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A native of New Haven, Kaliegh Garris was crowned Miss Connecticut Teen USA on 6 January 2019 and represented Connecticut at the Miss Teen USA 2019 pageant in Reno, Nevada, where she became Connecticut’s second Miss Teen USA. Kaliegh is a dual-enrolled student at Joseph A. Foran High School and the Educational Center for the Arts where she majors in theater. Kaliegh is a competitve dancer trained in contemporary, jazz, pointe, hip hop and tap.
Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2019 Kaliegh Garris is a dual-enrolled student at Joseph A. Foran High School and the Educational Center for the Arts where she majors in theater. When she’s not attending one of her schools, you can find this 18-year-old performing on stage as a competitive dancer. Kaliegh is trained in contemporary, jazz, pointe, hip hop and tap. Kaliegh is passionate about her personal movement, “We Are People 1st,” which she started in honor of her older sister who has multiple disabilities. Kayleigh was also recently recognized for her work by the Department of Disabled Services.
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Kaliegh’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 Kaliegh’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Samantha Sarelli as Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2020.
Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Here are Kaliegh’s “after the crown” photos.
