Skylar was first runner-up to Karly Knaus last year and Abby was third runner-up. According to my records Skylar is the first Teen runner-up to win Miss the following year since at least the 1990s. Abby is the third returning runner-up to win the Teen title in the past four years. And Wisconsin hasn't had a pair of blondes win since 2009!
A fourth Teen first runner-up McKenna Collins was a semi-finalist, as were two other Teen runners-up Natalie Hamilton (who I thought was going to make the top five easily! probably the biggest shocker for me) and Marissa Nelson.
In Teen, all four 2016 runners-up returned to the top five. First runner-up Brittany Georgia was fourth runner-up last year & 2nd runner-up in 2015. Second runner-up Sloan Schmitz repeated her placement from last year. Third runner-up went to Grace Mackey-Natz, a 2016 semi-finalist and fourth runner-up in 2015. Newcomer Alexis Bennett was fourth runner-up.
1RU: Regina Gray (SF 16, SF 15, SF 14)
2RU: Teaka Griesbach (3RU 16, 2RU WI TUSA 14, 1RU WI TUSA 13, WI's OT 10)
3RU: Heidi Golznig (2RU 16, 1RU 15, 2RU 12, 1RU WI TUSA 09)
4RU: Raeanna Johnson (Miss WI 11 & 14)
Semi-finalists:
Cassandra Besaw (SF 16, SF 15, 4RU 14, SF 13, SF 12)
Ashley Brehmer (SF IL USA 14)
McKenna Collins (1RU WI TUSA 15)
Laura Fuchs
Natalie Hamilton (SF 16, SF 15, 3RU WI TUSA 14, SF 13)
Bailey Hintz
Devyn Prielipp
Marissa Nelson (4RU WI TUSA 11, SF 10)
Tara Pizer
Danika Tramburg (SF 16)
Congeniality: Regina Gray
Photogenic: Marissa Nelson
1RU: Brittany Georgia (4RU 16, 2RU 15)
2RU: Sloan Schmitz (2RU 16)
3RU: Grace Mackey-Natz (SF 16, 4RU 15)
4RU: Alexis Bennett
Semi-finalists:
Jessica Fonte
Rachel Higgins (SF 16)
Miranda Koth
Andrea Kubishak
Makenna Olson
Raelin Robertson (sp?)
Cameron Schay (sp?)
Kirsten Simmons
Brooke Zengle
Congeniality: Brittany Georgia
Photogenic: Miranda Koth