Anyone else get excited by Alaska over the weekend and are now impatient for the rest of the state pageants to start in September? Me! 🙋🏼
In the meantime at least we have the Texas contestants to discuss. The 2019 Texas pageant is being held only nine months after Logan Lester was crowned in January (as the pageant had been postponed due to Hurricane Harvey). Only 10 months after she passed on the Miss Texas Teen USA title, Kirby Lindley is vying to become the first Miss Teen USA 2017 contestant to win a ticket to Miss USA.
This year there are only 82 contestants, a considerable drop compared to recent years and by Texas standards this is a much less experienced group as well. There are with only two returning Miss runners-up competing, 2018 first runner-up Isabella Radovan and fourth runner-up Katie Scott. Both made the top five for the first time in the 2018 pageant. In addition to Isabella & Katie, 2014 Teen 2nd runner-up Aliyah Benavides is competing in Miss for the third time (she was a non-finalist in 2015 & 2016).
Two previous Teen runners-up from other states are also back: three-time Miss Nevada Teen USA runner-up Paris Regan, who was a semi-finalist at Miss TX USA 2018, and Haley Spathias, who was second runner-up at Miss AR Teen USA 2012 and actually started her pageant career at Miss TX Teen USA with a non-finalist placement in 2009 & semi-finalist placement in 2011. Haley was also a semi-finalist at Miss SC USA 2018.
As well as Paris, Ba'Leigh Burns, Erica Morgan and Rachel Hornbuckle are the three other 2018 semi-finalists who are returning for this pageant.
Click "read more" under the image below to view the full list of contestants with notes of past placements.
In the meantime at least we have the Texas contestants to discuss. The 2019 Texas pageant is being held only nine months after Logan Lester was crowned in January (as the pageant had been postponed due to Hurricane Harvey). Only 10 months after she passed on the Miss Texas Teen USA title, Kirby Lindley is vying to become the first Miss Teen USA 2017 contestant to win a ticket to Miss USA.
This year there are only 82 contestants, a considerable drop compared to recent years and by Texas standards this is a much less experienced group as well. There are with only two returning Miss runners-up competing, 2018 first runner-up Isabella Radovan and fourth runner-up Katie Scott. Both made the top five for the first time in the 2018 pageant. In addition to Isabella & Katie, 2014 Teen 2nd runner-up Aliyah Benavides is competing in Miss for the third time (she was a non-finalist in 2015 & 2016).
Two previous Teen runners-up from other states are also back: three-time Miss Nevada Teen USA runner-up Paris Regan, who was a semi-finalist at Miss TX USA 2018, and Haley Spathias, who was second runner-up at Miss AR Teen USA 2012 and actually started her pageant career at Miss TX Teen USA with a non-finalist placement in 2009 & semi-finalist placement in 2011. Haley was also a semi-finalist at Miss SC USA 2018.
As well as Paris, Ba'Leigh Burns, Erica Morgan and Rachel Hornbuckle are the three other 2018 semi-finalists who are returning for this pageant.
Click "read more" under the image below to view the full list of contestants with notes of past placements.
Contestants mentioned above and a few other headshots that caught my eye: Kirby Lindley, Isabella Radovan, Katie Scott, Aliyah Benavides, Paris Regan, Haley Spathias, Ba'Leigh Burns, Erica Morgan, Rachel Hornbuckle, Kate Buchanan, Janessa Jones, Lesha Wincher, Angelina Villarreal, Taylor Kessler, Katherine O’Connor
Contestant list
MISS TEXAS USA CONTESTANTS (82)
Elizabeth Martin • Alamo City (NF VA USA 17)
Mayura Kulkarni • Allen
Rachel Hornbuckle • Arlington (SF 18)
Taylor Houston • Austin (NF TX TUSA 16, SF 15)
Brianna Key • Bay Area (NF 18, NF 16, NF 15)
Kaitlyn Medina • Bexar County
Erica Morgan • Capital of Texas (SF 18)
Keanna Panko • Central Laredo
Isabella Radovan • Central South Texas (1RU 18, SF 17, NF 16, NF 15)
Rebecca Giuntoli • Central Texas
Melissa Gonzalez • Central Webb County
Mariah Nava • Clear Lake
Jenna Carter • College Station (NF 18)
Katherine Menchaca • Collin County
Peyton Skoruppa • Corpus Christi (NF TX TUSA 16-18)
Chelsea Diedrich • Cypress
Janessa Jones • Dallas
Xavia Wigfall • Denton (NF 18)
Kate Buchanan • DFW (NF 18)
Maria Aguado • Eagle Pass
Caroline Jones • East Texas
Peeia Matias • Edinburg
Natalia Ojeda • El Paso (NF 17-18)
Charlene Rodriguez • El Paso County
Malyssa Tantsi • Euless
Jenicia Guevara • Falcon Lake
Kayla Cardenas • Fort Bend County
Whitney Mitchell • Fort Hood
Haley Spathias • Fort Worth (T15 SC USA 17, 2RU AR TUSA 12, SF TX TUSA 11, NF 09)
Mia Calleros • Franklin Mountain
Arissa Golnabi • Frisco (NF 18)
Shambretta Johnson • Gregg County
Jacqueline Davis • Harris County (NF 18)
Mia Force • Hays County
Morgan Pointon • Helotes
Diana Cordova • Hidalgo County
Kassandra Slaughter • Hill Country
Haley Bazan • Huntsville
Summer Armitage • Jasper
Erin Wilrich • Kemah
Shania Samuel • Kirbyville
Christina Carlson • Laguna Vista
Savannah Cavanaugh • Lake Travis
Katherine O'Connor • Laredo (NF 18, SF TX TUSA 14, SF 13, NF 12)
Katie Scott • Lone Star (4RU 18, SF 17, NF 16, NF 15)
Emily Harris • Lubbock (NF 17)
Alyssa Tienda • Lubbock County
Madison Bartlett • Lufkin
Haley Davila • Mansfield
Briana Carrasco • Midland
Scarlett Sands • Montgomery County
Allison Davis • North Richland Hills
Ba'Leigh Burns • North Texas (SF 18)
Jessica Kramm • Northwood (NF 18, NF 17, NF 15)
Sandra Espericueta • Nueces County
Michelle Miller • Parker County
Maria Trevino • Pharr
Angelina Villarreal • Rio Grande Valley
Viviana Lomeli • Riverside
Alayah Benavides • San Antonio (NF 16, NF 15, 2RU TX TUSA 14)
Brenda Trevino • South Texas
Taylor Kessler • Southeast Texas (NF 16, SF TX TUSA 15)
Vanessa Cantu • Southwest Texas
Shannon Nix • Sparkling City
Miranda Munoz • Spring (NF 18, NF 15)
Jessica Keno • Spurs City (NF 18)
Lesha Wincher • Houston
Deana Larkins • Star City
Melissa Terrazas • Temple
Kirby Lindley • Tomball (TX TUSA 17, SF 16, NF 15, NF 14)
Libby Hill • Travis County
Brooke Wolcott • Tyler County
Karlie Weidemann • Washington County
Lillea Talbott • West Texas
Katelynn Mills • Military City
Stephanie Elmore • Permian Basin (NF 17)
Paris Regan • South Plains (SF 18, 1RU NV TUSA 17, 4RU 16, 1RU 15, T10 14)
Gabrielle Little • Southlake
Gabriella Garza • Space City (NF 18, NF 15)
Nicky Grover • State Capital
Emma Graves • Stephenville
Vallerie Parsley • Wise County
Elizabeth Martin • Alamo City (NF VA USA 17)
Mayura Kulkarni • Allen
Rachel Hornbuckle • Arlington (SF 18)
Taylor Houston • Austin (NF TX TUSA 16, SF 15)
Brianna Key • Bay Area (NF 18, NF 16, NF 15)
Kaitlyn Medina • Bexar County
Erica Morgan • Capital of Texas (SF 18)
Keanna Panko • Central Laredo
Isabella Radovan • Central South Texas (1RU 18, SF 17, NF 16, NF 15)
Rebecca Giuntoli • Central Texas
Melissa Gonzalez • Central Webb County
Mariah Nava • Clear Lake
Jenna Carter • College Station (NF 18)
Katherine Menchaca • Collin County
Peyton Skoruppa • Corpus Christi (NF TX TUSA 16-18)
Chelsea Diedrich • Cypress
Janessa Jones • Dallas
Xavia Wigfall • Denton (NF 18)
Kate Buchanan • DFW (NF 18)
Maria Aguado • Eagle Pass
Caroline Jones • East Texas
Peeia Matias • Edinburg
Natalia Ojeda • El Paso (NF 17-18)
Charlene Rodriguez • El Paso County
Malyssa Tantsi • Euless
Jenicia Guevara • Falcon Lake
Kayla Cardenas • Fort Bend County
Whitney Mitchell • Fort Hood
Haley Spathias • Fort Worth (T15 SC USA 17, 2RU AR TUSA 12, SF TX TUSA 11, NF 09)
Mia Calleros • Franklin Mountain
Arissa Golnabi • Frisco (NF 18)
Shambretta Johnson • Gregg County
Jacqueline Davis • Harris County (NF 18)
Mia Force • Hays County
Morgan Pointon • Helotes
Diana Cordova • Hidalgo County
Kassandra Slaughter • Hill Country
Haley Bazan • Huntsville
Summer Armitage • Jasper
Erin Wilrich • Kemah
Shania Samuel • Kirbyville
Christina Carlson • Laguna Vista
Savannah Cavanaugh • Lake Travis
Katherine O'Connor • Laredo (NF 18, SF TX TUSA 14, SF 13, NF 12)
Katie Scott • Lone Star (4RU 18, SF 17, NF 16, NF 15)
Emily Harris • Lubbock (NF 17)
Alyssa Tienda • Lubbock County
Madison Bartlett • Lufkin
Haley Davila • Mansfield
Briana Carrasco • Midland
Scarlett Sands • Montgomery County
Allison Davis • North Richland Hills
Ba'Leigh Burns • North Texas (SF 18)
Jessica Kramm • Northwood (NF 18, NF 17, NF 15)
Sandra Espericueta • Nueces County
Michelle Miller • Parker County
Maria Trevino • Pharr
Angelina Villarreal • Rio Grande Valley
Viviana Lomeli • Riverside
Alayah Benavides • San Antonio (NF 16, NF 15, 2RU TX TUSA 14)
Brenda Trevino • South Texas
Taylor Kessler • Southeast Texas (NF 16, SF TX TUSA 15)
Vanessa Cantu • Southwest Texas
Shannon Nix • Sparkling City
Miranda Munoz • Spring (NF 18, NF 15)
Jessica Keno • Spurs City (NF 18)
Lesha Wincher • Houston
Deana Larkins • Star City
Melissa Terrazas • Temple
Kirby Lindley • Tomball (TX TUSA 17, SF 16, NF 15, NF 14)
Libby Hill • Travis County
Brooke Wolcott • Tyler County
Karlie Weidemann • Washington County
Lillea Talbott • West Texas
Katelynn Mills • Military City
Stephanie Elmore • Permian Basin (NF 17)
Paris Regan • South Plains (SF 18, 1RU NV TUSA 17, 4RU 16, 1RU 15, T10 14)
Gabrielle Little • Southlake
Gabriella Garza • Space City (NF 18, NF 15)
Nicky Grover • State Capital
Emma Graves • Stephenville
Vallerie Parsley • Wise County
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