Miss Maine USA and Miss Maine Teen USA 2019 results recap

Congratulations to Miss Maine USA 2019 Lexie Elston and Miss Maine Teen USA 2019 Mara Carpenter!  Click their names to view their titleholder profiles which have more photos.

Lexie is 22 and was born & raised in Portland.  She is currently studying towards a degree in environmental science.  This was her first time competing in the pageant.  She also won the Miss Photogenic award.

Mara was first runner-up in last year's pageant and is the first returning 1RU to win since Donna Schlieper in 2006.  She is the first titleholder from Camden.

Photos by Creative Sparks Imagery

In the Miss pageant another newcomer Julia van Steenberghe placed first runner-up.  Second runner-up went to Helena Higgins, who placed 4RU last year.  Kaitlyn Beckwith, who was second runner-up last year & in Teen in 2017, placed third runner-up this year.  Fourth runner-up was Sara Disselkamp, who was a semi-finalist in 2017 and third runner-up in 2016.

The top nine included past semi-finalist Elaine Cavalieri and newcomers Hamdia Ahmed, Katie Johnson and Congeniality winner Haylie Witham​.
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As with last year's pageant, the majority of contestants in the Teen top 11 were competing for the first time.  First through fourth runners-up were, in order, Ashleigh Bolduc, Sophia Herdrich, Grace Morey, Meghan Cookson.  Ashleigh was the only finalist other than Mara who had competed previous, she was a semi-finalist last year.

The semi-finalists were Emily Briggs, Teghan Halsey, Lexie McMahan, Annie Norman, Samantha Quinn and Julianna Rogers.

Sophia Herdrich was Miss Congeniality and Madelyn Brassard was Miss Photogenic.
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See also: Miss Maine USA & Teen USA state pageant results | Miss Maine USA & Teen USA titleholder history

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Full results

Miss Maine USA 2019: Lexie Elston
1RU: Julia van Steenberghe
2RU: Helena Higgins (4RU 18, NF FL USA 15, NF 14)
3RU: Kaitlyn Beckwith (2RU 18, 2RU ME TUSA 17, SF 16)
4RU: Sara Disselkamp (SF 17, 3RU 16, NF 14)

Semi-finalists:
Hamdia Ahmed
Elaine Cavalieri (SF 18, SF ME TUSA 16)
Katie Johnson
Haylie Witham​

Congeniality: Haylie Witham
Photogenic: Lexie Elston

Lexie Witham, Julia van Steenberghe, Helena Higgins, Kaitlyn Beckwith, Sara Disselkamp

Miss Maine Teen USA 2019: Mara Carpenter (1RU 18)
1RU: Ashleigh Bolduc (SF 18)
2RU: Sophia Herdrich
3RU: Grace Morey
4RU: Meghan Cookson

Semi-finalists:
Emily Briggs
Teghan Halsey
Lexie McMahan 
Annie Norman
Samantha Quinn
Julianna Rogers

Congeniality: Sophia Herdrich
Photogenic: Madelyn Brassard

Mara Carpenter, Ashleigh Bolduc, Sophia Herdrich, Grace Morey, Meghan Cookson

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