# Miss Teen USA 2022

Miss Teen USA 2022 was the 40th Miss Teen USA pageant, held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, United States, on October 1, 2022.
Breanna Myles of Florida crowned Faron Medhi of Nebraska as her successor at the end of the event.

## Background
### Location

On July 14, 2022, it was reported that the competition, including Miss USA 2022, would be held in Reno, Nevada, with the city securing a three-year deal to host the pageants in 2022, 2023, and 2024. This will be the second time that the pageant is held in Reno, following Miss Teen USA 2019. The following day, it was confirmed that the pageant would be held at the Grand Sierra Resort on October 1 by Crystle Stewart who confirmed that the location was chosen to honor Cheslie Kryst, whom had been crowned Miss USA 2019 in the same venue and had died by suicide in January 2022.

### Selection of contestants

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the duration between most of the state pageants from the previous year's competition, with previous year's state titleholders' reign being shortened to eight to eleven months, depending on state. Delegates from the 50 states and the District of Columbia are selected in state pageants which began in September 2021 and ended in July 2022, as the state pageant schedule can become very dense between the last state pageant held from 2021. The first state pageants were Idaho and Montana, held together on September 12, 2021, and the last state pageant was Colorado held on July 3, 2022.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Teen USA 2022 | Nebraska – Faron Medhi |
| 1st Runner-Up | Idaho – Jenna Beckstrom |
| 2nd Runner-Up | California – Cassidy Hill |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Michigan – Isabella Mosqueda |
| 4th Runner-Up | Tennessee – McKinley Farese |
| Top 16 | Arizona – MayaDenise Gaskin  Florida – Alyssa Khan  Georgia – Courtney Ianna Smith  Hawaii – Malulani Paiste  Iowa – Marisa Mathson  Kansas – Gracie Hendrickson  Nevada – Janae McIntosh  North Carolina – Gabriela Ortega  Ohio – Kylan Darnell §  Oklahoma – Haleigh Hurst  Wisconsin – Sage Gundelly |
§ – Voted into Top 16 through the online vote.

### Special awards

| Award | Award | Contestant |
| Best State Costume | Winner | Oklahoma – Haleigh Hurst |
| Best State Costume | Second Place | North Carolina – Gabriela Ortega |
| Best State Costume | Third Place | Wisconsin – Sage Gundelly |
| Miss Congeniality | Miss Congeniality | Nevada – Janae McIntosh |
| Miss Photogenic | Miss Photogenic | North Carolina – Gabriela Ortega |
Order of Announcements
Top 16
* Arizona
* Florida
* Kansas
* Nevada
* Iowa
* Ohio
* Georgia
* Wisconsin
* North Carolina
* Hawaii
* California
* Michigan
* Nebraska
* Idaho
* Tennessee
* Oklahoma
Top 5
* California
* Tennessee
* Michigan
* Idaho
* Nebraska

## Pageant
### Judges

* Allan Aponte – Puerto Rican makeup artist
* Kaliegh Garris – Miss Teen USA 2019 from Connecticut
* Bob Hartnagel – American public affairs consultant
* Anita Krpata – American businesswoman and chief commercial officer (CCO) of SeneGence
* Tanya Memme – Canadian television host and Miss World Canada 1993
* Keylee Sanders Helmich – Miss Teen USA 1995 from Kansas

## Contestants

All 51 titleholders have been crowned.
| State | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Placement | Notes |
| Alabama | AnnaLee Story | 19 | Auburn | | |
| Alaska | Madison Hines | 17 | Eagle River | | |
| Arizona | MayaDenise Gaskin | 18 | Phoenix | Top 16 | Previously Miss Arizona Collegiate America 2021 |
| Arkansas | Allie Shanks | 17 | Springdale | | |
| California | Cassidy Hill | 18 | Newport Beach | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| Colorado | Chloe Fisher | 18 | Sterling | | |
| Connecticut | Mya Xeller | 18 | New Haven | | |
| Delaware | Ava MacMurray | 18 | Hockessin | | |
| District of Columbia | Asia Hickman | 19 | Washington, D.C. | | Previously Miss New York's Outstanding Teen 2017 |
| Florida | Alyssa Khan | 19 | Cooper City | Top 16 | |
| Georgia | Courtney Ianna Smith | 16 | Atlanta | Top 16 | |
| Hawaii | Malulani Paiste | 19 | Mililani | Top 16 | |
| Idaho | Jenna Beckstrom | 18 | Eagle | 1st Runner-Up | |
| Illinois | Dawn Parks | 19 | Chicago | | |
| Indiana | KK Kokonaing | 18 | Huntertown | | |
| Iowa | Marisa Mathson | 17 | Des Moines | Top 16 | |
| Kansas | Gracie Hendrickson | 17 | Newton | Top 16 | Previously Miss Kansas' Outstanding Teen 2021 |
| Kentucky | Gabriella Hembree | 19 | Carrollton | | |
| Louisiana | Ainsley Ross | 19 | Bossier City | | |
| Maine | Madisson Higgins | 16 | Bangor | | |
| Maryland | Soniya Krishan | 19 | Wheaton | | |
| Massachusetts | Jillian Driscoll | 18 | Lynnfield | | Daughter of Jacquelyn Doucette Driscoll, Miss Massachusetts USA 1996. |
| Michigan | Isabella Mosqueda | 19 | Cedar Springs | 3rd Runner-Up | |
| Minnesota | Ava Ernst | 17 | North Oaks | | Previously Miss Minnesota High School America 2021 |
| Mississippi | McKenzie Cole | 16 | Vicksburg | | |
| Missouri | Shae Smith | 19 | Bolivar | | Previously Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen 2019 |
| Montana | Julia Kunau | 16 | Lewistown | | |
| Nebraska | Faron Medhi | 18 | Omaha | Miss Teen USA 2022 | |
| Nevada | Janae McIntosh | 18 | Las Vegas | Top 16 | |
| New Hampshire | Grace Paradise | 18 | Plaistow | | |
| New Jersey | Isabella Galan | 17 | Wayne | | |
| New Mexico | Caroline Babcock | 17 | Farmington | | |
| New York | Mahdiya Chowdhury | 17 | New York City | | |
| North Carolina | Gabriela Ortega | 17 | Cary | Top 16 | |
| North Dakota | Berkley Lundeen | 18 | Minot | | Cousin of Caitlyn Vogel, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2019 and Miss North Dakota USA 2021 |
| Ohio | Kylan Darnell | 18 | Franklin Furnace | Top 16 | |
| Oklahoma | Haleigh Hurst | 19 | Norman | Top 16 | |
| Oregon | Alaina McClanen-Clemons | 18 | Portland | | |
| Pennsylvania | Alexandra Jones | 18 | Monongahela | | |
| Rhode Island | Julia Potts | 18 | Charlestown | | |
| South Carolina | Katie Ward | 19 | Charleston | | |
| South Dakota | Bella Welker | 17 | Harrisburg | | |
| Tennessee | McKinley Farese | 18 | Germantown | 4th Runner-Up | Previously Miss Kentucky Junior High School America 2017, Miss Tennessee Junior High School America 2018 |
| Texas | Chanel Williams | 16 | San Antonio | | |
| Utah | Maizy Abbott | 19 | Pleasant View | | |
| Vermont | Kenzie Golonka | 17 | Montpelier | | Sister of Kelsey Golonka, Miss Vermont Teen USA 2017 and Miss Vermont USA 2022 |
| Virginia | Hannah Grau | 17 | Fredericksburg | | |
| Washington | Kate Dixon | 18 | Sammamish | | Shortly after being crowned, a video of Dixon saying the N-word surfaced causing a controversy. Pageant organizers allowed Dixon to begin her reign. |
| West Virginia | Emma Kitchen | 18 | Williamstown | | |
| Wisconsin | Sage Gundelly | 15 | Mequon | Top 16 | Sister of Shreya Gundelly, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2021 |
| Wyoming | Nora Steinke | 17 | Laramie | | Cousin of Erin Shae Swanson, Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2019 |