Congratulations to Miss Delaware USA 2017 Mia Jones and Miss Delaware Teen USA 2017 Grace Lang!  Mia and Grace were crowned over Thanksgiving weekend.  Mia was Miss Delaware Teen USA 2014, is the third 2014 Teen to win a USA state title and only the third Miss DE Teen USA to win the Miss Delaware USA crown.  Grace was competing for the first time.

The top three of the Miss Delaware Teen USA pageant were all competing in the Miss division, and first runner-up Brighid Minimier and second runner-up Kassady Sever were both semi-finalists.   Another Teen first runner-up, Drew Sanclemente from 2015 placed third runner-up to Miss DE USA.  First runner-up went to Carissa Palumbo, 2RU last year and three-time runner-up in New Jersey, second runner-up was Kimberly Martin (3RU last year, 1RU in 2013), and fourth runner-up went to newcomer Sarah Timmons.  Carissa won the Photogenic award for the second year in a row, I'm still waiting to hear the Congeniality ;'

In the Teen competition, 2016 third runner-up Brynn Close placed first runner-up this year and also won the Photogenic award.  Second runner-up went to 2015 semi-finalist Cierra Smith; third and fourth runner-up spots went to newcomers Melanie Sayers and Kelli Pullella respectively.

A big congratulations to Alexandra Vorontsova Miss Delaware USA 2016 and Emily Hutchison Miss Delaware Teen USA 2016.  Alexandra is 20 and a student at the University of Delaware in Newark, although she grew up in Paramus, New Jersey.  She placed first runner-up in last year's pageant.  Emily was competing for the first time and is an 18 year old from Wilmington.

First runner-up in the Miss competition was newcomer Rachael Jensen; fourth runner-up Caitlyn Nikituk was also competing for the first time.  Second runner-up was Carissa Palumbo, sister of the current Miss New Jersey USA.  This was the first time she was competing in Delaware, and her fourth top five placement.   Kimberly Martin, first runner-up in 2013, placed third runner-up.

The entire Teen top five were competing for the first time (there were only a couple of returning contestants in the pageant).  First through fourth runners-up were Rebecca Pereira, Caroline White, Brynn Close and Macie Pennington.

Miss Delaware USA 2016: Alexandra Vorontsova (1RU 15) 
1RU: Rachael Jensen
2RU: Carissa Palumbo (3RU NJ USA 15, 2RU NJ USA 14, SF NJ USA 11, NF NJ USA 10, 1RU NJ TUSA 09) 
3RU: Kimberly Martin (SF 14, 1RU 13, SF 12)
4RU: Caitlyn Nikituk

Semi-finalists:
Izabella Bradigan 
Destiny Drummond (NF 15)
Amanda Mahadan (SF 15, NF 14, SF 13) 
Brooke Ostahowski 
Kassady Sever (SF 15, 2RU DE TUSA 14)
Bret Thomas 

Miss Delaware Teen USA 2016: Emily Hutchison
1RU: Rebecca Pereira
2RU: Caroline White
3RU: Brynn Close
4RU: Macie Pennington

Semi-finalists:
Brittnie Brown
Sonia Cabreja
Brittany Jennings 
Autumn Keller 
Madison Mitchell 
Mallory O'Mara
Ayanna Vazquez 

Miss Delaware USA & Teen USA 2016 will be held in Wilmington from 2pm tomorrow.  Click here to view the full list of contestants (refresh your browser if it's still showing 2015!).  Congratulations to outgoing Miss Delaware USA Renee Bull for doing the seemingly impossible and breaking the "Delaware curse" at Miss USA this year and tying for Miss Congeniality, can't wait to see if the 2016 winner can follow in her footsteps!

In the Miss division the only one of Renee's runners-up returning is 1RU Alexandra Vorontsova.   Kimberly Martin, first runner-up in 2013 and a semi-finalist in 2014, is also back after sitting out 2015.  2014 Teen second runner-up Kassady Sever is competing in Miss for the second time.

We may be in for a first this year with Carissa Palumbo, sister of current Miss NJ USA 2016 Jessielyn Palumbo competing in Delaware for the first time.  Carissa was third runner-up at Miss NJ USA last year, 2RU in 2014 and first runner-up in Teen in 2009.  Following last year's pageant she moved to Wilmington for work.

Only one of last year's top ten, third runner-up Paige Hales, is back in the Teen division.

MISS DELAWARE USA (22)
Izabella Bradigan
Taite Daisey
Destiny Drummond (NF 15)
Gabrielle Fazio
Nicole Francis
Rae'Ven Heard (NF 15)
Rachael Jensen
Shardai LeMon
Amanda Mahadan (SF 15, NF 14, SF 13)
Kimberly Martin (SF 14, 1RU 13, SF 12)
Christen Martinelli (NF 15)
Chelsea McAllister
Caitlyn Nikituk
Brooke Ostahowski
Carissa Palumbo (3RU NJ USA 15, 2RU NJ USA 14, SF NJ USA 11, NF NJ USA 10, 1RU NJ TUSA 09)
Kassady Sever (SF 15, 2RU DE TUSA 14)
Cassia Steck
Bret Thomas
Alexandra Vorontsova (1RU 15)
Chante Walker
Jerricha Walker
Bethany Wheatley

​MISS DELAWARE TEEN USA (26)
Brittnie Brown
Erica Bundschuh
Sonia-Evette Cabreja
Samantha Campbell
Diamond Channels
Brynn Close
Allison Douds
Paige Hales (3RU 15)
Janel Hall
Meneya Harris
Emily Hutchison
Brittany Jennings
Autumn Keller
Elaine Latchum
Alexis Marquez
Victoria McNeil (NF 15)
Madison Mitchell
Nierra Montanez
Ashlyn Moore
Mallory O'Mara 
Macie Pennington
Rebecca Pereira
Kaylynn Pride
Rebecca Rittenhouse (NF 15)
Ayanna Vazquez
Caroline White