Miss Teen USA 2015
Promotional banner for Miss Teen USA 2015 featuring K. Lee Graham and the Royal Towers
DateAugust 22, 2015
Presenters
VenueGrand Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, The Bahamas
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements15
WinnerKatherine Haik
Louisiana
CongenialityCora King
West Virginia
PhotogenicChristina Stratton
Missouri
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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.

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.[1]

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 jeweler, the newest official jewelry maker of Miss Teen USA.

Contestants

51 delegates participated:

State Name Age1 Height Hometown Placement Awards Notes
Alabama Taylor Ryan Elliott[2] 18 5 ft 3 in
160 cm 		Trussville Top 15
Alaska Katelyn Cusack[3] 18 5 ft 8 in
173 cm 		Anchorage
Arizona Neda Danilovic 17 5 ft 7 in
170 cm 		Phoenix Top 15 Born in Serbia.
Arkansas Arynn Johnson 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm 		Hot Springs Top 15 Later Miss Arkansas USA 2017
California Melanie Mitchell 17 5 ft 10 in
178 cm 		Anaheim Hills 1st Runner-up
Colorado Taylor Kelly 18 5 ft 9 in
175 cm 		Castle Pines
Connecticut Savannah Giammarco 17 5 ft 6 in
168 cm 		Middletown
Delaware Sierra Wright 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm 		Wilmington Later Miss Delaware USA 2018
District of Columbia Niara Iman (Tarlenton-Allen) 17 5 ft 5 in
165 cm 		Washington, D.C.
Florida Jara Courson 18 5 ft 10 in
178 cm 		Lake City
Georgia Mary Calkins 17 5 ft 10 in
178 cm 		Augusta
Hawaii Kyla Hee 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm 		Honolulu Daughter of Miss Hawaii 1987 Luana Alapa
Idaho Chaise Goris 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm 		Eagle
Illinois Megan Riesner 19 5 ft 7 in
170 cm 		Plainfield
Indiana Kassidy Tharp 18 5 ft 10 in
178 cm 		Sullivan 3rd runner up at Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2014
Iowa Aryn Book 19 5 ft 7 in
170 cm 		Adel Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Iowa USA 2020
Kansas Melanie Shaner 18 5 ft 8 in
173 cm 		Overland Park Later Miss Kansas USA 2018
Kentucky Caroline Ford 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm 		Bowling Green 3rd runner up at Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2014
Louisiana Katherine Haik 15 5 ft 10 in
178 cm 		Franklinton Miss Teen USA 2015
Maine Skyler Gaudette 16 5 ft 5 in
165 cm 		Saco
Maryland Taylor Dawson 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm 		Germantown
Massachusetts Sophie Baird 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm 		Andover 4th Runner-up
Michigan Maria Elizabeth Rendina[4] 19 5 ft 4 in
163 cm 		Monroe Later top 15 at Miss Michigan USA 2020
Minnesota Hayden Hammond 19 5 ft 6 in
168 cm 		Maple Grove
Mississippi Andrea Hightower 17 5 ft 4 in
163 cm 		Oxford
Missouri Christina Stratton[5] 16 5 ft 9 in
175 cm 		Sedalia Top 15 Miss Photogenic
Montana Miranda Youngren[6] 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm 		Reed Point
Nebraska Paige Pflueger 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm 		Norfolk Daughter of Miss Nebraska 1980 Paula Louise Mitchell
Nevada Geovanna Hilton 18 5 ft 8 in
173 cm 		Las Vegas
New Hampshire Ellie Lathram 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm 		Bedford
New Jersey Jacqueline Giancola 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm 		East Brunswick Later top 10 at Miss Alabama USA 2018
New Mexico Nicolette Pacheco 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm 		Rio Rancho Later top 11 at Miss Indiana USA 2020
New York Geena Cardalena 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm 		Floral Park Top 15
North Carolina Jane Axhoj 17 5 ft 10 in
178 cm 		Waxhaw 2nd Runner-up Later Miss North Carolina USA 2020
North Dakota Hannah Nelson 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm 		Hunter
Ohio Shelby Stapleton[7] 16 5 ft 10 in
178 cm 		Hilliard
Oklahoma Cherokee Pearce 19 5 ft 9 in
175 cm 		Owasso Top 15
Oregon Kenna Sloy 18 5 ft 10 in
178 cm 		Boring
Pennsylvania Jasmine Daniels 19 5 ft 9 in
175 cm 		Collegeville Top 15 Later Miss Pennsylvania USA 2023
Rhode Island Mary Malloy[8] 18 5 ft 8 in
173 cm 		Cumberland Later Miss Rhode Island USA 2023
South Carolina Wesley Mitchell 19 5 ft 8 in
173 cm 		Lexington Top 15
South Dakota Marley Hanson[9] 17 5 ft 3 in
160 cm 		Vermillion
Tennessee Hannah Faith Greene[10] 17 6 ft 0 in
183 cm 		Chattanooga 3rd Runner-up 4th runner up at Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen 2014
Texas Chloe Kembel 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm 		Denton Top 15
Utah Brooke Skabelund 17 5 ft 8 in
173 cm 		Logan
Vermont Alexandra Marek[11] 16 5 ft 8 in
173 cm 		Burlington Top 15
Virginia Ann Kutyna 16 5 ft 9 in
175 cm 		Herndon
Washington Priya Gopal-Walker 18 5 ft 5 in
165 cm 		Seattle
West Virginia Cora King 17 5 ft 9 in
175 cm 		Hurricane Miss Congeniality
Wisconsin Kenna Harke[12] 17 5 ft 9 in
175 cm 		Greenville
Wyoming Payton Sanders[13] 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm 		Casper Sister of Karlie Sanders Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2014

1 As at August 22, 2015

References

  1. ^ The preliminary competition on the official Miss Teen USA YouTube channel on YouTube
  2. ^ Buttram, Scott (November 16, 2014). "Hewitt-Trussville senior named Miss Alabama Teen USA". Trussville Tribune. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Patil, Tulsi (December 7, 2014). "2015 winners for Miss Alaska USA and Miss Alaska Teen USA crowned Saturday". KTUU. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Monroe teen wins Miss Michigan teen USA". Monroe News. September 28, 2014. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Judges crown 2015 Miss Missouri USA and 2015 Miss Missouri Teen USA". NBC Missouri. November 9, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  6. ^ "Judges crown 2015 Miss Montana USA and 2015 Miss Montana Teen USA". NBC Montana. September 7, 2014. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  7. ^ "CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW MISS OHIO TEEN USA". Miss Teen USA. November 9, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  8. ^ "CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW MISS RHODE ISLAND TEEN USA". Miss Teen USA. September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  9. ^ "New Miss South Dakota USA, Miss South Dakota Teen USA crowned". October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  10. ^ "Scenic City's Hannah Faith Greene takes the teen crown". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  11. ^ "ALEXANDRA MAREK takes the teen crown". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  12. ^ "Lake Mills' Laundrie wins Miss Wisconsin-USA title". Daily Union. September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  13. ^ "NEW MISS WYOMING USA AND MISS WYOMING TEEN USA CROWNED". Basin Radio Network. September 22, 2014. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2014.

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