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.
Results
Placements
Special Awards
Order of announcement
Top 15
- North Carolina
- Arizona
- Texas
- Massachusetts
- California
- Pennsylvania
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- New York
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Alabama
- Vermont
Top 5
- Tennessee
- Massachusetts
- North Carolina
- California
- 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
- BJ Coleman
- Danielle Doty - Miss Teen USA 2011 from Texas
- Fred Nelson
- Marc Passera
- Rachel Frimer
- Tony Capasso
Contestants
State | Name | Age1 | Height | Hometown | Placement | Awards | Notes |
Alabama | Taylor Ryan Elliott | 18 | Trussville | Top 15 | |||
Alaska | Katelyn Cusack | 18 | Anchorage | ||||
Arizona | Neda Danilovic | 17 | Phoenix | Top 15 | Born in Serbia. | ||
Arkansas | Arynn Johnson | 18 | Hot Springs | Top 15 | Later Miss Arkansas USA 2017 | ||
California | Melanie Mitchell | 17 | Anaheim Hills | 1st Runner-up | |||
Colorado | Taylor Kelly | 18 | Castle Pines |
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Connecticut | Savannah Giammarco | 17 | Middletown | Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Connecticut USA 2019 | |||
Delaware | Sierra Wright | 18 | Wilmington | Later Miss Delaware USA 2018 | |||
District of Columbia | Niara Iman | 17 | Washington, D.C. | ||||
Florida | Jara Courson | 18 | Lake City | ||||
Georgia | Mary Calkins | 17 | Augusta | ||||
Hawaii | Kyla Hee | 18 | Honolulu | Daughter of Miss Hawaii 1987 Luana Alapa | |||
Idaho | Chaise Goris | 18 | Eagle | ||||
Illinois | Megan Riesner | 19 | Plainfield | ||||
Indiana | Kassidy Tharp | 18 | Sullivan | 3rd runner up at Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2014 | |||
Iowa | Aryn Book | 19 | Adel | Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Iowa USA 2020 | |||
Kansas | Melanie Shaner | 18 | Overland Park | Later Miss Kansas USA 2018 | |||
Kentucky | Caroline Ford | 18 | Bowling Green | 3rd runner up at Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2014 | |||
Louisiana | Katherine Haik | 15 | Franklinton | Miss Teen USA 2015 | |||
Maine | Skyler Gaudette | 16 | Saco | ||||
Maryland | Taylor Dawson | 18 | Germantown | ||||
Massachusetts | Sophie Baird | 18 | Andover | 4th Runner-up | |||
Michigan | Maria Elizabeth Rendina | 19 | Monroe | Later top 15 at Miss Michigan USA 2020 | |||
Minnesota | Hayden Hammond | 19 | Maple Grove | ||||
Mississippi | Andrea Hightower | 17 | Oxford | ||||
Missouri | Christina Stratton | 16 | Sedalia | Top 15 | Miss Photogenic | ||
Montana | Miranda Youngren | 18 | Reed Point | ||||
Nebraska | Paige Pflueger | 18 | Norfolk | Daughter of Miss Nebraska 1980 Paula Louise Mitchell | |||
Nevada | Geovanna Hilton | 18 | Las Vegas | ||||
New Hampshire | Ellie Lathram | 18 | Bedford | ||||
New Jersey | Jacqueline Giancola | 18 | East Brunswick | Later top 10 at Miss Alabama USA 2018 | |||
New Mexico | Nicolette Pacheco | 18 | Rio Rancho | Later top 11 at Miss Indiana USA 2020 | |||
New York | Geena Cardalena | 18 | Floral Park | Top 15 | |||
North Carolina | Jane Axhoj | 17 | Waxhaw | 2nd Runner-up | Later Miss North Carolina USA 2020 | ||
North Dakota | Hannah Nelson | 18 | Hunter | ||||
Ohio | Shelby Stapleton | 16 | Hilliard | ||||
Oklahoma | Cherokee Pearce | 19 | Owasso | Top 15 | |||
Oregon | Kenna Sloy | 18 | Boring | ||||
Pennsylvania | Jasmine Daniels | 19 | Collegeville | Top 15 | |||
Rhode Island | Mary Malloy | 18 | Cumberland | ||||
South Carolina | Wesley Mitchell | 19 | Lexington | Top 15 | |||
South Dakota | Marley Hanson | 17 | Vermillion | ||||
Tennessee | Hannah Faith Greene | 17 | Chattanooga | 3rd Runner-up | 4th runner up at Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen 2014 | ||
Texas | Chloe Kembel | 18 | Denton | Top 15 | |||
Utah | Brooke Skabelund | 17 | Logan | ||||
Vermont | Alexandra Marek | 16 | Burlington | Top 15 | |||
Virginia | Ann Kutyna | 16 | Herndon | ||||
Washington | Priya Gopal-Walker | 18 | Seattle | ||||
West Virginia | Cora King | 17 | Hurricane | Miss Congeniality | |||
Wisconsin | Kenna Harke | 17 | Greenville | ||||
Wyoming | Payton Sanders | 18 | Casper | Sister of Karlie Sanders Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2014 |