bowling Green | 3rd runner up at Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2014 | ||
Louisiana | Katherine Haik | 15 | 5'10" | Franklinton | Miss Teen USA 2015 | ||
Maine | Skyler Gaudette | 16 | 5'5" | Saco | |||
Maryland | Taylor Dawson | 18 | 5'7" | Germantown | |||
Massachusetts | Sophie Baird | 18 | 5'6" | Andover | 4th Runner-up | ||
Michigan | Maria Elizabeth Rendina[3] | 19 | 5'4" | Monroe | |||
Minnesota | Hayden Hammond | 19 | 5'6" | Maple Grove | |||
Mississippi | Andrea Hightower | 17 | 5'4" | Oxford | |||
Missouri | Christina Stratton[4] | 16 | 5'9" | Sedalia | Top 15 | Miss Photogenic | |
Montana | Miranda Youngren [5] | 18 | 5'6" | Reed Point | |||
Nebraska | Paige Pflueger | 18 | 5'6" | Norfolk | Daughter of Miss Nebraska 1980 Paula Louise Mitchell | ||
Nevada | Geovanna Hilton | 18 | 5'8" | Las Vegas | |||
New Hampshire | Ellie Lathram | 18 | 5'6 | Bedford | |||
New Jersey | Jacqueline Giancola | 18 | 5'7" | East Brunswick | |||
New Mexico | Nicolette Pacheco | 18 | 5'6" | Rio Rancho | |||
New York | Geena Cardalena | 18 | 5'6" | Floral Park | Top 15 | ||
North Carolina | Jane Axhoj | 17 | 5'10" | Waxhaw | 2nd Runner-up | ||
North Dakota | Hannah Nelson | 18 | 5'7" | Hunter | |||
Ohio | Shelby Stapleton[6] | 16 | 5'10" | Hilliard | |||
Oklahoma | Cherokee Pearce | 19 | 5'9" | Owasso | Top 15 | ||
Oregon | Kenna Sloy | 18 | 5'10" | Boring | |||
Pennsylvania | Jasmine Daniels | 19 | 5'9" | Collegeville | Top 15 | ||
Rhode Island | Mary Malloy[7] | 18 | 5'8" | Cumberland | |||
South Carolina | Wesley Mitchell | 19 | 5'8" | Lexington | Top 15 | ||
South Dakota | Marley Hanson[8] | 17 | 5'3" | Vermillion | 1st runner up at Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2014 | ||
Tennessee | Hannah Faith Greene[9] | 17 | 6'0" | Chattanooga | 3rd Runner-up | 4th runner up at Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen 2014 | |
Texas | Chloe Kembel | 18 | 5'7" | Denton | Top 15 | ||
Utah | Brooke Skabelund | 17 | 5'8" | Logan | |||
Vermont | Alexandra Marek[10] | 16 | 5'8" | Barre Town | Top 15 | ||
Virginia | Ann Kutyna | 16 | 5'9" | Herndon | |||
Washington | Priya Gopal-Walker | 18 | 5'5" | Seattle | |||
West Virginia | Cora King | 17 | 5'9" | Hurricane | Miss Congeniality | ||
Wisconsin | Kenna Harke[11] | 17 | 5'9" | Greenville | |||
Wyoming | Payton Sanders[12] | 18 | 5'6" | 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. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ "Monroe teen wins Miss Michigan teen USA". Monroe News. 2014-09-28. 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. 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. Retrieved 2014-09-23.