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Congratulations to the Thanksgiving weekend winners!

11/30/2015

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Congratulations to all this weekend's new winners:

Alexandra Vorontsova Miss Delaware USA 2016
Emily Hutchison Miss Delaware Teen USA
Morgan Abel Miss Indiana USA 2016
Lauren Boswell Miss Indiana Teen USA
Victoria Wiggins Miss Kansas USA 2016
Madison Moore Miss Kansas Teen USA
Marisa Butler Miss Maine USA 2016
Jessica Stewart Miss Maine Teen USA
Bridget Jacobs Miss Minnesota USA 2016
Sophia Primozich Miss Minnesota Teen USA
Natriana Shorter Miss Oregon USA 2016
Mikaela Bruer Miss Oregon Teen USA
Karlie Hay Miss Texas Teen USA

Miss profiles are up now, and Teen profiles will be coming soon.

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Miss Delaware USA & Teen USA 2016 contestant commentary

11/29/2015

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Miss Delaware USA & Teen USA 2016 will be held in Wilmington from 2pm tomorrow. Click here to view the full list of contestants (refresh your browser if it's still showing 2015!). Congratulations to outgoing Miss Delaware USA Renee Bull for doing the seemingly impossible and breaking the "Delaware curse" at Miss USA this year and tying for Miss Congeniality, can't wait to see if the 2016 winner can follow in her footsteps!

In the Miss division the only one of Renee's runners-up returning is 1RU Alexandra Vorontsova. Kimberly Martin, first runner-up in 2013 and a semi-finalist in 2014, is also back after sitting out 2015. 2014 Teen second runner-up Kassady Sever is competing in Miss for the second time.

We may be in for a first this year with Carissa Palumbo, sister of current Miss NJ USA 2016 Jessielyn Palumbo competing in Delaware for the first time. Carissa was third runner-up at Miss NJ USA last year, 2RU in 2014 and first runner-up in Teen in 2009. Following last year's pageant she moved to Wilmington for work.

Only one of last year's top ten, third runner-up Paige Hales, is back in the Teen division.

Miss contestants Alexandra Vorontsova, Kimberly Martin, Kassady Sever, Carissa Palumbo

See also:
Miss Delaware USA & Teen USA Titleholder History | Delaware state pageant results

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

Contestants

MISS DELAWARE USA (22)
Izabella Bradigan
Taite Daisey
Destiny Drummond (NF 15)
Gabrielle Fazio
Nicole Francis
Rae'Ven Heard (NF 15)
Rachael Jensen
Shardai LeMon
Amanda Mahadan (SF 15, NF 14, SF 13)
Kimberly Martin (SF 14, 1RU 13, SF 12)
Christen Martinelli (NF 15)
Chelsea McAllister
Caitlyn Nikituk
Brooke Ostahowski
Carissa Palumbo (3RU NJ USA 15, 2RU NJ USA 14, SF NJ USA 11, NF NJ USA 10, 1RU NJ TUSA 09)
Kassady Sever (SF 15, 2RU DE TUSA 14)
Cassia Steck
Bret Thomas
Alexandra Vorontsova (1RU 15)
Chante Walker
Jerricha Walker
Bethany Wheatley

MISS DELAWARE TEEN USA (26)
Brittnie Brown
Erica Bundschuh
Sonia-Evette Cabreja
Samantha Campbell
Diamond Channels
Brynn Close
Allison Douds
Paige Hales (3RU 15)
Janel Hall
Meneya Harris
Emily Hutchison
Brittany Jennings
Autumn Keller
Elaine Latchum
Alexis Marquez
Victoria McNeil (NF 15)
Madison Mitchell
Nierra Montanez
Ashlyn Moore
Mallory O'Mara
Macie Pennington
Rebecca Pereira
Kaylynn Pride
Rebecca Rittenhouse (NF 15)
Ayanna Vazquez
Caroline White

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Miss Maine USA & Teen USA 2016 contestant commentary

11/29/2015

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Miss Maine USA & Teen USA 2016 will be crowned in South Portland starting from 5pm tomorrow. Numbers in both divisions are slightly up on last year, with Teen at their highest level since 2012. Miss photos are posted here and Teen here.

The Miss competition features three of last year's runners-up: first runner-up Alfine Nathalie, second runner-up Brooke Harris and fourth runner-up Katherine Ambrose. Marisa Butler, first runner-up in Teen in 2012, will be competing in Miss Maine USA for the second time after finishing as a non-finalist in 2013 (only nine contestants competed that year so there was only a top five). Four of last year's five semi-finalists are also back: Lindsay Abrams, Lindsay Bean, Olivia Jones and Janay Wright. Janay was also last year's Congeniality winner. Jasmin White is competing for the first time since she made the semi-finals in Teen ten years ago.

As with last year there are very few returning contestants in the Teen competition. The only returning semi-finalist is Jessica Stewart, top ten last year. 2015 non-finalist Samantha Clark and 2014 non-finalist and Congeniality winner Tia Fleischman are the only other contestants with experience. Haylee Dahlborg is the sister of Miss Maine USA 2014 Samantha Dahlborg.

2015 Miss Top Five | Brooke Harris* (2RU), Katherine Ambrose* (4RU), Heather Elwell (Miss ME USA), Annie Jean-Baptiste (3RU), Alfine Nathalie* (1RU) (click to view full size)

See also:
Miss Maine USA & Teen USA Titleholder History | Maine state pageant results

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

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Miss Texas Teen USA 2016 contestant rundown

11/29/2015

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Miss Texas Teen USA 2016 starts at 2pm CST (3pm EST) tomorrow, webcast at www.pageantvision.com. 83 Teens will vie to join Miss TX USA Daniella Rodriguez, herself a former Miss TX Teen USA, as Texas Royalty for 2016. Contestant photos are posted here.

The only returning runner-up is Brenna Flynn, fourth runner-up last year. 2015 semi-finalists competing this year are Dasha Brotherton, Livia Lavender, Karlie Hay, Thekla McCarty, Mary Frances Nance, and Victoria Hinojosa.

The Photogenic and Swimsuit award winners were announced during preliminaries. Congratulations to Emily Lites (Photogenic) and Karlie Hay (Swimsuit).

Emily Lites, Karlie Hay, Brenna Flynn, Dasha Brotherton | Livia Lavender, Thekla McCarty, Mary Frances Nance, Victoria Hinojosa

See also:
Miss Texas Teen USA Titleholder History | Texas state pageant results

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

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Miss Minnesota USA & Teen USA 2016 contestant commentary

11/29/2015

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Miss Minnesota USA & Teen USA 2016, the final Future Productions crowning of the 2016 state pageant season, will be held tomorrow from 4pm, webcast at www.futureproductions.net/webcast. Miss contestants are posted here and Teen here. Miss numbers are pretty similar to recent years but unfortunately Teen has dropped significantly, from a high of 60+ last year (44 in 2014) to only 29 this year.

As with North Dakota I won't be able to post the full list of contestant names but have made some notes based on what I can deduce:

Miss

Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2007 Vanessa VonBehren and Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2011 Hannah Corbett are both back after competing last year. Vanessa was a semi-finalist in 2015 and fourth runner-up in 2014, while Hannah placed third runner-up last year.
Two other runners-up from last year are competing: Bridget Jacobs (2RU) and Katie Stout (4RU).
Returning semi-finalists are Emily Fredericks and Mary Petersen.
Jennifer Monson, third runner-up at Miss MN Teen USA 2011 with Hannah Corbett and current Miss MN USA Jessica Scheu is competing for Miss Minnesota USA for the first time. After competing in 2011 she moved to Nebraska where she was Teen first runner-up in 2013 and Miss first runner-up in 2014.
Emma Doran was a non-finalist twice in Miss NY Teen USA from 2014-2015.

Teen

Dasia Mestad, first runner-up last year and in 2013, is competing again, as is third runner-up Sofia Primozich. I adored both last year and am thrilled they are back. Both would make an excellent winner.
2014 second runner-up and 2015 semi-finalist Anna Korger is also back.

2015 Miss Top Five | Hannah Corbett* (3RU), Wynona Jane Schewe (1RU), Jessica Scheu (Miss MN USA), Bridget Jacobs* (2RU), Katie Stout* (4RU) (click to view full size)

2015 Teen Top Five | Sophia Primozich* (3RU), Camila Payan (4RU), Hayden Hammond (Miss MN Teen USA), Dasia Mestad* (1RU), Brigitta Zosel (2RU) (click to view full size)

See also:
Miss Minnesota USA & Teen USA Titleholder History | Minnesota state pageant results

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Miss Indiana USA & Teen USA 2016 contestant commentary

11/28/2015

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Miss Indiana USA & Teen USA 2016 will be crowned on Sunday afternoon. Sadly contestant numbers have dropped considerably this year, with only 13 Miss contestants (55% less than the average over the past three years) and 14 Teen (down 64%).

However the quality of competition is high, all the runners-up are returning, and there are two former Teen titleholders in the competition: Miss IN Teen USA 2008 Morgan Abel, who was 2RU last year and also made the top five in 2012 and 2013, and Miss IN Teen USA 2013 Darrian Arch who is competing in Miss for the first time. In addition to Morgan the other returning runners-up are Alexis Ginn (1RU 2015, 2RU 2014), five-time runner-up Destiny Dever who is having her last shot at the title, and Brittany Winchester who competed for the first time last year.

In the Teen competition there are also three runners-up back, although i'm disappointed not to also see last year's first runner-up Alexandra Dallas (maybe we'll see her back for Miss soon?). The returning RUs are Anna Garry (2RU), Molly Gilles (3RU) and Lauren Boswell (4RU).

2015 Miss Top Five | Back: Brittany Winchester* (4RU), Destiny Dever* (3RU) | Front: Alexis Ginn* (1RU), Gretchen Reece, Morgan Abel* (2RU)

2015 Teen Top Five | Back: Lauren Boswell* (4RU), Molly Gilles* (3RU) | Front: Alexandra Dallas (1RU), Kassidy Tharp, Anna Garry* (2RU)

See also:
Miss Indiana USA & Teen USA Titleholder History | Indiana state pageant results

Click 'read more' or scroll down to view the full list of contestants.

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Miss Oregon USA & Teen USA 2016 contestant commentary

11/28/2015

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Prelims & finals for Miss Oregon USA & Teen USA 2016 will both be held this Sunday. This is the first year that the Pageant Northwest group will direct the Oregon pageant (they also have Idaho, Montana and Washington). Photos are posted here.

The only two returning Oregon runners-up are 2015 4RU Kayla Knock and 2015 Teen first runner-up Kelsey Panek. Semi-finalist and 2015 Congeniality winner Sally Spencer is also back.

The Miss division also contains some familiar faces, from both recent years and the distant past, who you might not immediately associate with Oregon! A nice catch from a Hawaiian friend of mine to identify Amanda McDougall who was a Teen runner-up in Hawaii three times from 2006 to 2008 as Amanda McCown. Evelyn Clark, four-time runner-up in Washington, is now living in Oregon and representing Warrenton. Two-time Nevada contestant Natriana Shorter is also competing in Oregon for the first time. Kayla Knock also competed in Colorado twice before she was a runner-up in Oregon last year.

In the Teen division two-time third runner-up (2014 & 2015) Kaylee Davidson is back, as are semi-finalist Iyana Irving and non-finalist Elise Knowles.

Looks like we have a sister pair competing this year, Stephanie Matheson in Miss & Vanessa Matheson in Teen, both representing Klamath County.

* indicates contestant is competing in Miss in 2006 | ^ indicates Teen contestant

2015 Miss OR USA Top Five - Kayla Knock* (4RU), Emma Hamel (1RU), Bridget Wilmes (Miss OR USA), Olivia Wetzel (2RU), Tarah Land (3RU)

2015 Miss OR Teen USA Top Five | Bridgette Wallace (2RU), Kelsey Panek* (1RU), Kenna Sloy (Miss OR Teen USA), Kaylee Davidson^ (3RU), Casee Lanz (4RU)

2014 Miss WA USA Top Five | Evelyn Clark* (4RU), Emma Baker (2RU), Allyson Rowe (Miss WA USA), Maeloni Ogle (1RU), Tarah Land (3RU)

2006 Miss HI Teen USA Top Five | Lindsey Nakashima (3RU), Amanda McCown* (4RU), Hannah Thomas (Miss HI Teen USA), Rancee Wilson (1RU), Raquel Guss (2RU)

See also:
Miss Oregon USA & Teen USA Titleholder History | Oregon state pageant results

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

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Miss Kansas USA & Teen USA 2016 contestant commentary

11/28/2015

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Three of last year's runners-up - who were all also in the top five in 2014 - are back this year. They are Rachel Smith lookalike Rachel Morris, 1st runner-up last year & 4th RU in 2014, Miss Kansas Teen USA 2008 Jessie Colonna, 3RU last year and 2RU in 2014 and 2015 2RU and 2014 1RU Victoria Wiggins who will be competing for the seventh time (across three Vanbros states: Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas).

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

2015 Miss Top Five | Jessie Colonna* (3RU), Victoria Wiggins* (2RU), Alexis Railsback (Miss KS USA), Rachel Morris* (1RU), Rachel Santschi (4RU)

2014 Miss Top Five | Sara Herbel (3RU), Jessie Colonna* (2RU), Audrey Banach (Miss KS USA), Victoria Wiggins* (1RU), Rachel Morris* (4RU)

2015 Teen Top Five | Lily Anderson^ (4RU), Maggie Marx (2RU), Melanie Shaner (Miss KS Teen USA), Makenzie Deines (1RU), Madison Moore^ (3RU)

2014 Teen Top Five | Tobie Roberts* (4RU), Riley Alston^ (1RU), Claire-Bailey Lee (Miss KS Teen USA), Talia Hubble (3RU), Madison Moore^ (2RU)

See also:
Miss Kansas USA & Teen USA Titleholder History | Kansas state pageant results

Click 'read more' or scroll down to view the full list of contestants.

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Schedule for Thanksgiving mega pageant weekend

11/27/2015

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If you're like me you're only just recovering from last weekend but we have an even more congested weekend coming up! There are 13 titles up for grabs in seven states with all finals to be held on Sunday. As always I'll be doing my very best to keep you updated on my Facebook page throughout the day although it will clearly be a little crazy with six shows starting within four hours of each other.

Contestant rundowns will start being posted from tomorrow.

SATURDAY
6pm EST - Delaware prelims
8pm EST - Maine prelims
8pm EST - Indiana prelims
8pm EST (7pm CST) - Kansas prelims*
8pm EST (7pm CST) - Texas Teen prelims*
9pm EST (8pm CST) - Minnesota prelims*

SUNDAY
2pm EST - Miss Delaware USA & Teen USA crowning
2pm EST - Miss Indiana USA & Teen USA crowning
3pm EST (2pm CST) - Miss Texas Teen USA crowning*
3pm EST (12pm PST) - Oregon prelims
4pm EST - Miss Maine USA & Teen USA crowning
5pm EST (4pm CST) - Miss Minnesota USA & Teen USA crowning*
6pm EST (3pm PST) - Miss Oregon USA & Teen USA crowning
8pm EST (7pm CST) - Miss Kansas USA & Teen USA crowning*

*WEBCASTS
Kansas - www.pageantvision.com
Texas - www.pageantvision.com
Minnesota - www.futureproductions.net/webcast

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Miss USA 2016 swimsuit & gown photos

11/26/2015

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Swimsuit and gown photos for Miss USA 2016 are being updated regularly: Swimsuit | Gown.
Unlike my previous website, they're all up in both thumbnail form and (mostly) hi res :)

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