2014 Teen runner-up Tobie Roberts, is competing in Miss for the second time after making the semi-finals last year. Other returning semi-finalists are Kandice Johnson, Lindsay Cunningham, Meghan Saravanja and Miss Kansas Teen USA 2009 Alexis Rewalt. There is also a second 2009 Teen titleholder in the pageant this year: Miss CO Teen USA 2009 Taylor Schettler, a graduate of the University of Kansas, is competing in Miss for the first time.
Earlier in the year Miss CO Teen USA 2013 first runner-up Lexy Kadey was a semi-finalist in the Missouri pageant and now it's the turn of another of that year's top five to compete in a Vanbros pageant: second runner-up & Photogenic winner Racya Doyle is competing in Kansas for the first time. Two former CO girls in the pageant!
In Teen, last year's third runner-up Madison Moore (2RU in 2014) is competing again, as is fourth runner-up Lily Anderson. 2014 first runner-up Riley Alston is back after not competing last year. Returning semi-finalists are Danielle Thoele, Makennah Whightsil, Hailey Colborn, all from 2015, and Gracen Gueldner from 2013.
* indicates contestant is competing in Miss in 2006 | ^ indicates Teen contestant
Miss Kansas USA & Teen USA Titleholder History | Kansas state pageant results
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Contestants
Ciera Lundgren • Blue Valley (NF IA USA 14, SF 10, SF IA TUSA 07)
Jordan Christian • Chiefs Nation
Kelly Davis • Cottonwood
Kirsten Peterson • Douglas County (NF 14, NF KS TUSA 12)
Montanna Harrod • Elk County
Nicole Jones • Greater Douglas County
Taylor Schettler • Greater Lawrence (Miss CO Teen USA 2009)
Elizabeth Kovarik • Greater Overland Park
Kaytlyn Schwartz • Hutchinson
Meghan Saravanja • Jayhawk Nation (SF & Photogenic 15)
Bridget McBratney • Johnson County
Amilee Turner • Lawrence (NF MO USA 12, NF KS TUSA 08)
Jessie Colonna • Leawood (3RU 15, 2RU 14, NF CA USA 13, Miss KS Teen USA 2008)
Racya Doyle • Manhattan (2RU & Photogenic CO TUSA 13)
Victoria Wiggins • Milford Lake (2RU 15, 1RU 14, SF MO USA 13, SF MO USA 12, 4RU OK TUSA 08, SF OK TUSA 07)
Cassie Waggoner • Northeast Kansas
Morgan Trout • Olathe (SF KS TUSA 14)
Tobie Roberts • Overbrook (SF 15, 4RU KS TUSA 14, NF 13)
Crissy Ryun • Overland Park
Alexis Espinoza • Prairie Pines
Angelica Jacobs • Sedgwick County
Lindsay Cunningham • Shocker Nation (SF 15, NF 14)
Alexis Rewalt • South Johnson County (SF 15, SF 14, SF 13, Miss KS Teen USA 2009, 2RU 08)
Rachel Morris • South Overland Park (1RU 15, 4RU 14)
Sara Strand • Sunflower State (NF 15)
Kandice Johnson • Topeka (SF 15, NF 14)
Ashley Ulmer • Wichita (NF 14)
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Lily Anderson • Blue Valley (4RU 15)
Adrienne Culbertson • County Line
Mariah Grizzle • DeSoto
Sidney Shiflet • Dodge City
Riley Alston • Greater Leawood (1RU 14)
Sarah Gustin • Hays
Hailey DeWolfe • Johnson County
Bethany Hutchings • Kansas City
Natasha King • Leawood
Cyara Ruiz • Liberal
Victoria Johnson • Maize
Abby Pfannenstiel • Midwest
Makiah Smith • Minneapolis
Gracen Gueldner • Northwest Olathe (SF 13)
Madison Moore • Olathe (3RU 15, 2RU 14, SF 13)
Rachel Rigler • Overland Park
Danielle Thoele • P S U (SF 15, SF 14)
Elizabeth Knoedler • Priority Motorsports
Jazmyn Gaither • Riley County
Emily McGehee • Rose Hill
Sophia Easter • Sedgwick County
Yazzie Gabler-Alonzo • Shawnee County
Madison Jostes • Sherman County
Malerie Moore • South Olathe
Macy Kotzman • Southeast Kansas
Kendrah Payne • Sterling
Karina Camacho • Sunflower State
Makennah Whightsil • Topeka (SF 15)
Emily Raine • Wheat State
Hailey Colborn • Wichita (SF 15)
Ali Haught • Wyandotte County