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Miss Ohio USA and Miss Ohio Teen USA 2019 Contestant Commentary

10/31/2018

Update: Congratulations to Miss Ohio USA 2019 Alice Magoto and Miss Ohio Teen USA 2019 Isabelle Jedra!

Miss Ohio USA & Teen USA will be the first state pageant held this weekend, with the final show starting in Sharonville at 2pm (unfortunately this means I won't be able to post live results but I will update as soon as I can!). Links to the contestant photos are here - this is for their People's Choice voting and I assume the official headshots will be posted soon as well.

There are 46 Miss contestants and 43 Teens - slightly up on last year but still low for Ohio.

The 2019 winners will succeed Deneen Penn of Cortland and Sofia Durina of Columbiana.

Miss Ohio 2016 Alice Magoto will be competing for Miss Ohio USA for the first time - although she was a semi-finalist at Miss Ohio Teen USA 2016! (I believe she was the youngest contestant at Miss America 2017). Last year's second runner-up Joanee Church, third runner-up Bri Lang and fourth runner-up Mariah Payne are returning - Mariah was also first runner-up in 2017. Also from 2017 fourth runner-up Madeleine Smith (who was a semi-finalist last year) is back. Courtney Rea, second runner-up in 2016, third runner-up in 2015 and a semi-finalist the last two years and from 2012-2014 will be trying her eighth shot at the title. Britain Bennett was first runner-up at Miss OH Teen USA 2016 and a semi-finalist at Miss OH Teen USA 2018.

Returning Ohio Miss & Teen semi-finalists from the last few years are Kayelin Tiggs, Nicole Sherb, Kellie Hall, Angela Judy and Jenna Jacobs (the contestant lists below provide more details). Three-time semi-finalist Sierra Nowak is returning to compete in Ohio after making the top 20 at Miss California USA 2017 and finishing as a non-finalist last year. Mackenzie Schutt was a semi-finalist at Miss Pennsylvania USA 2018.

Contestants mentioned above & others that caught my eye: Alice Magoto, Joanee Church, Bri Lang, Mariah Payne, Madeleine Smith, Courtney Rea || Britain Bennett, Kayelin Tiggs, Nicole Sherb, Kellie Hall, Angela Judy, Jenna Jacobs || Sierra Nowak, Mackenzie Shutt, Emily Quinn, Jordan Templin, Jealynn Holtz, Anna Wooden || Aissatou Thiam, Andrea Hunter, Mahek Shah, Grace Brown, Sarah Sarah Bick, Ashlyn Callarik

The Teen pageant is headlined by not one but two former Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen titleholders - unsurprisingly it is rare to get two competing in the same state pageant and to my knowledge has only happened a few times previously! They are Miss OH's Outstanding Teen 2017 Gracie Fusco and Miss OH's Outstanding Teen 2016 (& Alice Magoto's sister titleholder) Madison Heichel. Madison's sister Julianna is the current Miss OH's Outstanding Teen!

As with the Miss division there are three returning runners-up: first runner-up Marisa Matsanoff (also a semi-finalist from 2016 to 2017 & non-finalist in 2015), third runner-up Emi Reindle (SF 2017, NF 2016) and fourth runner-up Isabella Jedra.

Returning semi-finalists are Katarina Putnick, Alexis Detrick and Milan Howard.

Outgoing titleholder Deneen Penn was the first newcomer to win the title since 2013, and since 2000 only four newcomers have won the title!

Gracie Fusco, Madison Heichel, Marisa Matsanoff, Emi Reindle, Isabella Jedra, Katarina Putnick || Alexis Detrick, Milan Howard, Shreya Samadder, Sirena Cunningham, Kat Sweeney, Alexis Bailey || Gabriella Morando, Maliyah Lorenzo,Keeley Goldberg, Carly Edwards, Payton Szymczak, Braxtyn Mckinney

Here are last year's top five photos - returning contestants are marked with asterisks (photos by Edwin Shaw Photography/PageantImages.com):

2018 Miss Top Five | Bri Lang* (3RU), Stephanie Miranda (1RU), Deneen Penn (Miss OH USA), Joanee Church* (2RU), Mariah Payne* (4RU)

2018 Teen Top Five | Emi Reindle* (3RU), Marisa Matsanoff* (1RU), Sofina Durina (Miss OH Teen USA), Au'Lauren Million (2RU), Isabella Jedra* (4RU)

Click "read more" below right or scroll down for the full list of contestants with notes of past placements.

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Weekend recap 27-28 October

10/29/2018

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It's been a busy weekend of Miss USA & Miss Teen USA state pageants with four states crowning new titleholders! All titleholder profiles and results recaps are now up, here are the links:

Madison Dorenkamp - Miss Colorado USA 2019
Sydney Boehler - Miss Colorado Teen USA 2019
Miss Colorado USA & Teen USA Results Recap

Mariela Pepin - Miss Maryland USA 2019
Amalia Sanches - Miss Maryland Teen USA 2019
Miss Maryland USA & Teen USA Results Recap

Madeleine Overby - Miss Mississippi USA 2019
Kaylee Brooke McCollum - Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2019
Miss Mississippi USA & Teen USA Results Recap

Lexi Chinn - Miss New Hampshire USA 2019
Jadyn McDonough - Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2019
Miss New Hampshire USA & Teen USA Results Recap

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Miss Colorado USA and Miss Colorado Teen USA results recap

10/29/2018

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Congratulations to Miss Colorado USA 2019 Madison Dorenkamp and Miss Colorado Teen USA 2019 Sydney Boehler! Click their names to view their titleholder profiles which have more photos.

Madison was a semi-finalist in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and has made an amazing transformation year on year - I have competition photos of her from each year on her titleholder page. I love that contestants who have competed with her previously are in love with her and thrilled for her win! She is from Lamar, Colorado and is the first titleholder from the southeast part of her state in decades.

Sydney was competing at Miss CO Teen USA for the first time. She is the first titleholder from Fort Collins since Danielle Scimeca in 2008.

First runner-up to Miss Colorado USA was Krystal Harrelson who was a semi-finalist last year and fourth runner-up in 2016. Second runner-up went to newcomer Nirvana P, third runner-up was Miss Colorado Teen USA 2012 Jacqueline Zuccherino and 2018 semi-finalist Taylor Fogg finished fourth runner-up.

Among the top 15 were 2018 fourth runner-up Alyssa Magalong; past Teen USA runners-up Bre L'Estrange (in Colorado), Noelle Woods (in Colorado), Holly Harrington (in Colorado & Wyoming) and Brittany Georgia (in Wisconsin); three-time Miss Oregon USA runner-up Kayla Knock (who has also competed in CO Teen USA); Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen 2013 Caitlin Quisenberry (Miss Photogenic); 2018 semi-finalist Erin Roney; and newcomers Nishann Miller (Miss Congeniality) and Savannah Cavanaugh.

In the Teen pageant Mercy Lee placed first runner-up for the second year in a row. Second and third runner-up spots went to first-time contestants Lucia T. and Jayme Walker, and fourth runner-up was Emily Bernstein who was a non-finalist in 2017 and a semi-finalist in 2016.

2018 semi-finalists Patricia Chen and Alexia Martinez made the top 15 again this year, the other semi-finalists were all competing for the first time: Mattison Brumagim, Joislyn Garcia Jurado, Hannah L., Amaya McGough, Genavieve Pelton, Stella Penfold, Searra Sexton and Harper Wharton (Miss Photogenic).

Non-finalist Thea K won Miss Congeniality.

See also: Miss Colorado USA & Teen USA state pageant results | Miss Colorado USA & Teen USA titleholder history

Full results

Miss Colorado USA 2019: Madison Dorenkamp (SF 17, SF 16, SF 15)
1RU: Krystal Harrelson (SF 18, 3RU 16)
2RU: Nirvana P.
3RU: Jacqueline Zuccherino (CO TUSA 12)
4RU: Taylor Fogg (SF 18)

Semi-finalists:
Savannah Cavanaugh
Brittany Georgia (SF IA TUSA 18, 1RU WI TUSA 17, 4RU 16, 2RU 15)
Ashleigh Gutierrez (NF 17, NF CO TUSA 15)
Holly Harrington (3RU CO TUSA 17, 3RU WY TUSA 16, 1RU WY TUSA 15)
Kayla Knock (3RU 17, 4RU 16, 4RU 15, SF CO TUSA 14, SF 13)
Bre L'Estrange (SF 18, NF 17, 2RU CO TUSA 16, SF 15)
Alyssa Magalong (4RU 18, SF 17)
Nishann Miller
Caitlin Quisenberry (CO's OT 13)
Erin Roney (SF 18, SF 17, NF CO TUSA 15, NF 14, SF 13)
Noelle Woods (4RU CO TUSA 13)

Congeniality: Nishann Miller
Photogenic: Caitlin Quisenberry

Madison Dorenkamp, Krystal Harrelson, Nirvana P, Jacqueline Zuccherino, Taylor Fogg

Miss Colorado Teen USA 2019: Sydney Boehler
1RU: Mercy Lee (1RU 18)
2RU: Lucia T.
3RU: Jayme Walker
4RU: Emily Bernstein (NF 17, SF 16)

Semi-finalists:
Mattison Brumagim
Patricia Chen (SF 18)
Joislyn Garcia Jurado
Hannah L.
Alexia Martinez (SF 18)
Amaya McGough
Genavieve Pelton
Stella Penfold
Searra Sexton
Harper Wharton

Congeniality: Thea K.
Photogenic: Harper Wharton

Sydney Boehler, Mercy Lee, Lucia T, Jayme Walker, Emily Bernstein

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Miss New Hampshire USA and Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2019 Results Recap

10/29/2018

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Congratulations to Miss New Hampshire USA 2019 Lexi Chinn and Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2019 Jadyn McDonough! Click their names to view their titleholder profiles which have more photos.

I have been told that Lexi is the only the second black winner of Miss NH USA - the first was Sincere Rowlette in 1976 (please let me know if I need to correct this! ;) ). She is originally from Seattle and now lives in Manchester and was competing in the USA system for the first time.

Jadyn is the first 1RU to return and win Miss NH Teen USA since Amber Faucher in 2009! She is from Bedford.

In the Miss division 2017 semi-finalist Talia Stewart placed first runner-up, second runner-up went to last year's third runner-up Alexandra Marcello, third runner-up was newcomer Madison Crawford and fourth runner-up was Kylie McCoy, who was first runner-up last year.

The semi-finalists were Felicia Arsenault (SF 2018), Gabrielle Kent (SF NH TUSA 2016), Franchesca Nival (NF MA USA 16), Aria Rich (NF CA USA 18) and newcomers Ashley Cunningham and Micayla Gilligan.

Jadyn was the only returning contestant in the Teen pageant. This year's finalists were, from first through fourth runner-up, Shannon Higgins, Phoebe Collins, Lauren Brophy and Kate Goedecke.

There was a top nine in the Teen division this year. Semi-finalists were Natalie Dovale, Olivia Lamper, Rose McKeen and Joy Roberts.

(Apologies: an earlier version listed Katherine Anderson as fourth runner-up based on information I had been sent, but this was incorrect and I have now updated!)

See also: Miss New Hampshire USA & Teen USA state pageant results | Miss New Hampshire USA & Teen USA titleholder history

Full results

Miss NH USA 2019: Lexi Chinn
1RU: Talia Stewart (SF 17)
2RU: Alexandra Marcello (3RU 18, SF 13)
3RU: Madison Crawford
4RU: Kylie McCoy (1RU 18, SF NH TUSA 10)

Semi-finalists:
Felicia Arsenault (SF 18, NF NH TUSA 12)
Ashley Cunningham
Micayla Gilligan
Gabrielle Kent (SF NH TUSA 16)
Franchesca Nival (NF MA USA 16)
Aria Rich (NF CA USA 18)

Lexi Chinn, Talia Stewart, Alexandra Marcello, Madison Crawford, Kylie McCoy

Miss NH Teen USA 2019: Jadyn McDonough (1RU 18)
1RU: Shannon Higgins
2RU: Phoebe Collins
3RU: Lauren Brophy
4RU: Kate Goedecke

Semi-finalists:
Natalie Dovale
Olivia Lamper
Rose McKeen
Joy Roberts

Jadyn McDonough, Shannon Higgins, Phoebe Collins, Lauren Brophy, Kate Goedecke

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Miss Maryland USA and Miss Maryland Teen USA 2019 Results Recap

10/29/2018

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Congratulations to Miss Maryland USA 2019 Mariela Pepin and Miss Maryland Teen USA 2019 Amalia Sanches! Click their names to view their titleholder profiles which have more photos.

Mariela was Miss Maryland Teen USA 2014 - you can check out her Teen profile here - and is only the fifth woman to hold both titles (click for a history of MD Teen USA titleholders competing at MD USA). She is the first since Kasey Staniszewski in 2013, and she and Kasey are the only Teen crossovers to win since 1995! Mariela is only the third former Teen to win this year and the first from 2014. She placed second runner-up in last year's pageant.

Amalia is 17 and from Bethesda - the first Teen from Bethesda since 1984! She was competing for the first time.

The entire Miss top five were all experienced contestants, including three previous Teen runners-up and a former Miss America's Outstanding Teen contestant! 3/5 were runners-up in Teen state pageants in 2015, all in different states. In addition to Mariela the rest of the finalists were first runner-up Amber Smith, a semi-finalist at Miss MD Teen USA 2015 & 2014; second runner-up Margot Huffman, second runner-up at Miss MD Teen USA 2015; third runner-up Kennedy Taylor, Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen 2012 and third runner-up at Miss DC Teen USA 2015; and fourth runner-up Christiana DiNardo, a two-time runner-up at Miss New York Teen USA.

Among the top 15 were past runner-up Antonia Gore, 2017 semi-finalist Jordyn Cristaudo, and 2017 Pennsylvania Teen semi-finalist Sarah Pennington. Piper Lewis and Billie Castro were past non-finalists and Lorreen Agandi, Preslie Bennett, Ayuana Bryant, Emma Lutton and Shea Sullivan were all competing for the first time.

The Teen first runner-up was newcomer Aryana Briner. Second runner-up Ava Barnd and third runner-up Jaclyn Davis switched spots from last year when Ava was 3RU and Jaclyn was 2RU (mea culpa - in my contestant commentary I unfortunately overlooked that Ava was a past runner-up). Fourth runner-up was another newcomer Briauna Shriner.

The top 16 included last year's first runner-up Megan Goins, 2018 semi-finalists Isabella Capuao and Savannah Rumsey and newcomers Lynn Clough, Catalina Escalante, Emma Foraci, McKenna Hunt, Karson Marcellino, Adriana Ortiz, Julia Sheridan and Danielle Shook.

See also: Miss Maryland USA & Teen USA state pageant results | Miss Maryland USA & Teen USA titleholder history

Full results

Miss MD USA 2019: Mariela Pepin (2RU 18, MD TUSA 14)
1RU: Amber Smith (SF MD TUSA 15, SF 14)
2RU: Margo Huffman (2RU MD TUSA 15)
3RU: Kennedy Taylor (3RU DC TUSA 15, MD's OT 12)
4RU: Christiana DiNardo (SF NY TUSA 16, 3RU 15, 4RU 14)

Semi-finalists:
Lorreen Agandi
Preslie Bennett
Ayuana Bryant
Billie Castro (NF 15)
Jordyn Cristaudo (SF 17)
Antonia Gore (SF 18, 3RU 17, 3RU PA USA 16, SF 15, NF GA USA 13, SF MD TUSA 09)
Piper Lewis (NF 18, NF 17)
Emma Lutton
Sarah Pennington (SF PA TUSA 17)
Shea Sullivan

Congeniality: Miranda Posten
Photogenic: Joanna Nagle (4RU VT USA 17, 2RU 16)

Mariela Pepin, Amber Smith, Margo Huffman, Kennedy Taylor, Christiana DiNardo

Miss MD Teen USA 2019: Amalia Sanches
1RU: Aryana Briner
2RU: Ava Barnd (3RU 18)
3RU: Jaclyn Davis (2RU 18)
4RU: Briauna Shriner

Semi-finalists
Isabella Capuano (SF 18, NF 17)
Lynn Clough
Catalina Escalante
Emma Foraci
Megan Goins (1RU 18, SF 17, SF 16)
McKenna Hunt
Karson Marcellino
Adriana Ortiz
Savannah Rumsey (SF 18)
Julia Sheridan
Danielle Shook

Congeniality: Ava Barnd
Photogenic: Kyla Wilson

Amalia Sanches, Aryana Briner, Ava Barnd, Jaclyn Davis, Briauna Shriner

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Miss Maryland USA and Miss Maryland Teen USA 2019 contestant commentary

10/28/2018

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Update! Congratulations to Miss Maryland USA 2019 Mariela Pepin and Miss Maryland Teen USA 2019 Amalia Sanches!

Miss Maryland USA and Miss Maryland Teen USA 2019 will be crowned Sunday afternoon, with the final competition starting at 4pm. Miss contestants are posted here and Teen is posted here. As with New Hampshire there is sadly no webcast.

The Miss division has 56 contestants which is down 17 contestants on last year but more or less the same as 2010 and 2016. The Teen pageant has consolidated the gains made last year with 70 contestants and is one of only a few states that have gained this year compared to the previous three.

The new winners will have big shoes to fill as the outgoing titleholders Brittinay Nicolette and Caleigh Shade became the first Maryland duo in five years to place in both pageants.

Given the large number of contestants there are really very few returnees, especially in Teen but to a lessor extent in the Miss division. Miss Maryland Teen USA 2014 and Miss MD USA 2018 second runner-up Mariela Pepin is competing again and is vying to be the first 2014 Teen crowned this year. There have been a lot of former Teens competing this year but only two have been crowned so far! She is the only one of last year's top five who have returned, but 2017 third runner-up (& 2018 semi-finalist) Antonia Gore is competing again and two-time Miss VT USA runner-up Joanna Nagle is competing in Maryland for the first time. 2015 MD Teen runner-up Margo Huffman, 2015 DC Teen runner-up Kennedy Taylor and Miss NY Teen USA 2014 & 2015 runner-up Christiana DiNardo are competing in their first Miss pageants. Kennedy was also Miss MD's Outstanding Teen 2012.

Returning semi-finalists are Jordyn Cristaudo (2017), Agatha Dulce (Teen 2017 & 2018) and Amber Smith (Teen 2014 & 2015).

Contestants mentioned above & some others that caught my eye: Mariela Pepin, Antonia Gore, Joanna Nagle, Margo Huffman, Kennedy Taylor || Christiana DiNardo, Jordyn Cristaudo, Agatha Dulce, Amber Smith, Lorreen Agandi || Desna Johnson, Emma Lutton, Sierra Mitchell, Trerese Roberts, Shea Sullivan

As I mentioned above, there are very few returning Teen semi-finalists, especially when you take into account there being 70 contestants! 2018 first runner-up Megan Goins (also a semi-finalist in 2016 & 2017) and 2018 second runner-up Jaclyn Davis are both competing again, as are semi-finalists Isabella Capuano and Savannah Rumsey.

Unfortunately I don't have the list of 2018 contestants to see if any of last year's non-finalists are competing to add to the list below.

Contestants mentioned above & some others that caught my eye: Megan Goins, Jaclyn Davis, Isabella Capuano, Savannah Rumsey, Ava Barndt || Rheanna Bissett, Emma Foraci, McKenna Hunt, Erin Logsdon, Alexis Meiklejohn || Nicole Meza, Adriana Ortiz, Amalia Sanchez, Briauna Shriner, Kyla Wilson

Click "read more" or scroll below for the full list of contestants with notes of past placements:

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Miss New Hampshire USA and Teen USA 2019 Contestant Commentary

10/27/2018

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Update! Congratulations to Miss New Hampshire USA 2019 Lexi Chinn and Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2019 Jadyn McDonough!

I have two contestant commentaries to post for pageants that are being held tomorrow, bear with me! One of them is New Hampshire, which will be happening at 4pm EST. No webcast for this one unfortunately. Miss contestants are posted here and Teen is here. Miss is up slightly on last year and Teen down slightly.

Two of last year's runners-up are competing again in the Miss division... and in an unusual twist both were blonde last year and have turned up on the contestant roster for 2019 as brunettes! Kylie McCoy was first runner-up in 2018 and a semi-finalist at Miss NH Teen USA 2010, Alexandra Marcello was third runner-up last year and a semi-finalist in 2013. Returning semi-finalists are Felicia Arsenault (2018), Talia Stewart (2017) and Gabrielle Kent (Teen 2016). Aria Rich has moved to New Hampshire after being a non-finalist at Miss CA USA 2018, and Franchesca Nival was a non-finalist in Massachusetts in 2016.

In Teen the only returning runner-up or semi-finalist is Jadyn McDonough who was first runner-up last year. I unfortunately don't have a list of the 2018 contestants (in either division) to see who might have been a non-finalist last year but I assume almost all the Teen contestants will be competing for the first time.

Contestants who are competing again this year are marked with asterisks:

2018 Miss Top Five | Samantha Russo (4RU), Alexandra Marcello* (3RU), Michelle McEwan (Miss NH USA), Taelyr Robinson (2RU), Kylie McCoy* (1RU)

2018 Teen Top Five | Jadyn McDonough* (1RU), Emilee Mills (3RU), Natalie Jenkins (Miss NH Teen USA), Karin Fredrickson (4RU), Chloe Wadlinger (2RU)

Click "read more" below right or scroll down to view the full list of contestants with notes of past placements.

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Miss Mississippi USA and Miss Mississippi USA 2019 Results Recap

10/27/2018

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Congratulations to Miss Mississippi USA 2019 Madeleine Overby and Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2019 Kaylee Brooke McCollum! Click their names to view their titleholder profiles which have more photos.

Madeleine attends the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg and is originally from Dothan, Alabama. She was a semi-finalist three years in a row in Alabama before moving to Mississippi and placing first runner-up at Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2016. Her predecessor Laine Mansour was first runner-up at Miss MS Teen USA 2015, which means that consecutive MS Teen USA first runners-up have now won consecutive Miss MS USA titles!

Kaylee Brooke is only the second titleholder from Amory - the other was Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2003 Krisi Nash. She was a semi-finalist at Miss MS Teen USA last year and like Miss MS Teen USA 2018 has previously competed at Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen. No Miss Mississippi Teen USA runner-up has won Miss MS Teen USA since 2006 (!) but Kaylee Brooke is the fourth semi-finalist to return and win in that time.

First runner-up to Miss Mississippi Teen USA was another contestant with Alabama ties Bailey Anderson, who was competing in the USA system for the first time but who was Miss Alabama Collegiate 2018 and third runner-up at Miss Collegiate America. Bailey also won Miss Photogenic. Second runner-up was Regan Ringler, who was fourth runner-up in 2017. She didn't make the cut last year and I can't understand why?! Third runner-up went to Jacqueline Shepley, the only one of the four 2018 runners-up who were competing who made the top five again this year. Newcomer Abby Prestage placed fourth runner-up.

Among the top 13 were 2018 first runner-up Rachel Pearl Jackson and Acacia McBride who was second runner-up at Miss MS USA the past two years and also at Miss MS Teen USA 2016 when Madeleine was first runner-up. Seven-time Miss & Teen contestant Kyndal Hayes was competing in her first Mississippi pageant and also made the top 13. Other semi-finalists were Miss MS Teen USA 2017 first runner-up Hailey White (who knows, she might win next year and continue the consecutive Teen 1RU to Miss MS USA trend!), 2016 semi-finalist Katie Nelson, two-time Teen non-finalist Allyssa Weyant and newcomers Kerrie Blakeney and Sadie Wilson.

There were some notable omissions in the top 13 this year, I was shocked not to see last year's third runner-up Ivy White and Miss MS' Outstanding Teen 2012 and past Miss Mississippi (MAO) runner-up Molly May (who did win the Congeniality award). Hopefully we might see them back next year and like Regan this year, returning to the top five!

First runner-up in the Teen pageant was Helen McDougald, who was second runner-up last year and like Kaylee Brooke is a previous Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen contestant. Second runner-up was Alanha Dukes who has an amazing story. She has undergone four brain surgeries and two surgeries on her spinal cord since 2013 and in 2016 was given a Make a Wish experience of meeting a group of Miss USA & Teen USA 2016 contestants and Miss Teen USA 2015 Katherine Haik at the MUO office in New York City. She was recently Miss Junior Teen United States. Third runner-up went to Miss Photogenic winner and 2017 fourth runner-up Annie Grace Gibson, and newcomer Zoe Bigham was fourth runner-up.

The semi-finalists were 2018 fourth runner-up Marlee Jones and first-time contestants Lillie Callihan, Madeleine Stringer, Isabella Stubblefield, Gaven Waldrop, Kacey Wallace, and Hannah Wilbourn. I must give a shoutout to Gaven for rocking of the most gorgeous gowns I have seen so far this pageant season, it was an amazing iridescent purply-blue colour and was mesmerising under the lights, absolutely stunning!

Full results

Miss MS USA 2019: Madeleine Overby (1RU MS TUSA 16, T15 AL TUSA 15, T10 14, T10 13)
1RU: Bailey Anderson
2RU: Regan Ringler (NF 18, 4RU 17, SF MS TUSA 16, SF 15)
3RU: Jacqueline Shepley (4RU 18)
4RU: Abby Prestage

Semi-finalists:
Kerrie Blakeney
Kyndal Hayes (3RU AR USA 18, SF 16, 4RU 14, 4RU 13, SF TN USA 11, 3RU TN TUSA 10, SF TN TUSA 09)
Rachel Pearl Jackson (1RU 18)
Acacia McBride (2RU 18, 2RU 17, 2RU MS TUSA 15)
Katie Nelson (SF 16)
Allyssa Weyant (NF MS TUSA 17, NF 14)
Hailey White (SF MS TUSA 18, 1RU 17)
Sadie Wilson

Congeniality: Molly May (MS' OT 12)
Photogenic: Bailey Anderson

Madeleine Overby, Bailey Anderson, Regan Ringler, Jacqueline Shepley, Abby Prestage

Miss MS Teen USA 2019: Kaylee Brooke McCollum (SF 18)
1RU: Helen McDougald (2RU 18)
2RU: Alanha Dukes
3RU: Annie Grace Gibson (4RU 17)
4RU: Zoe Bigham

Semi-finalists:
Lillie Callihan
Marlee Jones (4RU 18)
Madeleine Stringer
Isabella Stubblefield
Gaven Waldrop
Kacey Wallace
Hannah Wilbourn

Congeniality: Mackenzie Brownlee
Photogenic: Annie Grace Gibson

Kaylee Brooke McCollum, Helen McDougald, Alanha Dukes, Annie Grace Gibson, Zoe Bigham

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Miss Colorado USA and Miss Colorado Teen USA 2019 Contestant Commentary

10/25/2018

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Miss Colorado USA & Teen USA 2019 will be crowned in Greeley on Sunday and there is a TON to talk about. Miss contestant photos are posted here and Teen is posted here. The pageants will be webcast at misscoloradousa.com/webcast/.

After so much doom & gloom in regards to contestant numbers over the past few months, Colorado is bringing us some life with 63 contestants in the Miss division - an increase of 23 Miss contestants over last year which is just over a third! This is the equal second highest number of contestants at Miss Colorado USA since I started keeping records in 2007, equal to 2009 and only 3 behind their high of 66 at Miss CO USA 2007. In Teen there are 66 contestant which is about average for CO Teen. The combined total of 129 contestants is currently second only to Texas.

Not only are there are an unusually high number of Miss contestants, there are a lot of returning runners-up in the mix, a former CO Teen USA titleholder and a former Miss CO's Outstanding Teen. Another unusual stat... in addition to Colorado, there are contestants who have competed in EIGHT other states competing for Miss CO USA this year!

A special shoutout to the two Chloes Brown and Zambrano who have represented Colorado so well over the past year - especially to Chloe Z for giving Colorado only their 2nd top five placement at Miss Teen USA!

Returning to compete in the Miss division for the first time is Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen 2012 Jacqueline Zuccherino. I had the good fortune to meet Jacqueline and spend time with her and the other 2012 Teens when I attended Miss USA 2012 in Las Vegas and I know she will be a strong competitor. Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen 2013 Caitlin Quisenberry is competing in Miss CO USA for the first time, after placing fourth runner-up at Miss Colorado (MAO) in June.

There are two Miss Colorado USA runners-up who are competing again: Alyssa Magalong is the only returnee from the 2018 top five and 2016 fourth runner-up Krystal Harrelson is competing for the second time after finishing in the top 15 last year.

Other past Miss semi-finalists returning are Erin Roney, Sarahi Pinella, and Taylor Fogg (2018), Makayla Fletcher (2017) and Madison Dorenkamp (2015-2017).

Two-time Miss Colorado Teen USA runner-up Aleena Gunter (3RU 18, 4RU 17) has moved up to the Miss division this year, as has 2017 first runner-up Holly Harrington who was also a runner-up at Miss WY Teen USA 2015 & 2016. Noelle Woods, who was fourth runner-up to outgoing titleholder & former CO Teen USA Chloe Brown at Miss CO Teen USA 2013 is also competing in Miss for the first time. 2016 Teen second runner-up Bre L'Estrange has returned after making the Miss CO USA semi-finals last year and being a non-finalist in 2017.

Some of the contestants who have previously competed in other states, in addition to Holly, are three-time Miss Oregon USA runner-up Kayla Knock (who started her pageant career at Miss CO Teen USA), two-time Miss Utah USA runner-up Thelina Smith, 2018 Iowa Teen semi-finalist and three-time Wisconsin Teen runner-up Brittany Georgia and Tobie Roberts, fourth runner-up at Miss KS Teen USA 2014 and a semi-finalist in Miss Kansas USA each year from 2015 to 2018,

In addition to Caitlin, Taylor Fogg, Shannon Henderson and Savannah Cavanaugh also competed at Miss Colorado (MAO) earlier in the year.

Colorado has been kind to former runners-up in recent years, with the last six winners all having previously been a Miss runner-up in Colorado or another state - or a former Teen (or both!). Only two newcomers have won in the past 15 years!

Contestants mentioned above & a few others that caught my eye: Jacqueline Zuccherino, Caitlyn Quisenberry, Alyssa Magalong, Krystal Harrelson, Erin Roney || Sarahi Pinella, Taylor Fogg, Makayla Fletcher, Madison Dorenkamp, Aleena Gunter || Holly Harrington, Noelle Woods, Bre L'Estrange, Kayla Knock, Thelina Smith || Brittany Georgia, Tobie Roberts, Shannon Henderson, Savannah Cavanaugh, Ashleigh Gutierrez || Kiana H, Grace Ogden, Lesley Pace, Nirvana P, Brittney E

In the Teen pageant last year's first runner-up Mercy Lee and fourth runner-up Emma Tillotson are both competing again. Returning semi-finalists are Patricia Chin, Alexia Martinez, Faith M. and Amelia Roman from 2018 and Emily Bernstein from 2016. The vast majority of the Teen contestants will be competing for the first time.

Contestants mentioned above & a few others that caught my eye: Mercy Lee, Emma Tillotson, Patricia Chin, Alexia Martinez, Faith M || Amelia Roman, Emily Bernstein, Mattison B, Mystic C, Megan D || Aliyah S, Lili S, Kaylee S, Lucia S, Abigail Walker || Alexandra West, Harper W, Allie D, Caroline G, Stella P

Click "read more" below right or scroll down to view the full list of contestants with notes of past placements.

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Miss Mississippi USA and Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2019 Contestant Commentary

10/24/2018

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The first of four pageants being held this weekend, Miss Mississippi USA & Teen USA 2019 finals will be held at the Horsehoe Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi with finals being held on Saturday at 4pm CST. Both prelims & finals will be webcast at www.pageantslive.com/.

Miss contestants are posted here and Teen is posted here. It's nice to see contestant numbers holding up with 26 in each division - Miss is up four on last year.

All four of the Miss MS USA 2018 runners-up are returning - a first for the 2019 pageant season! They are 1st runner-up Rachel Pearl Jackson, 2nd runner-up Acacia McBride (also 2nd runner-up in 2017 & in Teen in 2015), 3rd runner-up Ivy White (a semi-finalist in 2016 & 2017) and fourth runner-up Jacqueline Shepley. Regan Ringler, 4th runner-up in 2017 and a non-finalist last year, is also competing again. Two former Teen first runners-up Hailey White (1RU 17) - sister of Ivy! - and Madeleine Overby (1RU 16, also a past Alabama Teen semi-finalist for 3 years) are competing in Miss for the first time. Three-time Arkansas runner-up Kyndal Hayes, who was also 3RU at Miss TN Teen USA 2010, has suddenly appeared on the contestant roster - I swear she wasn't there when the contestants were first posted yesterday! This will be her first time competing in Mississippi.

Other returning Miss semi-finalists are Maddi Lambert and Malory Williams (2018), Katie Nelson (2016), Kaitlyn Orth (2015 & 2016).

Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2012 Molly May is competing in the USA system for the first time after placing as a runner-up at Miss Mississippi (MAO) in 2016 and as a semi-finalist in 2017 & 2018. She was fourth runner-up to Rachel Wyatt at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2013.

It's been 13 years since Mississippi crowned a newcomer - Kendra King in 2006 - so it will be interesting to see if one of the many newbies can break through this year!

Contestants mentioned above & some others that caught my eye: Rachel Pearl Jackson, Acacia McBride, Ivy White, Jacqueline Shepley, Regan Ringler, Hailey White || Madeleine Overby, Kyndal Hayes, Maddi Lambert, Malory Williams, Katie Nelson, Kaitlyn Orth || Molly May, Allyssa Weyant, Bailey Anderson, Kerrie Blakeney, Mallory Corley, Sadie Wilson

In Teen, Helen McDougald (2RU) and Marlee Jones (4RU) are the only runners-up from last year who are competing again, and Annie Grace Gibson who was 4th runner-up in 2017 is also back. There are two returning semi-finalists: Kaylee Brooke McCollum (2018) and Hadley Daniels (2017).

Contestants mentioned above & some others that caught my eye: Helen McDougald, Marlee Jones, Annie Grace Gibson, Kaylee Brooke McCollum, Hadley Daniels, Hallie Bryant || Zoe Bigham, Gaven Waldrop, Madeleine Stringer, Chelsey Scott, Samantha Parrish, Ava Palmer

Click "read more" below right or scroll down to view the full list of contestants with notes of past placements:

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