Miss South Carolina USA & Teen USA 2021 contestant commentary

UPDATE: Congratulations to Miss South Carolina USA 2021 Marley Stokes and Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2021 Augusta Roach!  Click here to see the full results.

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Link to contestant photos --  ​https://www.misssouthcarolinausa.com/contestants-miss/

• Two 2016 RPM Teens, both top 3 at Miss Teen USA 2016, going head to head - Emily Wakeman Miss NC Teen USA 2016, 1RU at Miss Teen USA and Marley Stokes Miss SC Teen USA 2016, 2RU at Miss Teen USA and 3RU at Miss SC USA last year.
• 3/5 of last year's top five and 2/5 of the 2019 top five are back
• Caitlin Russell is returning after missing 2020; Riley Copans is competing for the first time since 2018 (she won Miss Collegiate America 2019) & in SC for the first time.
• Also a former Miss SC (Davia Bunch/4RU last year) & SC Outstanding Teen (Hope Harvard) in the mix.
• In Teen, two of last year's top five are back (Ava Nicole Randall & Kendall Rivers)

Contestant lists

MISS CONTESTANTS (29)
Destinee Hicks • Aiken County
Brooke Sanders • Beaufort
Marina Neuman • Capital City (T10 20, NF OH USA 18, NF 17)
Caitlin Russell • Carolina Coast (T16 19, T10 18, 2RU 17, 2RU 16)
Savannah Willis • Charleston
Ariana Ruiz • Clarendon
Madalyn Ard • Clemson (T16 20)
AnnaLeeza Mosteller • Columbia
Cadie Hall • Darlington County (T16 SC USA 20, SF KY USA 19, NF SC TUSA 15)
Marley Stokes • Golden Corner (3RU 20, SC TUSA 16, 1RU 15, T10 14, 2RU 13)
Meera Bhonsle • Greenville (T10 20, 4RU 19)
Jasmine O'Banner • Greenwood County
Morgan Norris • Greer
Riley Copans • Lake Keowee (2RU VA USA 18, 3RU 17, 3RU UT USA 16, 2RU VA TUSA 13, 2RU 12)
Morgan Gumola • Lake Murray (T10 20, 3RU 19)
Gabrielle Cosentino • Lexington County
Hope Harvard • Lexington (SC'S OT 14)
Leslee Brown • Low Country (NF 19)
Tyler Williams • Metro Columbia
Emily Wakeman • Midlands (NC TUSA 16, 1RU 15)
Shaylyn Simmons • Mountain Lakes (2RU 20)
Brittany Frady • Piedmont
Laney Quickel • Raceway City (NF SC TUSA 20)
Savannah Bethea • Spartanburg
Kaitlyn Jordan • Sumter
Brooklyn Brewster • Tigertown
Sydney Sprenger • Timmonsville
Davia Esther Bunch • Upstate (4RU 20, Miss SC 18)
Brianna Cain • York County

TEEN CONTESTANTS (37)
Dabria Aguilar • Berkeley County
Sophie Prioreschi • Capital City
Yelise Otero • Charleston
Augusta Roach • Clemson
Laurel Edwards • Conway
Ashleigh Smith • Darlington County
Kimrey Shaffer • Florence
Grayson Bentley • Fort Mill
Lila Arzillo • Gamecock
Isabella Covington • Golden Corner (NF 20)
Aamani Jones • Greenville
Jady Gray McCarson • Greenville County
Collins Strickland • Greenwood
Taylor Hughes • Hilton Head (NF 20, T10 18)
Emily Garris • Holy City
Mia Castor • Isle of Palms
Anah-Lyric Barnett • Lake City
Annsley Vick • Lake Keowee (T10 20)
Elizabeth Hunter • Lake Murray
Layla Rucker • Lancaster
Maria Grace Postiglione • Lexington
Katie Ward • Mountain Lakes (T10 20, T16 19)
Heidi Coughenour • North Augusta
Camilla Hipp • Palmetto
Chandler Jordan • Raceway City
Kierstin Smith • Reedy River
Gracen Vaughn • Simpsonville
Emma Creed • Sparkle City (NF 19, NF 18)
Madelynn Ross • Spartanburg County (T16 19)
Wren Simmons • Spartanburg
Sullivan Blackwell • Sullivan’s Island (T16 20, T10 19)
Sydney Heslop • Summerville
Jordyn Cox • Tigertown
Clancey Coley • Travelers Rest
Christen Worthington • Tyger River
Ava Nicole Randall • Upstate (2RU 20, T10 19)
Kendall Rivers • Yellow Jessamine (3RU 20)