Semi-finalist 2014
A native of Dublin, Miss Ohio Teen USA 2016 Olivia Turk represented Ohio at the Miss Teen USA 2016 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. Olivia was an advocate for Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Pink Ribbon Girls, an organization providing education and services to women suffering from breast cancer. She has since graduated from Yale and is now pursuing a law degree.
Miss Ohio Teen USA 2016 Olivia Turk is 18 years old, born and raised Ohio State Buckeye, who is passionate about academics and providing medical aid to others. She had a 4.574 GPA upon graduation from Dublin Jerome High School and will be attending Yale University in New Haven, CT in the fall of 2016, to pursue a double major in molecular biology and French literature. Additionally, she hopes to attend medical school upon completion of her undergraduate studies. Olivia is an advocate for Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Pink Ribbon Girls, an organization providing education and services to women suffering from breast cancer. Traveling is another one of Olivia’s passions; in the past five years, she has traveled to 21 states and 9 countries and hopes to continue her adventures in the future. She lives by the motto from her favorite actress, Kerry Washington, “Your life is your story, and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential.”
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Olivia’s state pageant photos.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Olivia’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Emma Karle as Miss Ohio Teen USA 2017.
Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Here are Olivia’s “after the crown” photos.