Miss Teen USA 2018
DateMay 18, 2018
Presenters
VenueHirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements15
WinnerHailey Colborn
Kansas
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Miss Teen USA 2018, the 36th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held on May 18, 2018, at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff of Missouri crowned Hailey Colborn of Kansas as her successor at the end of the event. She is the second entrant from Kansas to win the title after Keylee Sue Sanders won Miss Teen USA 1995.

For the first time, the pageant was held concurrently with its sister pageant Miss USA 2018, which was held three days later on May 21, also taking place in Shreveport.[1]

Contestants

All 51 delegates have been confirmed:[2]

State Contestant Age[a] Height Hometown Placement Notes
Alabama Kennedy Cromeens[3] 17 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Birmingham
Alaska McKinley Wooten[4] 17 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Wasilla
Arizona Macy Deak[citation needed] 16 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Scottsdale
Arkansas Mackenzie Hinderberger[5] 19 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Fayetteville Later Miss Arkansas USA 2023
California Janeice Love[6] 17 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Barstow Top 15
Colorado Chloe Zambrano[7] 17 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fruita 2nd runner-up
Connecticut Elle Sauli[8] 17 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Newtown
Delaware Brynn Close[citation needed] 18 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Middletown
District of Columbia Madison Chambers[citation needed] 18 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Washington, D.C.
Florida Lou Schieffelin 17 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Winter Park Top 10
Georgia Savannah Miles 17 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Lawrenceville Top 10
Hawaii Kylyn Rapoza[9] 18 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Hilo
Idaho Jacy Uhler[10] 18 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Boise
Illinois Sydni-Dion Bennett[11] 17 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Chicago 3rd runner-up First African American Miss Illinois Teen USA
Later Miss Illinois USA 2021 and 3rd runner-up at Miss USA 2021
Indiana Ella Harrison[12] 17 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) New Albany
Iowa Isabella Russell[13] 17 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Marshalltown
Kansas Hailey Colborn[14] 17 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Wichita Miss Teen USA 2018
Kentucky Jordan Crozier 19 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Somerset Later top 16 at Miss Kentucky USA 2020
Louisiana Lindsey Conque[15] 17 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Lafayette Top 10
Maine Erin McPherson[16] 17 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Hartford
Maryland Caleigh Shade[17] 18 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Cumberland Top 15 Later Miss Maryland USA 2022
Massachusetts Lexi Woloshchuk[18] 18 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Monson
Michigan Anane Loveday[19] 16 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Grosse Ile Top 15 Born in Ethiopia
Minnesota Peyton Schroeder[20] 18 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Rosemount
Mississippi Julieanna Jackson[citation needed] 15 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Mize
Missouri Chloe Bartlett[21] 19 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Liberal
Montana Elley Munson 17 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Billings
Nebraska Michaela Edstrand 17 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Omaha Later 1st runner-up at Miss Nebraska USA 2023
Nevada Britney Barnhart 16 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Las Vegas Top 15 Sister of Miss Nevada Teen USA 2008 Lauren Hudman and daughter of Miss Oklahoma USA 1982 Jill Barnhart.
New Hampshire Natalie Jenkins[22] 17 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Nashua
New Jersey Diana Smerina 16 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Freehold
New Mexico Madison Turner 18 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Mosquero
New York Saige Guerin 17 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Staten Island
North Carolina Kaaviya Sambasivam[23] 18 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Winston-Salem 4th runner-up Later 1st runner-up at Miss North Carolina USA 2021
North Dakota Ashlyn Erickson[24] 18 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fargo
Ohio Sofia Durina 18 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Columbiana
Oklahoma Zoe Ferraro[citation needed] 17 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Bixby
Oregon Jaycie Forrester[25] 16 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Tualatin
Pennsylvania Kailey Grill[26] 18 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Mars
Rhode Island Aliyah Moore[27] 18 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Pawtucket
South Carolina Kirby Elizabeth Self[28] 18 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Greenwood 1st runner-up Later Miss South Carolina USA 2023
South Dakota Shania Knutson[29] 18 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Viborg Later Miss South Dakota USA 2022
Tennessee Sofie Rovenstine[30] 19 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Franklin Top 10 Appeared in the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Texas Brenna Flynn[31] 18 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fort Worth
Utah Madilen Kellogg[citation needed] 19 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Layton Top 10
Vermont Alexandra Diehl[32] 17 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) St. Albans Previously Miss Vermont's Outstanding Teen 2016
Virginia Himanvi Panidepu[33] 18 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Centreville First Indian American Miss Virginia Teen USA
Washington Summer Keffeler[34] 17 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Monroe Sister of Stormy Keffeler, original titleholder of Miss Washington USA 2016
Later Miss Nevada USA 2022
West Virginia Trinity Tiffany[35] 16 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Huntington Top 15
Wisconsin Alexis Maria Loomans[36] 16 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Waunakee Later Miss Wisconsin USA 2023
Wyoming Mackenzie Kern[37] 18 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Casper Later Miss Wyoming USA 2021

Judges

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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