Miss Hawaii USA & Teen USA will be crowned in a black-tie affair at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu on Sunday evening and will be later televised on Khon 2 and the CW!
Headlining the contestant roster this year are two former Teens, Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2010 Julianne Chu and Miss HI Teen USA 2011 Courtney Coleman, Miss Photogenic at Miss Teen USA. Julianne has competed twice before, placing second runner-up in 2012 and 2014 while Courtney will be competing in Miss for the first time.
2015 second runner-up Megan Akim is back, as is 2014 third runner-up Kaiulani Carr but for the most part the other contestants have little experience. There are two other contestants who made the semi-finals in Teen in 2008 and 2009, as well as a Florida Teen 2009 semi-finalist. Might Hawaii give us 2016's first newcomer winner? Take a look at Chelsea Hardin, who I think will give Julie, Courtney, and Megan a run for their money :)
In the Teen competition there is only one returning contestant, semi-finalist Kawailehua Akiona.
Miss Hawaii USA & Teen USA Titleholder History | Hawaii state pageant results
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Contestants
Tiana-Lei Guillermo • Ala Moana (SF FL TUSA 09)
Michelle Targonski • Diamond Head
Chelsea Hardin • East Oahu
Harley Broyles • Garden Isle
Julianne Chu • Honolulu (2RU 14, 2RU 12, Miss HI Teen USA 2010, 4RU 09)
Marian Tyler • Kahala
Meg Akim • Kakaako (2RU 15)
Keala Patterson • Kapolei
Diandra Melchor • Kauai
Sofia Miller • Ko'Olina
Abigail Domen • Kuhio (NF HI TUSA 14)
Ma'ata Halaliku • Makena
Cierra Rauch • Maui
Courtney Coleman • Moanalua (Miss HI Teen USA 2011, 3RU 10)
Brittany Atiburcio • North Shore (SF HI TUSA 09)
Stephanie Wang • Oahu
Jessie Sagadraca • Valley Isle
Kaiulani Carr • Waikiki (3RU 14, SF HI TUSA 08)
Tatiana Estill • West Oahu
MISS HAWAII TEEN USA (16)
Malia Aiello • Central Oahu
Aleeyah Galdeira • East Oahu
Marli Genegabuas • Garden Isle
Kaitlyn Hitsman • Haleiwa
Teijah Teixeira • Hawaii Island
Rachel Dela Cruz • Honolulu
Chloe Aquino • Kailua
Jaeda Vega • Kauai
Joahnnalee Ucol • Maui
Kelsea Hernandez • Mililani
Bailey Lum • North Shore
Kayla Murray • Oahu
Lindsey Saludares • Valley Isle
Kawailehua Akiona • Kapolei (SF 15)
Jazmine Bazan • Wahiawa
Elasha Lowry • Waianae Coast