Miss Teen USA 2015

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.

Miss Teen USA 2015
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
WinnerKatherine Haik
 Louisiana
CongenialityCora King
 West Virginia
PhotogenicChristina Stratton
 Missouri

Results

Placements
Final Results Contestant
Miss Teen USA 2015
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 15

Special Awards
AwardContestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic

Order of announcement

Top 15
  1. North Carolina
  2. Arizona
  3. Texas
  4. Massachusetts
  5. California
  6. Pennsylvania
  7. Louisiana
  8. Arkansas
  9. Missouri
  10. New York
  11. Oklahoma
  12. South Carolina
  13. Tennessee
  14. Alabama
  15. Vermont

Top 5
  1. Tennessee
  2. Massachusetts
  3. North Carolina
  4. California
  5. Louisiana

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 in August 21, 2015 and broadcast on the Miss Teen USA website.

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 jeweller, the newest official jewelry maker of Miss Teen USA.

Judges

Contestants

51 delegates participated:

State Name Age1 Height Hometown Placement Awards Notes
Alabama Taylor Ryan Elliott[1] 18 5 ft 3 in
160 cm		 Trussville Top 15
Alaska Katelyn Cusack[2] 18 5 ft 8 in
173 cm		 Anchorage
Arizona Neda Danilovic 17 5 ft 7 in
170 cm		 Phoenix Top 15 Born in Serbia.
Arkansas Arynn Johnson 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm		 Hot Springs Top 15 Later Miss Arkansas USA 2017
California Melanie Mitchell 17 5 ft 10 in
178 cm		 Anaheim Hills 1st Runner-up
Colorado Taylor Kelly 18 5 ft 9 in
175 cm		 Castle Pines
Connecticut Savannah Giammarco 17 5 ft 6 in
168 cm		 Middletown Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Connecticut USA 2019
Delaware Sierra Wright 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm		 Wilmington Later Miss Delaware USA 2018
District of Columbia Niara Iman (Tarlenton-Allen) 17 5 ft 5 in
165 cm		 Washington, D.C.
Florida Jara Courson 18 5 ft 10 in
178 cm		 Lake City
Georgia Mary Calkins 17 5 ft 10 in
178 cm		 Augusta
Hawaii Kyla Hee 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm		 Honolulu Daughter of Miss Hawaii 1987 Luana Alapa
Idaho Chaise Goris 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm		 Eagle
Illinois Megan Riesner 19 5 ft 7 in
170 cm		 Plainfield
Indiana Kassidy Tharp 18 5 ft 10 in
178 cm		 Sullivan 3rd runner up at Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2014
Iowa Aryn Book 19 5 ft 7 in
170 cm		 Adel Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Iowa USA 2020
Kansas Melanie Shaner 18 5 ft 8 in
173 cm		 Overland Park Later Miss Kansas USA 2018
Kentucky Caroline Ford 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm		 Bowling Green 3rd runner up at Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2014
Louisiana Katherine Haik 15 5 ft 10 in
178 cm		 Franklinton Miss Teen USA 2015
Maine Skyler Gaudette 16 5 ft 5 in
165 cm		 Saco
Maryland Taylor Dawson 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm		 Germantown
Massachusetts Sophie Baird 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm		 Andover 4th Runner-up
Michigan Maria Elizabeth Rendina[3] 19 5 ft 4 in
163 cm		 Monroe Later top 15 at Miss Michigan USA 2020
Minnesota Hayden Hammond 19 5 ft 6 in
168 cm		 Maple Grove
Mississippi Andrea Hightower 17 5 ft 4 in
163 cm		 Oxford
Missouri Christina Stratton[4] 16 5 ft 9 in
175 cm		 Sedalia Top 15 Miss Photogenic
Montana Miranda Youngren[5] 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm		 Reed Point
Nebraska Paige Pflueger 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm		 Norfolk Daughter of Miss Nebraska 1980 Paula Louise Mitchell
Nevada Geovanna Hilton 18 5 ft 8 in
173 cm		 Las Vegas
New Hampshire Ellie Lathram 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm		 Bedford
New Jersey Jacqueline Giancola 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm		 East Brunswick Later top 10 at Miss Alabama USA 2018
New Mexico Nicolette Pacheco 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm		 Rio Rancho Later top 11 at Miss Indiana USA 2020
New York Geena Cardalena 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm		 Floral Park Top 15
North Carolina Jane Axhoj 17 5 ft 10 in
178 cm		 Waxhaw 2nd Runner-up Later Miss North Carolina USA 2020
North Dakota Hannah Nelson 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm		 Hunter
Ohio Shelby Stapleton[6] 16 5 ft 10 in
178 cm		 Hilliard
Oklahoma Cherokee Pearce 19 5 ft 9 in
175 cm		 Owasso Top 15
Oregon Kenna Sloy 18 5 ft 10 in
178 cm		 Boring
Pennsylvania Jasmine Daniels 19 5 ft 9 in
175 cm		 Collegeville Top 15
Rhode Island Mary Malloy[7] 18 5 ft 8 in
173 cm		 Cumberland
South Carolina Wesley Mitchell 19 5 ft 8 in
173 cm		 Lexington Top 15
South Dakota Marley Hanson[8] 17 5 ft 3 in
160 cm		 Vermillion
Tennessee Hannah Faith Greene[9] 17 6 ft 0 in
183 cm		 Chattanooga 3rd Runner-up 4th runner up at Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen 2014
Texas Chloe Kembel 18 5 ft 7 in
170 cm		 Denton Top 15
Utah Brooke Skabelund 17 5 ft 8 in
173 cm		 Logan
Vermont Alexandra Marek[10] 16 5 ft 8 in
173 cm		 Burlington Top 15
Virginia Ann Kutyna 16 5 ft 9 in
175 cm		 Herndon
Washington Priya Gopal-Walker 18 5 ft 5 in
165 cm		 Seattle
West Virginia Cora King 17 5 ft 9 in
175 cm		 Hurricane Miss Congeniality
Wisconsin Kenna Harke[11] 17 5 ft 9 in
175 cm		 Greenville
Wyoming Payton Sanders[12] 18 5 ft 6 in
168 cm		 Casper Sister of Karlie Sanders Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2014

1 As at 22 August 2015

References
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