Miss Teen USA 2018


Miss Teen USA 2018 was the 36th Miss Teen USA pageant. It was held on May 18, 2018 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
in Shreveport, Louisiana. Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff of Missouri crowned her successor Hailey Colborn of Kansas at the end of the event.
It was the first time the pageant was held concurrently with its sister pageant Miss USA 2018, which was held on May 21, 2018.

Results

Placements

Final ResultsContestant
Miss Teen USA 2018
  • Kansas – Hailey Colborn
1st Runner-Up
  • South Carolina – Kirby Elizabeth Self
    • 2nd Runner-Up
  • Colorado – Chloe Zambrano
    • 3rd Runner-Up
  • Illinois – Sydni-Dion Bennett
    • 4th Runner-Up
  • North Carolina –
    • Top 10
  • Florida – Lou Schieffelin
  • Georgia – Savannah Miles
  • Louisiana – Lindsey Conque
  • Tennessee – Sofie Rovenstine
  • Utah – Madilen Kellogg
    • Top 15
  • California – Janeice Love
  • Maryland – Caleigh Shade
  • Michigan – Anane Loveday
  • Nevada – Britney Barnhart
  • West Virginia – Trinity Tiffany

    • Special Award

    Historical significance

    Selection of contestants

    One delegate from the 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants held from September 2017 to February 2018.

    Preliminary round

    Prior to the final competition, the delegates competed in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in athletic wear and evening gown. It was held on May 16 at the Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City. For the first time since 2009, the preliminary round was not broadcast.

    Finals

    During the final competition, the Top 15 finalists compete in athletic wear, evening gown and in a customized final question round, and the winner is decided by a panel of judges.

    Broadcasting

    The pageant was webcast on the pageant's Facebook and YouTube pages, as downloadable live events available on the Asian and American PlayStation Stores for PlayStation 4 consoles and on Xbox Live in 42 regions for the Xbox One line of consoles via the Facebook Video application, with support for 4K Ultra HD, HDR10 video and Dolby Atmos spatial audio. It was the first time since debuting in 2012 where the pageant was not broadcast on Xbox 360 consoles.

    Contestants

    All 51 delegates have been confirmed:
    StateContestantAgeHeightHometownPlacementNotes
    AlabamaKennedy Cromeens17Birmingham
    AlaskaMcKinley Wooten17Wasilla
    ArizonaMacy Deak16Scottsdale
    Arkansas19FayettevilleLater top 11 at Miss Arkansas USA 2020
    CaliforniaJaneice Love17BarstowTop 15
    ColoradoChloe Zambrano17Fruita
    ConnecticutElle Sauli17Newtown
    DelawareBrynn Close18Middletown
    Madison Chambers18
    FloridaLou Schieffelin17Winter ParkTop 10
    GeorgiaSavannah Miles17LawrencevilleTop 10
    HawaiiKylyn Rapoza18Hilo
    IdahoJacy Uhler18Boise
    IllinoisSydni-Dion Bennett17Chicago3rd runner-upFirst African-American Miss Illinois Teen USA
    IndianaElla Harrison17New Albany
    IowaIsabella Russell17Marshalltown
    KansasHailey Colborn17WichitaMiss Teen USA 2018
    KentuckyJordan Crozier19SomersetLater top 16 at Miss Kentucky USA 2020
    LouisianaLindsey Conque17LafayetteTop 10
    MaineErin McPherson17Hartford
    MarylandCaleigh Shade18CumberlandTop 15
    MassachusettsLexi Woloshchuk18Monson
    MichiganAnane Loveday16Grosse IleTop 15Born in Ethiopia
    MinnesotaPeyton Schroeder18Rosemount
    MississippiJulieanna Jackson15Mize
    MissouriChloe Bartlett19Liberal
    MontanaElley Munson17Billings
    NebraskaMichaela Edstrand17Omaha
    NevadaBritney Barnhart16Las VegasTop 15Sister of Miss Nevada Teen USA 2008 Lauren Hudman and daughter of Miss Oklahoma USA 1982 Jill Barnhart.
    New HampshireNatalie Jenkins17Nashua
    New JerseyDiana Smerina16Freehold
    New MexicoMadison Turner18Mosquero
    New YorkSaige Guerin17Staten Island
    North CarolinaKaaviya Sambasivam18Winston-Salem4th runner-up
    North DakotaAshlyn Erickson18Fargo
    OhioSofia Durina18Columbiana
    OklahomaZoe Ferraro17Bixby
    OregonJaycie Forrester16Tualatin
    PennsylvaniaKailey Grill18Mars
    Rhode IslandAliyah Moore18Pawtucket
    South CarolinaKirby Elizabeth Self18Greenwood1st runner-up
    South DakotaShania Knutson16Viborg
    TennesseeSofie Rovenstine19FranklinTop 10
    TexasBrenna Flynn18Fort Worth
    UtahMadilen Kellogg19LaytonTop 10
    VermontAlexandra Diehl17St. AlbansPreviously Miss Vermont's Outstanding Teen 2016
    VirginiaHimanvi Panidepu18Centreville
    WashingtonSummer Keffeler17MonroeSister of Stormy Keffeler, original titleholder of Miss Washington USA 2016
    West VirginiaTrinity Tiffany16HuntingtonTop 15
    WisconsinAlexis Loomans16Waunakee
    WyomingMackenzie Kern17Casper

    Judges