Miss Pennsylvania USA & Miss PA Teen USA 2019 contestant commentary

Update: Congratulations to Miss Pennsylvania USA 2019 Kailyn Perez and Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2019 Julia Meckley!

Finals for the Miss Pennsylvania USA & Teen USA pageants will be held tomorrow (Sunday) at 4pm.  The show will be webcast at http://www.pageantvision.com.  Unfortunately I will be unable to watch the webcast and post live updates as I am working but I will do the best I can to bring you results when I can.

There are 39Miss contestants this year, slightly higher than last year and similar to 2016 but well down on 2017's 60!  Teen numbers - 29 - are also similar to recent years.  It's hard to believe there were only 11 contestants in 2016.

The 2019 winners will succeed 2018 titleholders Olivia Suchko of Belle Vernon and Kailey Grill of Mars.

Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2011 Madison Longstreth who was first runner-up last year and third runner-up in 2017 is returning, and will be hunting for her own crowning moment - she was first runner-up in the 2011 Teen pageant and was named Miss PA Teen USA the following day after the winner resigned.  Madison went on to make the top 15 at Miss Teen USA!  Second runner-up Tristan Kresek is also returning, as are 2017 & 2018 fourth runner-up Natalie Romano and 2016 fourth runner-up Jodelis Diaz.  Robin Stoner has been a semi-finalist the last couple of years and was a Teen runner-up in 2006 and Julia Pauline is a five-time semi-finalist who was second runner-up at Miss PA Teen USA 2010.

Four-time Florida finalist Kailyn Perez has moved to Pennsylvania and may be hoping some of the luck of LauRen Merola - another perennial FL contestant who won Miss PA USA on her first try and placed fourth runner-up at Miss USA 2008 - rubs off on her.  2015 Georgia Teen USA runner-up Jordan Meachum  is also competing in Pennsylvania for the first time.

Other returning semi-finalists are Monet Tiberii, Chantelle Heggenstaller, Alissa Alexander, Julia Chiango and Kirstin Pollock (in NY).

Contestants mentioned above & others that caught my eye: Madison Longstreth, Tristan Kresek, Natalie Romano, Jodelis Diaz, Robin Stoner, Julia Pauline, Kailyn Perez || Jordan Meachum, Monet Tiberii, Chantelle Heggenstaller, Alissa Alexander, Julia Chango, Kirstin Pollock, Billie Owens || Victoria Piekut, Kayla Schneider, Marisa Sully, Alysa Bainbridge, Carly Gonzalez, Sierra Hack, Brianna Layman

In the Teen pageant 2018 third runner-up Julia Meckley and fourth runner-up Erica Knopp​ are the only returning finalists this year.  Anvi Viji-Anand is the sole returning semi-finalist.

Contestants mentioned above & others that caught my eye: Julia Meckley, Erica Knopp, Anvi Viji-Anand, Miranda Beaver, Morgan Glenn || Hallie Jacobs, Ashley Naraine, Abby Rathway, Julia Snyder, Lilianna Torpey

Click "read more" or scroll below for the full list of contestants with notes of past placements.

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Contestant lists

MISS PENNSYLVANIA USA CONTESTANTS (39)
Upashana Adhikari
Alissa Alexander (SF PA TUSA 18)
Alysa Bainbridge
Niquella Berry
Julia Chiango (NF 16, SF PA TUSA 15, NF 14)
Jodelis Diaz (4RU 16)
Carly Gonzalez
Malaka Goudy
Sierra Hack
Justice Hartman
Chantelle Heggenstaller (SF 18, NF 17, NF 16, NF 15, NF 14)
Harshita Kakani
Tristin Kresak (2RU 18)
Brianna Layman (NF PA TUSA 10)
Makenna Lenover
Madison Longstreth (1RU 18, 3RU 17, PA TUSA 11)
Briana McCloud
Jordan Meachum (3RU GA TUSA 15, NF 14)
Jessica Mejia
Brooke Murphy
Brittany Nelson
Denniss Ortiz
Billie Owens
Julia Pauline (SF 18, SF 17, SF 16, SF 15, NF 14, SF 13, NF 11, 2RU PA TUSA 10)
LeAnn Penn
Kailyn Perez (4RU FL USA 18, 3RU 17, 1RU 15, 3RU 14) 
Victoria Piekut
Kirstin Pollock (SF NY USA 17, NF DE USA 14)
Natalie Romano (4RU 18, 4RU 17, SF 16, SF 15)
Ashley Sanchez (NF 17)
Kayla Schneider 
Hannah Schneider
Neha Sharma
Robin Stoner (SF 18, SF 17, 4RU PA TUSA 16, SF 15, NF 14)
Marisa Sully
Shantae Taylor
Nicole Tegan
Monet Tiberii (SF 17, SF 16, SF PA TUSA 14)
Nadea Williams

MISS PENNSYLVANIA TEEN USA 2019 CONTESTANTS (29)
Alexa Baer
Miranda Beaver (NF 17, NF 16)
Gabrielle Boulis
Marianna Daniele
Abigail Delisi
Erica Fenstermacher
Hannah Flannery
Morgan Glenn
Alexis Heverly
Hallie Jacobs (NF 16)
Emilee Kanger
Madison Kirshner
Erica Knopp (4RU 18)
Kiara Lin
Kay Mattis-Folmar
Julia Meckley (3RU 18)
Marlisa Miller
Ashley Naraine
Abby Rathway
Amanda Russo
Brette Sikora
Julia Snyder
Johannah Stahl
Evelin Stayner
Kennedy Steigerwald
Nadia Thompson
Lilianna Torpey
Abby Traxler
Anvi Viji-Anand (SF 18)
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