Congratulations to Miss Wyoming USA 2017 Mikaela Shaw & Miss WY Teen USA Autumn Schieferstein!

Mikaela Shaw of Casper is Miss Wyoming USA 2017 and Autumn Schieferstein of Cheyenne is Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2017!  Mikaela was Miss Wyoming 2015 and competed at Miss America 2016.  This was her first attempt at the USA title, and she will be the fifth to represent Wyoming at both Miss USA and Miss America.  Autumn was first runner-up last year and third runner-up in 2015, when she was just 14.

There was a strong top five in Wyoming this year, which I correctly predicted from prelims!  First runner-up went to Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2008 Callie Bishop who was competing for the first time in three years.  She also placed first runner-up in her first year competing in Miss, in 2012 (she was a semi-finalist in 2013 & 2014).  Second runner-up was Whitney Haugen, who also placed 2RU last year.  Whitney is 27 and had the opportunity to compete thanks to the age increase this year!  Third runner-up was Lexi Revelli, who won both the Spirit and Miss Congeniality awards.  The spirit letters read at each pageant are always tear-inducing but this year was particularly heartbreaking - and inspiring.  Lexi's  brother passed away in 2011, then her father died earlier this year as a result of complications following a fire, followed by her boyfriend's sudden death not long afterwards.  I can't imagine :'(.  Lexi has now made the top five five years in a row, between Teen and Miss.  Fourth runner-up, also for the second consecutive year, was Hope Golgart.

The top ten were former Teen 1RU Kaylynn Keller (who was 1RU to outgoing Miss WY USA Autumn Olson in 2013), five-time semi-finalist Haylee Sauerwine, 2016 runner-up Megan Martinez, past Kansas non-finalist Angela Thomas and newcomer Brianna Keller.
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In the Teen pageant, Mackenzie Kern, who also made top five with Autumn in 2015 and 2016, placed first runner-up.  Mackenzie also won the Congeniality award. I was happy to correctly predict they would be holding hands at the end!  Second runner-up went to Hayley Stromberg, who was a non-finalist in Colorado last year.  Third runner-up was Miss Wyoming's Outstanding Teen 2014 Addison Treesh and fourth runner-up was newcomer Mariah Taylor​.  There were four returning semi-finalists in this year's top 15.

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Full results

Miss Wyoming USA 2017: Mikaela Shaw (Miss WY 2015)
1RU: Callie Bishop (SF 14, SF 13, 1RU 12, WY TUSA 08, SF WY TUSA 07) 
2RU: Whitney Haugen (2RU 16, NF CO USA 15, NF CO USA 14) 
3RU: Lexi Revelli  (1RU 16, 3RU 15, 4RU 14, 2RU WY TUSA 13, SF WY TUSA 12) 
4RU: Hope Golgart (4RU 16)

Semi-finalists:
Brianna Keller
Kaylynn Keller (SF 15, 1RU WY TUSA 13, 4RU 13, SF 12)
Megan Martinez  (SF 16)
Haylee Sauerwine (SF 15, SF 14, SF 13, SF WY TUSA 12, SF 11)
Angela Thomas (NF KS TUSA 11)

Congeniality: Lexi Revelli
Photogenic: Kaylynn Keller

Mikaela Shaw, Callie Bishop, Whitney Haugen, Lexi Revelli, Hope Golgart

​Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2017: Autumn Schieferstein (1RU 16, 3RU 15)
1RU: Mackenzie Kern (4RU 16, 2RU 15)
2RU: Hayley Stromberg (NF CO TUSA 16)
3RU: Addison Treesh (WY's OT 14)
4RU: Mariah Taylor

Semi-finalists:
Ashlyn Braley (SF 15)
Sabrina Gay 
Aspen Checketts
Ariana Hauglid (SF 16, NF 15, NF 14, NF 13)
Rylea Heimsoth
Therese K.
Trisha Tamblyn (NF 16, NF 15)
Katrina Twitchell
Kayli Turlington (SF 16)
Grace Turner  (SF 16, SF 15)

Congeniality: Mackenzie Kern
Photogenic: Sabrina Gay

Autumn Schieferstein, Mackenzie Kern, Hayley Stromberg, Addison Treesh, Mariah Taylor