Miss South Carolina USA & Teen USA is being held a little later this year, I can't remember a time when it was held in December! Prelims are tonight (Friday) and the crowning is on Saturday; both shows can be watched at http://www.pageantslive.com.
Tori Sizemore & Kirby Elizabeth Self have been one of my favourite duos and I had them pegged to both place highly at Miss USA and Miss Teen USA - well both of them have now been 1RU at Miss Teen USA but I was absolutely shocked that Tori didn't place at Miss USA this year!
Somewhat unusually for SC there are only three returning Teen runners-up in the mix for Miss SC USA this year - a lot for many states but for some reason SC always has more than most! They are 2016 first runner-up MaKenzie Divina, 2015 fourth runner-up Mary Caroline Owen and 2014 first runner-up Blythe Neal. Kincer Crutchfield, third runner-up at Miss Virginia Teen USA 2014 and a semi-finalist at Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2015, is competing in SC for the first time this year (& her first Miss pageant).
Sydney Sill, who assumed the Miss SC Teen 2012 title after Rachel Wyatt won Miss America's Outstanding Teen that year is competing at Miss SC USA for the first time, however she was top 10 at Miss SC Teen USA 2014. She was second runner-up at Miss South Carolina (MAO) this year and 1st runner-up in 2017. The third member of the top three in that 2012 Miss SC Teen pageant? None other than Tori Sizemore!
Liza Walker (T10 Miss SC USA 16) and Megan Leonardi (T15 Miss SC Teen USA 12) are the only returning semi-finalists. A number of previous non-finalists are competing again this year as well.

Others from last year's top 10 are Lindsay Holley and Madison Crymes. Gracen Grainger made the top 10 in 2017 but did not compete last year.
Savanna Foré is the only returning contestant from last year's top 15.

Contestant lists
Megan Leonardi • Aiken (T15 SC TUSA 12)
Morgan Romano • Capital City
Breana Broad • Charleston
Blythe Neal • Clemson (NF 16, T10 SC TUSA 15, 1RU 14, T17 13)
Kaylee Olivas • Columbia (NF SC TUSA 15-18)
Sara Burd • Edge of America (NF 18, NF 17)
Morgan Gumola • Edisto Beach (NF SC TUSA 17, NF 15)
Bailey Rogers • Folly Beach (2RU 18, 2RU GA USA 17)
Ashleigh Vanderwalker • Fort Mill
Meera Bhonsle • Gamecock
Catherine Kirkland • Golden Corner (NF SC TUSA 16)
Anna Logan Hooks • Greenville
Stacey Slice • Greenville County
Jalyn Carlson • Horry County (NF CO TUSA 14)
Hope Lumpkin • Kiawah Island (NF 18, NF 17)
Caitlin Russell • Lake Murray (T10 18, 2RU 17, 2RU 16)
Leslee Brown • Low Country
Kinser Crutchfield • Mount Pleasant (SF TN TUSA 15, 3RU VA TUSA 14, SF 13)
Mary Caroline Owen • Mountain Lakes (4RU SC TUSA 15, T17 14)
Lizzy Notaro • Myrtle Beach (NF 16, NF 15)
Kayla Jackson • Rock Hill (NF 18)
Sydney Sill • Spartanburg (T10 SC TUSA 14, SC'S OT 12)
Liza Walker • Strawberry (T10 16)
Victoria Vesce • Sullivan’s Island (4RU NC USA 18, 1RU 17, T10 15, NF 13, 3RU NC TUSA 12, T15 11)
Nicole Hagen • Tigertown
MaKenzie Divina • Upstate (1RU SC TUSA 16)
Erika Cline • York
MISS SOUTH CAROLINA TEEN USA 2019 CONTESTANTS (27)
Gracie Stines • Camden
Ava Nicole Randall • Clemson
Iliriana Lekani • Coastal
Madison Brown • Columbia
Gracen Grainger • Edisto Beach (T10 17)
Katie Ward • Folly Beach
Allie Richardson • Golden Corner
Calie Emanuel • Grand Strand
Madison Crymes • Greenville County (T10 18)
Lindsay Holley • Greenville (T10 18)
Marler Askew • Greenwood
Dani Picardi • Hanahan
Brianna Binder • Irmo
Sullivan Blackwell • Kiawah Island
Lily Richter • Lake Murray
Maggie Campbell • Midlands
Leah Hervieux • Mount Pleasant
London Drake • Mountain Lakes
Maritsa Platis • Myrtle Beach
Chloe Kasey • Palmetto
Blakely Lovett • Pawleys Island (T10 18, 4RU 17, 2RU 16)
Georgia Devaney • Strawberry
Emma Creed • Sullivan’s Island (NF 18)
Areana Myers • Sumter (NF 17)
Savanna Foré • Upstate (T15 18)
Gracie Hicks • Waccamaw
Madison MacLachlan • Walhalla (3RU 18)