1st runner-up 2014, Top 10 2013, 2nd runner-up 2012
A native of Trussville, Miss Alabama Teen USA 2015 Taylor Elliott represented Alabama at the Miss Teen USA 2013 pageant at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas where she made the top 15. Taylor was a member of her high school’s varsity cross country team and event chair for The Service Association. She graduated from The University of Alabama in December 2019 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering.
Miss Alabama Teen USA 2015 Taylor Elliott is a seventeen-year old senior at Hewitt-Trussville High School in Trussville, AL. She is ranked 16th in her class with a 4.2 GPA. Taylor Ryan ran as the number three varsity girl on the cross-country team this year and is very active in many other school-related activities and organizations. She is the event chair for The Service Association, was on the Senior Homecoming Court and a member of the National Honor Society and the Engineering Academy. Taylor Ryan plans to attend The University of South Alabama next fall and pursue a degree in Chemical Engineering and later obtain an advanced degree in Forensic Engineering.
Taylor Ryan has traveled to several other countries including Panama, Ukraine and Uganda on mission trips. She is also active in her local community and her church. She has recently modeled for the Pants Store, a local retailer, and the Alabama Wedding Magazine. Taylor Ryan’s hobbies include make-up artistry, running, and caring for her two pet peacocks!Taylor Ryan has adopted the motto “to live in the moment.”” She wants to enjoy every second of her year as Miss Alabama Teen USA and encourage other teens to have confidence in themselves and to never give up in pursuit of their dreams.
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Taylor’s state pageant photos.
There’s nothing better than watching a contestant progress from year to year! Here’s a look back at Taylor’s previous pageant photos.
All beautiful things must come to an end. See Taylor’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Erin Snow as Miss Alabama Teen USA 2016.
Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Here are Taylor’s “after the crown” photos.