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Ki'ilani Arruda was Miss Teen USA 2020

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Kapaʻa

2nd runner-up 2019

Winner of Miss Teen USA 2020

A native of Kapaʻa, Ki’ilani Arruda was crowned Miss Hawaii Teen USA on 10 November 2019 and represented Hawaii at the Miss Teen USA 2020 pageant in Memphis, Tennessee, where she became Hawaii’s second Miss Teen USA. Ki’ilani is a freshman at the University of Puget Sound studying Molecular and Cellular Biology on a Pre-Med Track. As an athlete, Kiʻilani strives to maintain an active lifestyle. She competed in volleyball, swim, and track in high school, and will go on to swim for her university.

2020 bio:

Miss Teen USA 2020 Ki’ilani Arruda is a freshman at the University of Puget Sound studying Molecular and Cellular Biology on a Pre-Med Track and minoring in Spanish. She recently graduated from Island School with a 4.0 GPA and received multiple awards over the course of her academic career. As an athlete, Kiʻilani strives to maintain an active lifestyle. She competed in volleyball, swim, and track in high school, and will go on to swim for her university. Kiʻilani’s younger brother was diagnosed with Autism at the age of two. Because of her experience as a loving older sister, she wants to advocate for Autism Awareness and recently received her Registered Behavior Technician License.

Miss Teen USA pageant photos

Competing in the Miss Teen USA pageant is once-in-a-lifetime event few get to experience. Here are Ki’ilani’s official Miss Teen USA photos.

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