Miss Teen USA 2015

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Miss Teen USA 2015
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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
Winner Katherine 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.

Contents

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:

StateNameAge1HeightHometownPlacementAwardsNotes
Alabama Taylor Ryan Elliott [2] 185 ft 3 in
160 cm
Trussville Top 15
Alaska Katelyn Cusack [3] 185 ft 8 in
173 cm
Anchorage
Arizona Neda Danilovic175 ft 7 in
170 cm
Phoenix Top 15Born in Serbia.
Arkansas Arynn Johnson185 ft 7 in
170 cm
Hot Springs Top 15Later Miss Arkansas USA 2017
California Melanie Mitchell175 ft 10 in
178 cm
Anaheim Hills 1st Runner-up
Colorado Taylor Kelly185 ft 9 in
175 cm
Castle Pines
Connecticut Savannah Giammarco175 ft 6 in
168 cm
Middletown
Delaware Sierra Wright185 ft 6 in
168 cm
Wilmington Later Miss Delaware USA 2018
District of Columbia Niara Iman (Tarlenton-Allen)175 ft 5 in
165 cm
Washington, D.C.
Florida Jara Courson185 ft 10 in
178 cm
Lake City
Georgia Mary Calkins175 ft 10 in
178 cm
Augusta
Hawaii Kyla Hee185 ft 6 in
168 cm
Honolulu Daughter of Miss Hawaii 1987 Luana Alapa
Idaho Chaise Goris185 ft 7 in
170 cm
Eagle
Illinois Megan Riesner195 ft 7 in
170 cm
Plainfield
Indiana Kassidy Tharp185 ft 10 in
178 cm
Sullivan 3rd runner up at Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2014
Iowa Aryn Book195 ft 7 in
170 cm
Adel Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Iowa USA 2020
Kansas Melanie Shaner185 ft 8 in
173 cm
Overland Park Later Miss Kansas USA 2018
Kentucky Caroline Ford 185 ft 7 in
170 cm
Bowling Green 3rd runner up at Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2014
Louisiana Katherine Haik 155 ft 10 in
178 cm
Franklinton Miss Teen USA 2015
Maine Skyler Gaudette165 ft 5 in
165 cm
Saco
Maryland Taylor Dawson185 ft 7 in
170 cm
Germantown
Massachusetts Sophie Baird185 ft 6 in
168 cm
Andover 4th Runner-up
Michigan Maria Elizabeth Rendina [4] 195 ft 4 in
163 cm
Monroe Later top 15 at Miss Michigan USA 2020
Minnesota Hayden Hammond195 ft 6 in
168 cm
Maple Grove
Mississippi Andrea Hightower175 ft 4 in
163 cm
Oxford
Missouri Christina Stratton [5] 165 ft 9 in
175 cm
Sedalia Top 15Miss Photogenic
Montana Miranda Youngren [6] 185 ft 6 in
168 cm
Reed Point
Nebraska Paige Pflueger185 ft 6 in
168 cm
Norfolk Daughter of Miss Nebraska 1980 Paula Louise Mitchell
Nevada Geovanna Hilton185 ft 8 in
173 cm
Las Vegas
New Hampshire Ellie Lathram185 ft 6 in
168 cm
Bedford
New Jersey Jacqueline Giancola185 ft 7 in
170 cm
East Brunswick Later top 10 at Miss Alabama USA 2018
New Mexico Nicolette Pacheco185 ft 6 in
168 cm
Rio Rancho Later top 11 at Miss Indiana USA 2020
New York Geena Cardalena185 ft 6 in
168 cm
Floral Park Top 15
North Carolina Jane Axhoj175 ft 10 in
178 cm
Waxhaw 2nd Runner-upLater Miss North Carolina USA 2020
North Dakota Hannah Nelson185 ft 7 in
170 cm
Hunter
Ohio Shelby Stapleton [7] 165 ft 10 in
178 cm
Hilliard
Oklahoma Cherokee Pearce195 ft 9 in
175 cm
Owasso Top 15
Oregon Kenna Sloy185 ft 10 in
178 cm
Boring
Pennsylvania Jasmine Daniels195 ft 9 in
175 cm
Collegeville Top 15Later Miss Pennsylvania USA 2023
Rhode Island Mary Malloy [8] 185 ft 8 in
173 cm
Cumberland Later Miss Rhode Island USA 2023
South Carolina Wesley Mitchell195 ft 8 in
173 cm
Lexington Top 15
South Dakota Marley Hanson [9] 175 ft 3 in
160 cm
Vermillion
Tennessee Hannah Faith Greene [10] 176 ft 0 in
183 cm
Chattanooga 3rd Runner-up4th runner up at Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen 2014
Texas Chloe Kembel185 ft 7 in
170 cm
Denton Top 15
Utah Brooke Skabelund175 ft 8 in
173 cm
Logan
Vermont Alexandra Marek [11] 165 ft 8 in
173 cm
Burlington Top 15
Virginia Ann Kutyna165 ft 9 in
175 cm
Herndon
Washington Priya Gopal-Walker185 ft 5 in
165 cm
Seattle
West Virginia Cora King175 ft 9 in
175 cm
Hurricane Miss Congeniality
Wisconsin Kenna Harke [12] 175 ft 9 in
175 cm
Greenville
Wyoming Payton Sanders [13] 185 ft 6 in
168 cm
Casper Sister of Karlie Sanders Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2014

1 As at August 22, 2015

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