| Miss Teen USA 2024 | |
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| Date | August 1, 2024 |
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| Venue | Peacock Theater, Los Angeles, California |
| Broadcaster | The CW |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 20 |
| Winner | Addie Carver Mississippi |
| Congeniality | Kayla Kosmalski (Delaware) |
| Photogenic | Sanjana Yendluri (Maryland) |
Miss Teen USA 2024 was the 42nd Miss Teen USA pageant, held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California on August 1, 2024. [2]
Addie Carver of Mississippi was crowned the winner by Miss USA 2023 Savannah Gankiewicz at the end of the event. This is their second title after Kristi Addis in 1987. [3]
For the first time since 2007, it was televised on The CW television network. [4]
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss Teen USA 2024 |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 20 [6] |
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§ – Voted into the Top 20 by viewers.
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Photogenic | |
| Miss Congeniality | |
| Best in State Costume | |
| Best in Evening Gown | |
| Best in Activewear | |
| Best in Interview | |
| Best in Social Media | |
| People's Choice |
51 titleholders competed for the title.
| State/District | Contestant | Age [a] | Hometown | Placement | Notes | Ref. |
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| Alabama | Ava LeBlanc | 18 | Columbiana | Top 10 | Sister of Marcelle LeBlanc Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2021 & Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022 | [12] |
| Alaska | Nevaeh James | 16 | Anchorage | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Arizona | Rachael McLaen | 19 | Queen Creek | 2nd Runner-up | [ citation needed ] | |
| Arkansas | Siyona Karkera | 19 | Little Rock | Top 10 | [13] | |
| California | Paige Gonor | 18 | San Diego | [14] | ||
| Colorado | Reece Revious | Cherry Creek | [ citation needed ] | |||
| Connecticut | Ava Celentano | 14 | North Haven | [15] | ||
| Delaware | Kayla Kosmalski | 18 | Dover | First Miss Delaware Teen USA with Down syndrome | [16] | |
| District of Columbia | Chelsea Chambers | 19 | Bloomingdale | Top 20 | [17] | |
| Florida | Kennedie Clinton | 18 | Plant City | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Georgia | Ava Colindres | 17 | Johns Creek | 1st Runner-up | [18] | |
| Hawaii | Hokuaoka'ale Emma Gilman | 19 | Haiku | [19] | ||
| Idaho | Aly Feely | 19 | Eagle | [20] | ||
| Illinois | Arianna Thompson | 17 | Oakland | Top 10 | [21] | |
| Indiana | Aleah Dean | 17 | Austin | [22] | ||
| Iowa | Grace Smithey | 19 | Polk City | [23] | ||
| Kansas | Brilee Garrett | 17 | Wichita | Top 10 | [24] | |
| Kentucky | Karlie Holman | 17 | Gilbertsville | [25] | ||
| Louisiana | Ava Watson | 17 | New Orleans | [26] | ||
| Maine | Abbey Hafer | 15 | Kennebunk | [27] | ||
| Maryland | Sanjana Yendluri | 19 | Germantown | Top 10 | [28] | |
| Massachusetts | Avery Turner | 18 | Reading | Daughter of Jennifer Krafve, Miss Massachusetts USA 1999 | [29] [30] | |
| Michigan | Maddison Kott | 18 | Troy | [31] | ||
| Minnesota | Grace Stahl | 17 | Minnetonka | [32] | ||
| Mississippi | Addie Carver | 17 | Monticello | Miss Teen USA 2024 | [33] | |
| Missouri | Shelby Welling | 18 | Jefferson City | Top 20 | [34] | |
| Montana | Kailey Burress | 17 | Big Sky | Top 20 | [35] | |
| Nebraska | Maggie Wadginski | 19 | Omaha | Top 20 | Previously Miss Nebraska Teen Volunteer 2024 | [ citation needed ] |
| Nevada | Courtney Clark | 18 | Las Vegas | [36] | ||
| New Hampshire | Tara Marshall | 17 | Hanover | [37] | ||
| New Jersey | Julia Livolsi | 18 | Glen Rock | [38] | ||
| New Mexico | Fernanda Gonzalez | 19 | Albuquerque | [39] | ||
| New York | Valarie Goorahoo | 17 | Valley Stream | Top 20 | [40] | |
| North Carolina | Kaylee Stavlas | 17 | Raleigh | [41] | ||
| North Dakota | Jaycee Parker | 17 | Minot Air Force Base | [42] | ||
| Ohio | Mackenzie Gibson | 18 | Canal Winchester | [43] | ||
| Oklahoma | Megan Lamza | 18 | Wright City | [44] | ||
| Oregon | Ashlyn Hart | 17 | Florence | [45] | ||
| Pennsylvania | Elliot Oliphant | 19 | South Park | [46] | ||
| Rhode Island | Carissa Tillinghast | 19 | Warwick | Top 20 | [47] | |
| South Carolina | Jules Grass | 18 | Clemson | [48] | ||
| South Dakota | Olivia Odenbrett | 17 | Brandon | Top 20 | Previously Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2022 | [49] |
| Tennessee | Townsend Blackwell | 16 | Lakeland | 3rd Runner-up | [50] | |
| Texas | Dallyn Pesek | 17 | Shiner | Top 20 | [51] | |
| Utah | Sofia Forrest Turner | 18 | Provo | Top 20 | [ citation needed ] | |
| Vermont | Josslyn McKenna | 16 | Colchester | [52] | ||
| Virginia | Julia Allen | 17 | Lynchburg | Top 20 | [ citation needed ] | |
| Washington | Kendall Beasley | 17 | Kennewick | [53] | ||
| West Virginia | Olivia Travis | 19 | Barboursville | 4th Runner-up | [54] | |
| Wisconsin | Olivia Negri | 17 | Park Falls | [55] | ||
| Wyoming | Aubree Kruger | 18 | Worland | [56] |
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