Miss Teen USA 2023

Miss Teen USA 2023
Date	September 28, 2023 [a]
Presenters	Keltie Knight Adrienne Bailon-Houghton Nia Sanchez Chris Persky Faron Medhi
Venue	Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada
Broadcaster	The CW (website and app only)
Entrants	51
Placements	20
Winner	UmaSofia Srivastava (resigned) New Jersey [1]
Congeniality	Asia Rose Simpson New Mexico
Best State Costume	UmaSofia Srivastava New Jersey
Photogenic	Carolina Sola Ohio
←  2022 2024  →

Miss Teen USA 2023 was the 41st Miss Teen USA pageant, held on September 28, 2023 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. Faron Medhi of Nebraska crowned UmaSofia Srivastava of New Jersey as her successor at the end of the event. Her win was the first win for New Jersey and the first back-to-back titleholders with Indian ancestry in Miss Teen USA's history. Srivastava resigned the title on May 7, 2024. Following Srivastava's resignation, first runner-up Stephanie Skinner declined to take over the role, leaving the position vacant. ^[2]

This was the first edition of the pageant to be held under the ownership of fashion designer Laylah Rose ^[3] and was streamed on The CW website and mobile app. ^[4]

Background

Location

Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, the venue of the Miss USA 2023 competition

On July 14, 2022, it was reported that the competition would be held in Reno, Nevada, with the city securing a three-year deal to host the pageant from 2022 to 2024. ^[5] This will be the third time that the pageant is held in Reno, and a second consecutive year holding the pageant in the city, following Miss USA 2019 and 2022. ^{[6] [7]} Former Miss USA organization president Crystle Stewart said the location was chosen to honor Cheslie Kryst, who had been crowned Miss USA 2019 in the same venue and had died of suicide in January 2022. ^[8]

Pageant

Preliminary competition

The delayed telecast of the 2023 Miss Teen USA preliminary competition was broadcast via Miss USA's official YouTube page on September 28 at 7 p.m. Las Vegas time. ^{[9] [ non-primary source needed ]}

Judges

• Katie Cazorla – TV personality, entrepreneur, stand-up comedian ^[10]
• Tabitha Swatosh – Influencer ^[10]
• Emily Shah – Actress, producer, entrepreneur, Miss New Jersey USA 2014 ^[10]
• Mindy Mahy – Founder of Kopu Water ^[10]
• Ruth Zakarian – Miss Teen USA 1983 from New York ^[10]

Results

Placements

Placement [11] [12]	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 2023	New Jersey – UmaSofia Srivastava (resigned)
1st Runner-Up	New York – Stephanie Skinner
2nd Runner-Up	Pennsylvania – Maggie Ross
3rd Runner-Up	Texas – Haylee Puckett
4th Runner-Up	Ohio – Carolina Sola
Top 20	California – Taliya Peiris District of Columbia – Asia Chisley Georgia – Denim Lovett Illinois – Vivica Lewandowski Iowa – Madeline Erickson Missouri – Madison Beck North Dakota – Morgan Schwindt Oklahoma – Jaselyn Rossman Rhode Island – Lola Paolissi § South Carolina – Kenlee McVay Tennessee – Blye Allen Utah – Jocelyn Osmond Virginia – Ashley Wang Washington – Mackenzie Kuiken Wisconsin – Shelby Hohneke

§ – Voted into Top 20 through the online vote.

Contestants

51 titleholders competed for the title.

State	Contestant	Age [b]	Hometown	Placement	Notes
Alabama	Kensey Collins [13]	15	Spanish Fort
Alaska	Star Hunter [14]	16	Anchorage
Arizona	Peyton Stuewe	18	Goodyear
Arkansas	Mackenzie Scott	19	Fayetteville
California	Taliya Peiris	18	San Ramon	Top 20
Colorado	Grace Covney	19	Highlands Ranch
Connecticut	Jade Ferdinand	19	Stamford
Delaware	Molly Lavelle	19	Wilmington
District of Columbia	Asia Chisley	17	Washington, DC	Top 20
Florida	Sharlysse Nelson	15	Destin
Georgia	Denim Lovett [15]	19	Bonaire	Top 20
Hawaii	NoeLani Denisi [16]	18	Kahului
Idaho	Angelina Ryan [17]	18	Boise
Illinois	Vivica Lewandowski	18	Barrington	Top 20
Indiana	Kinley Shoemaker	18	Franklin
Iowa	Madeline Erickson	19	Ankeny	Top 20
Kansas	Riley Steinman	19	Shawnee
Kentucky	MeShyia Bradshaw [18] [19]	17	Elizabethtown
Louisiana	Averi Blyss Crawford [20]	17	Baton Rouge
Maine	Jasmine Roy [21]	17	Bangor
Maryland	Madelyn Posey	17	Newburg
Massachusetts	Yanelyn Quintana [22]	17	Haverhill
Michigan	Avery Hill	16	Farmington Hills
Minnesota	Mikhala Rivers	17	Maple Grove
Mississippi	Claire Ulmer [23]	18	Natchez
Missouri	Madison Beck	18	Barnhart	Top 20
Montana	Ava Williams	18	Billings
Nebraska	Aubrie Charter [24]	18	North Platte
Nevada	Emily Cox	18	Las Vegas
New Hampshire	Marayssa Raimondo	18	Dover
New Jersey	UmaSofia Srivastava [25]	16	Morris Plains	Miss Teen USA 2023
New Mexico	Asia Rose Simpson	15	Hobbs
New York	Stephanie Skinner	19	Syracuse	1st Runner-up	Formerly Miss High School America 2021
North Carolina	Katie Setzer	18	Hickory
North Dakota	Morgan Schwindt	19	Fargo	Top 20
Ohio	Carolina Sola	17	Gallipolis	4th Runner-up
Oklahoma	Jaselyn Rossman	19	Sapulpa	Top 20
Oregon	Isabella Ellsworth [26]	18	Happy Valley
Pennsylvania	Maggie Ross	19	Pittsburgh	2nd Runner-up
Rhode Island	Lola Paolissi	16	Cranston	Top 20
South Carolina	Kenlee McVay [27] [28]	19	Easley	Top 20
South Dakota	Lindsey Pfingston	18	Rapid City
Tennessee	Blye Allen [29]	17	Knoxville	Top 20
Texas	Haylee Puckett	16	Houston	3rd Runner-up
Utah	Jocelyn Osmond	16	Alpine	Top 20
Vermont	Nadja Dacres	16	Colchester
Virginia	Ashley Wang [30]	16	Herndon	Top 20
Washington	Mackenzie Kuiken [31]	16	South Bend	Top 20
West Virginia	Lakyn Campbell	18	Parkersburg
Wisconsin	Shelby Hohneke	19	Hudson	Top 20
Wyoming	Victoria Salas	19	Evanston

1. Airing on September 29, the same day as Miss USA 2023
2. Ages at the time of the pageant

References

1. Caplan, Anna Lazarus (September 29, 2023). "New Jersey's UmaSofia Srivastava Wins Miss Teen USA 2023: 'I Am So Grateful and Honored'". People .
2. McRady, Rachel (May 13, 2024). "Miss Teen USA Runner-Up 'Declines' Title After UmaSofia's Resignation". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
3. "Laylah Rose Acquires Miss USA Organization Franchise After Investigation of Rigging Allegations Concluded as 'False'". wwd.com. August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
4. "Miss USA Pageant Heads to the CW in First Broadcast Airing Since 2019". September 8, 2023.
5. Hidalgo, Jason. "Reno secures 3-year Miss USA and Miss Teen USA deal". Reno Gazette Journal .
6. "It's official: Miss USA Pageant to be held in Reno". KOLO-TV. March 29, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
7. Hidalgo, Jason (March 28, 2019). "It's official: Miss USA pageant coming to Reno after RSCVA approves $350,000 in funding". Reno Gazette-Journal . Retrieved July 3, 2019.
8. Vulpo, Mike; Sobol, Beth (July 15, 2022). "How the Miss USA 2022 Pageant Will Honor Cheslie Kryst After Her Death". E! Online .
9. "Miss Teen USA Preliminary". YouTube ./
10. "'Miss USA 2023' to be hosted by Keltie Knight and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton". TVmaze. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
11. "Introducing our Miss Teen USA 2023 Top 20". Instagram . Retrieved September 28, 2023.
12. "Introducing our Miss Teen USA 2023 Top 5". Instagram . Retrieved September 28, 2023.
13. Colurso, Mary (January 29, 2023). "Miss Alabama USA 2023: Miss Auburn-Opelika wins the crown". al. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
14. "Miss Alaska Teen USA and Miss Alaska USA 2023". Head Topics. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
15. Kughn, Sherry (December 10, 2022). "Jacksonville Christian Academy graduate wins Miss Georgia USA". The Anniston Star . Retrieved December 12, 2022.
16. "Maui duo crowned: Savannah Gankiewicz named Miss Hawaii USA, Noelani DeNisi earns Miss Hawaii Teen USA title". Maui Now. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
17. "Idaho Today: Miss Idaho & Miss Idaho Teen USA 2023". KTVB. September 21, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
18. Harp, Andrew (March 3, 2023). "Bradshaw earns Miss Kentucky Teen USA title". The News-Enterprise. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
19. "Elizabethtown high school student crowned Miss Kentucky Teen USA". March 1, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
20. "St. Bernard festival queen named Miss Louisiana Teen USA". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate . February 9, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
21. Baldridge, Anne (December 13, 2022). "Miss Maine USA heading to compete on national stage". NEWS CENTER Maine. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
22. "Miss Massachusetts USA 2023 is Annika Sharma". NorthCarolina News. January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
23. Graning, Stacy (April 2, 2023). "Natchez sisters compete in Miss Mississippi USA: How did they fare?". The Natchez Democrat. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
24. Haws, George (March 1, 2023). "Aubrie Charter is Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2023". The North Platte Telegraph. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
25. "New Jersey's UmaSofia Srivastava Wins Miss Teen USA 2023: 'I Am So Grateful and Honored'". Peoplemag. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
26. Mann, Cody (November 21, 2022). "Corvallis' Miss Oregon USA shooting for the stars". Albany Democrat-Herald . Retrieved December 12, 2022.
27. "Miss SC Teen USA 2023 – Kenlee McVay". Miss South Carolina USA.
28. "2023-2024 Bill 4354: Kenlee McVay, Miss SC Teen USA 2023 - South Carolina Legislature Online". www.scstatehouse.gov.
29. "Knoxville teen crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA". WVLT-TV. March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
30. "Oakton High Student Is First East Asian to Win Miss Virginia Teen USA". NBC4. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
31. "Introducing Miss WA USA & Miss WA Teen USA". KING-TV . November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

External links

• Official website