1st runner-up 2022, 1st runner-up 2021
Later Miss Indiana 2025
A native of Franklin, Kinley Shoemaker was crowned Miss Indiana Teen USA on 17 July 2023 and represented Indiana at Miss Teen USA 2023 in Reno, Nevada. Kinley is a freshman at Butler University, studying Sports Media and Journalism with hopes of becoming an accomplished sideline reporter. She also works as game day staff for the Indianapolis Indians. Whether reporting live from the sidelines, singing, acting, playing her guitar, rapping, or public speaking, Kinley is likely on a stage with a mic in her hand!
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Kinley’s state pageant photos.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
Kinley’s road to the crown showed a lot of perseverance – she was first runner-up to both Lexi Gryszowka in 2021 and KK Kokonaing in 2022.
All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Kinley’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Aleah Dean as Miss Indiana Teen USA 2024.
Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Here are Kinley’s “after the crown” photos.
