1st runner-up 2019
A native of Fishers, Jinnie Tomes​ was crowned Miss Indiana Teen USA on 24 November 2019 and represented Indiana at the Miss Teen USA 2020 pageant in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a freshman at the University of Kentucky during her reign and graduated with a BA in Psychology in 2023. An advocate for diabetes awareness, Jinnie is proud to have been a keynote speaker at the 2017 American Diabetes Association meeting.
Miss Indiana Teen USA 2020 Jinnie Elise Tomes is an 18-year-old graduate of Hamilton Southeastern High School and now a freshman at the University of Kentucky.
From Fishers, she was on the Dean’s List throughout her high school years, belonged to Project Lead the Way and is a member of the Royal Medical Club for aspiring doctors. She was a junior coach for the HSE/Fishers junior cheerleaders, and mentor for the Black Student Union. Other accomplishments include being an ISSMA Gold Medalist on violin for 2 consecutive years; earning 3 individual wins in track and field (1,200-meter dash and 2,100-meter dash) and she was an all-star cheerleader for 5 years.
Jinnie plans on becoming a psychiatrist who specializes in pediatrics. She also plans to help decrease the cases of diabetes through awareness and finding a cure. Diabetes has been a prevalent issue within her own family, and it is one of the most common causes of death within the United States. Jinnie is proud to have been a keynote speaker at the 2017 American Diabetes Association meeting.
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Jinnie’s state pageant photos.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
There’s nothing better than watching a contestant progress from year to year! Here’s a look back at Jinnie’s previous pageant photos.
All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Jinnie’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Lexi Gryszowka as Miss Indiana Teen USA 2021.
Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Here are Jinnie’s “after the crown” photos.
