# Miss Teen USA 2018

Miss Teen USA 2018, the 36th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held on May 18, 2018, at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff of Missouri crowned Hailey Colborn of Kansas as her successor at the end of the event. She is the second entrant from Kansas to win the title after Keylee Sue Sanders won Miss Teen USA 1995.
For the first time, the pageant was held concurrently with its sister pageant Miss USA 2018, which was held three days later on May 21, also taking place in Shreveport.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Teen USA 2018 | Hailey Colborn (Kansas) |
| 1st Runner-Up | Kirby Elizabeth Self (South Carolina) |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Chloe Zambrano (Colorado) |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Sydni-Dion Bennett (Illinois) |
| 4th Runner-Up | Kaaviya Sambavisam (North Carolina) |

## Contestants

All 51 delegates have been confirmed:
| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Placement | Notes |
| Alabama | Kennedy Cromeens | 17 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Birmingham | | |
| Alaska | McKinley Wooten | 17 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Wasilla | | |
| Arizona | Macy Deak | 16 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Scottsdale | | |
| Arkansas | Mackenzie Hinderberger | 19 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Fayetteville | | Later Miss Arkansas USA 2023 |
| California | Janeice Love | 17 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Barstow | Top 15 | |
| Colorado | Chloe Zambrano | 17 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Fruita | 2nd runner-up | |
| Connecticut | Elle Sauli | 17 | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | Newtown | | |
| Delaware | Brynn Close | 18 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Middletown | | |
| District of Columbia | Madison Chambers | 18 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Washington, D.C. | | |
| Florida | Lou Schieffelin | 17 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Winter Park | Top 10 | |
| Georgia | Savannah Miles | 17 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Lawrenceville | Top 10 | |
| Hawaii | Kylyn Rapoza | 18 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Hilo | | |
| Idaho | Jacy Uhler | 18 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | Boise | | |
| Illinois | Sydni-Dion Bennett | 17 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Chicago | 3rd runner-up | First African American Miss Illinois Teen USA Later Miss Illinois USA 2021 and 3rd runner-up at Miss USA 2021 |
| Indiana | Ella Harrison | 17 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | New Albany | | |
| Iowa | Isabella Russell | 17 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | Marshalltown | | |
| Kansas | Hailey Colborn | 17 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Wichita | Miss Teen USA 2018 | |
| Kentucky | Jordan Crozier | 19 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Somerset | | Later top 16 at Miss Kentucky USA 2020 |
| Louisiana | Lindsey Conque | 17 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | Lafayette | Top 10 | |
| Maine | Erin McPherson | 17 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | Hartford | | |
| Maryland | Caleigh Shade | 18 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Cumberland | Top 15 | Later Miss Maryland USA 2022 |
| Massachusetts | Lexi Woloshchuk | 18 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Monson | | |
| Michigan | Anane Loveday | 16 | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | Grosse Ile | Top 15 | Born in Ethiopia |
| Minnesota | Peyton Schroeder | 18 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Rosemount | | |
| Mississippi | Julieanna Jackson | 15 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Mize | | |
| Missouri | Chloe Bartlett | 19 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Liberal | | |
| Montana | Elley Munson | 17 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Billings | | |
| Nebraska | Michaela Edstrand | 17 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Omaha | | Later 1st runner-up at Miss Nebraska USA 2023 |
| Nevada | Britney Barnhart | 16 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Las Vegas | Top 15 | Sister of Miss Nevada Teen USA 2008 Lauren Hudman and daughter of Miss Oklahoma USA 1982 Jill Barnhart. |
| New Hampshire | Natalie Jenkins | 17 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Nashua | | |
| New Jersey | Diana Smerina | 16 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Freehold | | |
| New Mexico | Madison Turner | 18 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Mosquero | | |
| New York | Saige Guerin | 17 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Staten Island | | |
| North Carolina | Kaaviya Sambasivam | 18 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Winston-Salem | 4th runner-up | Later 1st runner-up at Miss North Carolina USA 2021 |
| North Dakota | Ashlyn Erickson | 18 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Fargo | | |
| Ohio | Sofia Durina | 18 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Columbiana | | |
| Oklahoma | Zoe Ferraro | 17 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Bixby | | |
| Oregon | Jaycie Forrester | 16 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Tualatin | | |
| Pennsylvania | Kailey Grill | 18 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Mars | | |
| Rhode Island | Aliyah Moore | 18 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Pawtucket | | |
| South Carolina | Kirby Elizabeth Self | 18 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Greenwood | 1st runner-up | Later Miss South Carolina USA 2023 |
| South Dakota | Shania Knutson | 18 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Viborg | | Later Miss South Dakota USA 2022 |
| Tennessee | Sofie Rovenstine | 19 | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Franklin | Top 10 | Appeared in the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show |
| Texas | Brenna Flynn | 18 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Fort Worth | | |
| Utah | Madilen Kellogg | 19 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Layton | Top 10 | |
| Vermont | Alexandra Diehl | 17 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | St. Albans | | Previously Miss Vermont's Outstanding Teen 2016 |
| Virginia | Himanvi Preeti Panidepu | 18 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Centreville | | First East Indian American Miss Virginia Teen-USA |
| Washington | Summer Keffeler | 17 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Monroe | | Sister of Stormy Keffeler, original titleholder of Miss Washington USA 2016 Later Miss Nevada USA 2022 |
| West Virginia | Trinity Tiffany | 16 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Huntington | Top 15 | |
| Wisconsin | Alexis Maria Loomans | 16 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Waunakee | | Later Miss Wisconsin USA 2023 |
| Wyoming | Mackenzie Kern | 18 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Casper | | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2021 |

## Judges

* Ashley Fox – sports journalist
* Kalani Hilliker – dancer, actress, model, and reality television personality
* Brittney Rogers Collins – reality television personality and Miss Louisiana USA 2003
* Bia Roldan – journalist and news anchor
* Crystle Stewart – television host, model, actress, and Miss USA 2008 from Texas
* Marta Topran – beauty director at Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, and Women's Health