Results
Miss Grand USA 2017; 17 national finalists
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Grand USA 2017 |
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| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 [7] |
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| Miss Grand United States 2017 | |
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| Date | July 25, 2017 |
| Presenters | Geovanni Mazariego |
| Venue | Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Symphony Space, New York City |
| Entrants | 17 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Winner | Taylor Kessler (California) |
Miss Grand United States 2017 was the second edition of the Miss Grand USA pageant, held on July 25, 2017 at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Symphony Space, New York City. Contestants from seventeen U.S. states competed for the title, of whom the representative of California, Taylor Kessler, was announced the winner. [1] [2] She then represented the United States at Miss Grand International 2017 in Vietnam, [2] [3] but did not qualify to the top 10 finalists. [4]
In addition to the main winner, the first runner-up, Brianna Key, was later appointed as Miss Grand United States Virgin Islands 2017 to compete internationally in Vietnam but also received a non-placement. [4] [5]
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Grand USA 2017 |
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| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 [7] |
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All 17 titleholders have been crowned.
| State | Contestant |
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| California | Taylor Kessler [1] |
| Connecticut | Amber Walker [8] |
| Florida | Tyeshaa Hudson [9] |
| Georgia | Alexi Gropper [10] |
| Illinois | Leah Weatherford [11] |
| Louisiana | Brianna Key [12] |
| Maryland | Courtney Williams [13] |
| Massachusetts | Ana Solano [14] |
| Mississippi | Melissa Martinez [15] |
| Nevada | Ellen Kincaid [16] |
| New York | Chanise Thomas [17] |
| Ohio | Summer Sadiyeh [18] |
| Rhode Island | Leidy Guzman [19] |
| South Carolina | Verhonda Crawford [10] |
| Tennessee | Autumn Endsley [9] |
| Texas | Courtney Newman [8] |
| Vermont | Noelia Baez [20] |
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