Two newcomers from the Honolulu area are Hawaii's newest queens! Julie Kuo is Miss Hawaii USA 2017 and Lauren Teruya is Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2017! Lauren might be new to competing herself but is will be the third sister of a former Teen USA contestant to win this year - her sister Kathryn was Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2012 and competed in the Miss pageant this year (if someone could explain how she missed the cut I'd love it... she looked stunning!).
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Julie Kuo is crowned Miss Hawaii USA (photo by Mark Ramelb) and Lauren Teruya is crowned Miss HI Teen USA (photo by BK Photo)
First runner-up in the Miss division was another newcomer, Ellise Kakazu. Coming very close to being the first blonde to win in Hawaii in well over a decade was second runner-up Paige Knight, a non-finalist at Miss CA Teen USA 2015 (I think she might even be the first blonde to make the top five at all in quite a few years?! - although of course that's in large part due to there not being many who have competed). Third runner-up for the second time was Tesia Worley - who was also a Teen finalist in 2011, and fourth runner-up was Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2010 and three-time finalist Julianne Chu.
In the Teen competition, first runner-up went to Miss Hawaii's Outstanding Teen 2015 Kealani Tanizaki Hudson who was vying to join her MAOTeen sister Kenzie Hansley (Miss NC Teen USA) at Miss Teen USA. Second runner-up was Bailey Lum, last year's first runner-up. Third and fourth runner-up spots went to first-time contestants Kawena Kan-Hai and Maya Chan.
In the Teen competition, first runner-up went to Miss Hawaii's Outstanding Teen 2015 Kealani Tanizaki Hudson who was vying to join her MAOTeen sister Kenzie Hansley (Miss NC Teen USA) at Miss Teen USA. Second runner-up was Bailey Lum, last year's first runner-up. Third and fourth runner-up spots went to first-time contestants Kawena Kan-Hai and Maya Chan.
Full results
Miss Hawaii USA 2017: Julie Kuo
1RU: Ellise Kakazu
2RU: Paige Knight (NF CA TUSA 15)
3RU: Tesia Worley (3RU 15, 2RU HI TUSA 11, SF 10)
4RU: Julianne Chu (1RU 16, 2RU 14, 2RU 12, HI TUSA 10, 4RU 09)
Semi-finalists:
Chelsea Clement
Kennedi Akana
Sofia Godinez-Miller
Kathleen Fierro
Adrienne Wilson
1RU: Ellise Kakazu
2RU: Paige Knight (NF CA TUSA 15)
3RU: Tesia Worley (3RU 15, 2RU HI TUSA 11, SF 10)
4RU: Julianne Chu (1RU 16, 2RU 14, 2RU 12, HI TUSA 10, 4RU 09)
Semi-finalists:
Chelsea Clement
Kennedi Akana
Sofia Godinez-Miller
Kathleen Fierro
Adrienne Wilson
Julie Kuo, Ellise Kakazu, Paige Knight, Tesia Worley, Julianne Chu
Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2017: Lauren Teruya
1RU: Kealani Tanizaki Hudson (HI's OT 15, NF 14)
2RU: Bailey Lum (1RU 16)
3RU: Kawena Kan-Hai
4RU: Maya Chan
Semi-finalists:
Bryazha Caires
Maluhia Duro
Shariah Olomua
Ciana Pelekai
Kaelia Saniatan
1RU: Kealani Tanizaki Hudson (HI's OT 15, NF 14)
2RU: Bailey Lum (1RU 16)
3RU: Kawena Kan-Hai
4RU: Maya Chan
Semi-finalists:
Bryazha Caires
Maluhia Duro
Shariah Olomua
Ciana Pelekai
Kaelia Saniatan
Lauren Teruya, Kealani, Tanizaki Hudson, Bailey Lum, Kawena Kan-Hai, Maya Chan
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