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 winning back-to-back titles by African Americans.

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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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.

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^[a] and Dolby Atmos spatial audio.

Results

Placements

 

Miss Teen USA 2019 results.

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 2019	Connecticut – Kaliegh Garris
1st Runner-Up	North Dakota – Caitlyn Vogel
2nd Runner-Up	Nevada – Erica Yvette Bonilla
3rd Runner-Up	Mississippi – Kaylee Brooke McCollum
4th Runner-Up	Alabama – Kalin Burt
Top 15	Arkansas – Maggie Williams   Illinois – A'Maiya Allen   Kansas – Hannah DeBok   Maryland – Amalia Sanches   Massachusetts – Annie Lu   Nebraska – Erin Swanson   Oklahoma – Abigail Billings   South Carolina – Allie Richardson   Tennessee – Bailey Guy   Wyoming – Grace Turner

Special award

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Minnesota – Olivia Herbert

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

Contestants

All 51 delegates have been confirmed:^[4]

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

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] Miss Nevada Teen USA 1999

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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External links

 

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