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Miss Teen USA 2020

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Miss Teen USA 2020
DateNovember 7, 2020
Presenters
VenueGraceland, Memphis, Tennessee
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements16
WinnerKiʻilani Arruda
Hawaii
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Miss Teen USA 2020 was the 38th Miss Teen USA pageant. Originally scheduled to be held in spring 2020, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was later rescheduled for November 7, 2020, at the Exhibition Centre and the Soundstage at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] Kaliegh Garris of Connecticut crowned Ki'ilani Arruda of Hawaii as her successor at the end of the event.[2] The competition was hosted by Allie LaForce and Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst.

The competition marked the first year that a new crown made by luxury jeweler Mouawad was used at Miss Teen USA, effectively retiring the Mikimoto Crown.[3]

For a third consecutive year, the competition was held concurrently alongside the Miss USA competition. This was the last Miss Teen USA to be organized by Miss Universe Organization before being split into its separate organization beginning in Miss Teen USA 2021.

Background

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Location

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On August 30, 2020, Graceland announced on their schedule that the competition would be held on November 7 on their premises in Memphis, Tennessee.[4] The MUO later confirmed that the competition will be hosted at Graceland the following day.[1]

This was the first time the competition has been hosted in Tennessee since Miss Teen USA 1984 was also held in Memphis.

Hosts

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On October 22, it was announced that the competition would be hosted by Allie LaForce and Cheslie Kryst. LaForce formerly was crowned Miss Teen USA 2005, and has worked as a sports reporter for Fox and Turner Sports, while Kryst was crowned Miss USA 2019 and serves as a correspondent for Extra.[5]

Selection of contestants

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51 delegates from the 50 states and the District of Columbia are selected in state pageants which began in September 2019 and ended in February 2020.

Pageant

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Preliminary round

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Prior to the final competition, the delegates competed the preliminary competition, which the judges and a presentation show where they competed in swim wear and evening gown. It was held on November 6 at Graceland Exhibition Center and the Soundstage in Memphis and hosted by Kryst and Garris.[6]

Broadcasting

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The pageant was livestreamed on the Miss Universe Organization's social media channels and on PlayStation 4 consoles as a live event on the U.S. PlayStation Store, while an encore presentation of the pageant was available via catch-up from November 12–15.[citation needed]

Judges

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Contestants

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State or district titleholders were:[8]

State Contestant Age[a] Hometown Placement Notes
Alabama Katie Watts[9] 15 Mobile
Alaska Jadyn Fraser[10] 19 Fairbanks
Arizona Molly Schwanz 19 Scottsdale Top 16
Arkansas Anna Claire Hay[11] 17 Siloam Springs Top 16
California Zoe Hunt[12] 18 Coronado Top 16
Colorado Yashi Uppalapati 18 Colorado Springs
Connecticut Samantha Sarelli[13] 18 Westport Top 16 Later Semi-finalist at Miss Connecticut USA 2023
Delaware Samantha Repass 19 Lewes
District of Columbia Sydney Jackson 19 Clinton, MD
Florida Rylie Spicker[14] 19 Fort Myers
Georgia Shayla Jackson[15] 18 Valdosta 2nd Runner-Up
Hawaii Kiʻilani Arruda[16] 18 Kapaʻa Miss Teen USA 2020
Idaho Sabrina Ripley[17] 19 Boise
Illinois Victoria Rhemrev[18][19] 18 Long Grove
Indiana Jinnie Tomes 19 Fishers
Iowa Hailey Parton 18 West Des Moines
Kansas Cyara Heredia Ruiz[20] 19 Liberal
Kentucky Mattie Barker[21] 18 Bowling Green
Louisiana Sydney Taylor[22] 19 Livingston 4th Runner-Up Later Miss Louisiana USA 2024[23]
Maine Grace Morey[24] 17 Deer Isle Top 16
Maryland Heavyn McDaniels[25] 18 Silver Spring
Massachusetts Annika Sharma[26] 19 Newton Later Miss Massachusetts USA 2023
Michigan Aneesa Sheikh[27] 18 Bloomfield Hills Later Miss Grand Pakistan 2022
Minnesota Gwendolyn Buchanan 19 Duluth
Mississippi Zoe Bigham[28] 18 Maben
Missouri Holly McDowell 16 Lee's Summit
Montana Morgan Pierce[29] 17 Lewistown
Nebraska Audrey Eckert[30] 18 Lincoln 3rd Runner-Up
Nevada Montana Cencarik[31] 18 Las Vegas
New Hampshire Samantha Lemay[32] 17 Deerfield
New Jersey JaeLynn Polanco 16 Bergenfield Top 16
New Mexico Isabella Bizzell[33] 18 Los Lunas
New York Maya Dominguez[34] 18 Yonkers
North Carolina Peyton Brown 19 Dunn Top 16
North Dakota Amanda Higginbotham[35] 19 Grand Forks
Ohio Lily McLaughlin[36] 18 Zanesville Top 16
Oklahoma Danika Christopherson[37] 19 Lawton Top 16 Later Miss Oklahoma USA 2024[38]
Oregon Shayla Montgomery 18 Portland 1st Runner-Up Later Miss Oregon USA 2024
Pennsylvania Kiara Lin[39] 18 Cranberry Township
Rhode Island Sofia Ledoux[40] 17 Cranston
South Carolina Gracen Grainger 19 Hamer Top 16 Later Miss South Carolina USA 2024
South Dakota Izabel Kreger[41] 18 Canton
Tennessee Ansley Ecker[42] 19 Atoka Top 16
Texas Anissa Mendez[43] 18 Laredo
Utah Brooklyn Baton 19 Brigham City
Vermont Kiera Pipeling[44] 18 West Rutland
Virginia Amya Caldwell 16 Ashburn
Washington Marianne Bautista[45] 18 Renton
West Virginia Sophia Martino 19 Bridgeport
Wisconsin Olivia Lulich[46] 18 Lyndon Station
Wyoming Baylee Drewry[47] 17 Greybull Later 1st runner-up at Miss Wyoming USA 2022

Notes

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  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  2. ^ "Hawaii's Ki'ilani Arruda crowned Miss Teen USA 2020". CNN News. November 17, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mouawad will be make an debut as official sponsor of Miss Universe 2019 crown". Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "MISS USA". Graceland. Retrieved August 30, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Meet Our Hosts". Miss Teen USA. October 22, 2020.
  6. ^ The preliminary competition on the official Miss USA YouTube channel on YouTube
  7. ^ a b c d e "Meet Our Selection Committee". Miss Teen USA. October 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Delegates". Miss Teen USA. Archived from the original on April 16, 2003. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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  12. ^ "Coronado Teen Crowned Miss California Teen USA 2020". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA Talk About Their Pageant Experiences". NBC Connecticut. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
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  29. ^ "Lewistown teen crowned "Miss Montana Teen USA"". www.kxlh.com. September 20, 2019.
  30. ^ "New Miss Nebraska USA crowned". www.knopnews2.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  31. ^ "Victoria Olona crowned Miss Nevada USA 2020". Femina Miss India. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  32. ^ Hubbard, Sierra. "Granite State misses are a hit". SentinelSource.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  33. ^ Devine, Jacqueline. "Meet Miss New Mexico USA 2020 and Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2020". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  34. ^ Murphy, Dan (February 5, 2020). "Maya Dominguez from Yonkers Crowned Miss NY Teen 2020". Yonkers Times. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  35. ^ "Grand Forks' Amanda Higginbotham selected Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2020". Grand Forks Herald. September 22, 2019. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  36. ^ "Woman from Campbell crowned Miss Ohio USA 2020". vindy.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  37. ^ Haliburton, Zayna. "Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2020 from Lawton". kswo.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  38. ^ Wilson, Haley; Brumbelow, Cole (April 16, 2024). "Exclusive Interview: Danika Christopherson, Miss Oklahoma USA 2024". KSWO-TV. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  39. ^ Cioppa, Jordan (November 4, 2019). "Western PA natives crowned as new Miss Pennsylvania USA & Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA". WJAC. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  40. ^ "Two new ladies take the crown". WPRI.com. October 16, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  41. ^ "Sioux Falls woman, Canton teen crowned at Miss South Dakota pageant". www.argusleader.com. September 23, 2019.
  42. ^ Dickerson, Michelle (October 14, 2019). "Justice Enlow, Miss Belle Meade, Crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2020". ClarksvilleNow.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  43. ^ Miguel, Louis San (December 2, 2019). "Laredo teen crowned Miss Texas Teen USA 2020 in state pageant". Laredo Morning Times. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  44. ^ "Miss Vermont USA and Teen USA 2020 discuss plans for their reign". Local 22/44 News. November 13, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  45. ^ "Miss Washington USA Teen Marianne Bautista". Northwest Asian Weekly. November 18, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  46. ^ "New Miss Wisconsin, Miss Teen Wisconsin crowned". WTMJ-TV. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  47. ^ Corr, Wendy (September 16, 2019). "GREYBULL STUDENT CROWNED MISS WYOMING TEEN USA". My Bighorn Basin.
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