2nd runner-up 2019
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.
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.
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Ki’ilani’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 Ki’ilani’s previous pageant photos.
All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Ki’ilani’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Tia Bustamante as Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2021.
