Miss Teen USA 2023

Miss Teen USA 2023 was the 41st Miss Teen USA pageant, held on September 28, 2023 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. Faron Medhi of Nebraska crowned UmaSofia Srivastava of New Jersey as her successor at the end of the event. Her win was the first win for New Jersey and the first back-to-back titleholders with Indian ancestry in Miss Teen USA's history.

Miss Teen USA 2023
DateSeptember 28, 2023[lower-alpha 1]
Presenters
VenueGrand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada
BroadcasterThe CW (website and app only)
Entrants51
Placements20
WinnerUmaSofia Srivastava
New Jersey[1]
Best State CostumeUmaSofia Srivastava
New Jersey

This was the first edition of the pageant to be held under the ownership of fashion designer Laylah Rose[2] and was streamed on The CW website and mobile app.[3]

Background

Location
Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, the host venue of the Miss USA 2023 competition

On July 14, 2022, it was reported that the competition would be held in Reno, Nevada, with the city securing a three-year deal to host the pageant from 2022 to 2024.[4] This will be the third time that the pageant is held in Reno, and a second consecutive year holding the pageant in the city, following Miss USA 2019 and 2022.[5][6] Former Miss USA organization president Crystle Stewart said the location was chosen to honor Cheslie Kryst, who had been crowned Miss USA 2019 in the same venue and had died of suicide in January 2022.[7]

Pageant

Preliminary Competition

The delayed telecast of the 2023 Miss Teen USA Preliminary Competition was broadcast via Miss USA's official YouTube page on September 28 at 7 p.m. (ICT / Las Vegas time).[8]

Judges

Results
Final Results[10][11] Contestant
Miss Teen USA 2023
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
  • Ohio – Carolina Sola
Top 20

§ – Voted into Top 20 through the online vote.

Contestants

51 titleholders competed for the title.

State Contestant Age[lower-alpha 2] Hometown Placement Notes
Alabama Kensey Collins[12] 15 Spanish Fort
Alaska Star Hunter[13] 16 Anchorage
Arizona Peyton Stuewe 18 Goodyear
Arkansas Mackenzie Scott 19 Fayetteville
California Taliya Peiris 18 San Ramon Top 20
Colorado Grace Covney 19 Highlands Ranch
Connecticut Jade Ferdinand 19 Stamford
Delaware Molly Lavelle 19 Wilmington
District of Columbia Asia Chisley 17 Washington, DC Top 20
Florida Sharlysse Nelson 15 Destin
Georgia Denim Lovett[14] 19 Bonaire Top 20
Hawaii NoeLani Denisi[15] 18 Kahului
Idaho Angelina Ryan[16] 18 Boise
Illinois Vivica Lewandowski 18 Barrington Top 20
Indiana Kinley Shoemaker 18 Franklin
Iowa Madeline Erickson 19 Ankeny Top 20
Kansas Riley Steinman 19 Shawnee
Kentucky MeShyia Bradshaw[17][18] 17 Elizabethtown
Louisiana Averi Blyss Crawford[19] 17 Baton Rouge
Maine Jasmine Roy[20] 17 Bangor
Maryland Madelyn Posey 17 Newburg
Massachusetts Yanelyn Quintana[21] 17 Haverhill
Michigan Avery Hill 16 Farmington Hills
Minnesota Mikhala Rivers 17 Maple Grove
Mississippi Claire Ulmer[22] 18 Natchez
Missouri Madison Beck 18 Barnhart Top 20
Montana Ava Williams 18 Billings
Nebraska Aubrie Charter[23] 18 North Platte
Nevada Emily Cox 18 Las Vegas
New Hampshire Marayssa Raimondo 18 Dover
New Jersey UmaSofia Srivastava 16 Morris Plains Miss Teen USA 2023
New Mexico Asia Rose Simpson 15 Hobbs
New York Stephanie Skinner 19 Syracuse 1st Runner-up
North Carolina Katie Setzer 18 Hickory
North Dakota Morgan Schwindt 19 Fargo Top 20
Ohio Carolina Sola 17 Gallipolis 4th Runner-up
Oklahoma Jaselyn Rossman 19 Sapulpa Top 20
Oregon Isabella Ellsworth[24] 18 Happy Valley
Pennsylvania Maggie Ross 19 Pittsburgh 2nd Runner-up
Rhode Island Lola Paolissi 16 Cranston Top 20
South Carolina Kenlee McVay[25][26] 19 Easley Top 20
South Dakota Lindsey Pfingston 18 Rapid City
Tennessee Blye Allen[27] 17 Knoxville Top 20
Texas Haylee Puckett 16 Houston 3rd Runner-up
Utah Jocelyn Osmond 16 Alpine Top 20
Vermont Nadja Dacres 16 Colchester
Virginia Ashley Wang[28] 16 Herndon Top 20
Washington Mackenzie Kuiken[29] 16 South Bend Top 20
West Virginia Lakyn Campbell 18 Parkersburg
Wisconsin Shelby Hohneke 19 Hudson Top 20
Wyoming Victoria Salas 19 Evanston
  1. Airing on September 29, the same day as Miss USA 2023
  2. Ages at the time of the pageant

References
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  19. "St. Bernard festival queen named Miss Louisiana Teen USA". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. February 9, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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  24. Mann, Cody (November 21, 2022). "Corvallis' Miss Oregon USA shooting for the stars". Albany Democrat-Herald. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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  28. "Oakton High Student Is First East Asian to Win Miss Virginia Teen USA". NBC4. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  29. "Introducing Miss WA USA & Miss WA Teen USA". KING-TV. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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