# Miss Teen USA 2021

Miss Teen USA 2021 was the 39th Miss Teen USA pageant, held at the Paradise Cove Theater of River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, on November 27, 2021.
Ki'ilani Arruda of Hawaii crowned Breanna Myles of Florida as her successor at the end of the event. First year of the competition under Crystle Stewart's directorship. This was the first time since 1988 that the State Costume competition took place before the eve of preliminary competition.

## Background

On December 31, 2020, it was announced on Good Morning America that Miss Teen USA and Miss USA would be split from the Miss Universe Organization into a new organization under the helm of Crystle Stewart. Stewart had previously been crowned Miss USA 2008.

### Location

On May 18, 2021, it was confirmed by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation that Miss USA 2021 and Miss Teen USA 2021 would be held at the Paradise Cover Theater of River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The competition will span five days, beginning on November 22 and concluding on November 27, 2021.

### Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the schedule of Miss Teen USA 2020, postponing it from spring 2020 to November 2020. Each state organization had initially planned to schedule their 2021 pageants for the fall 2020 and winter 2020–21, the typical timeframe for state pageants dating back to the 1980s. However, most state pageants were later rescheduled to spring and summer 2021.
2021 state pageants altered due to COVID-19 :
| State | Original date | New date taken |
| Wisconsin | September 13, 2020 | March 20, 2021 |
| Wyoming | September 19, 2020 | March 27, 2021 |
| Michigan | September 26, 2020 | August 7, 2021 |
| North Dakota | September 26, 2020 | April 25, 2021 |
| South Dakota | September 27, 2020 | April 25, 2021 |
| Alabama | October 10, 2020 | January 10, 2021 |
| Tennessee | October 10, 2020 | March 13, 2021 |
| Iowa | October 11, 2020 | March 31, 2021 |
| Rhode Island | October 11, 2020 | August 8, 2021 |
| Louisiana | October 24, 2020 | January 16, 2021 |
| Arkansas | October 25, 2020 | May 23, 2021 |
| West Virginia | October 25, 2020 | July 11, 2021 |
| Mississippi | October 31, 2020 | March 13, 2021 |
| Colorado | November 1, 2020 | March 28, 2021 |
| Vermont | November 8, 2020 | June 6, 2021 |
| North Carolina | November 7, 2020 | February 21, 2021 |
| Vermont | November 8, 2020 | June 6, 2021 |
| Hawaii | November 8, 2020 | December 10, 2020 |
| Maryland | November 8, 2020 | July 25, 2021 |
| Ohio | November 14, 2020 | July 10, 2021 |
| Maine | November 15, 2020 | June 20, 2021 |
| Georgia | November 21, 2020 | February 13, 2021 |
| Oregon | November 21, 2020 | March 20, 2021 |
| South Carolina | November 21, 2020 | March 6, 2021 |
| Connecticut | November 22, 2020 | June 6, 2021 |
| Illinois | November 22, 2020 | June 26, 2021 |
| Massachusetts | November 22, 2020 | June 13, 2021 |
| New Jersey | November 29, 2020 | August 1, 2021 |
| Washington | November 22, 2020 | March 21, 2021 |
| Indiana | November 29, 2020 | July 26, 2021 |
| New Jersey | November 29, 2020 | August 1, 2021 |
| Minnesota | December 6, 2020 | April 4, 2021 |
| New Hampshire | December 6, 2020 | June 13, 2021 |
| Texas | December 6, 2020 | May 31, 2021 |
| Missouri | December 6, 2020 | May 1, 2021 |
| Oklahoma | December 20, 2020 | April 25, 2021 |
| Arizona | January 10, 2021 | July 11, 2021 |
| District of Columbia | January 9, 2021 | July 17, 2021 |
| Virginia | January 9, 2021 | July 17, 2021 |
| Nevada | January 17, 2021 | June 27, 2021 |
| Nebraska | January 10, 2021 | May 16, 2021 |
| Kansas | January 17, 2021 | March 20, 2021 |
| New York | January 24, 2021 | August 20, 2021 |
| Kentucky | January 30, 2021 | May 1, 2021 |
Due to restrictions implemented in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, numerous health and safety guidelines have been implemented for contestants, production members, and audiences at state pageants, such as taking a negative COVID-19 test and following social distancing. Additionally, a number of state pageants have had to alter their initial venue choices due to shut-downs implemented by their governor.

### Selection of contestants

Delegates from 50 states and the District of Columbia will be selected in state pageants which began in September 2020. The first state pageants were Idaho and Montana, held together on their original dates of September 27, 2020, and the last state pageant was California on September 19, 2021.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Teen USA 2021 | Florida– Breanna Myles |
| 1st Runner-Up | District of Columbia– Hannah Gilliard |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Texas– Landry Davis |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Pennsylvania– Yvonne Burke |
| 4th Runner-Up | Utah– Ayzjiahna Wood |
| Top 16 | California– Cameron Doan Georgia – Liza Greenberg § Iowa– Angel Strong Louisiana– Gracie Petry Maryland– Maria Derisavi Mississippi– Mattie Grace Morris Missouri– Anna Long Nebraska– Daisy Sudderth South Carolina– Augusta Roach Wisconsin– Shreya Gundelly Wyoming– Teryn Thatcher |
§ – Voted into Top 16 through the online vote.

## Pageant
### Judges

* Madison Brodsky – entertainment host and author
* Claudia Correa – respiratory therapist
* Chloe Lukasiak – dancer and Dance Moms star
* Joni Rogers-Kante – CEO of SeneGence
* Jérôme LaMaar – fashion designer and creative director

## Contestants

All 51 state titleholders have been crowned.
| State | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Placement | Notes |
| Alabama | Dailyn Swann | 18 | Greenville | | |
| Alaska | Ellie Smith | 18 | Anchorage | | Daughter of Sarah Smith, Miss Alaska Teen USA 1998 |
| Arizona | McKenzi Lindhag | 17 | Peoria | | |
| Arkansas | Madeline Bohlman | 19 | Fayetteville | | Later Miss Arkansas USA 2024 Cousin of Miss America 2024 Madison Marsh |
| California | Cameron Doan | 19 | Anaheim | Top 16 | Previously Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2018 |
| Colorado | Abi Lange | 19 | Longmont | | |
| Connecticut | Nikitha Kikanamada | 19 | South Windsor | | |
| Delaware | Sky Knox | 19 | Newark | | Previously Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2018 |
| District of Columbia | Hannah Gilliard | 17 | Washington, D.C. | 1st Runner-Up | |
| Florida | Breanna Myles | 18 | Port St. Lucie | Miss Teen USA 2021 | |
| Georgia | Liza Greenberg | 19 | Peachtree City | Top 16 | |
| Hawaii | Tia Bustamante | 19 | Kaneohe | | |
| Idaho | Kallie Peck | 17 | Preston | | |
| Illinois | Gissell Bahena | 17 | Chicago | | |
| Indiana | Lexi Gryszowka | 17 | Bloomington | | |
| Iowa | Angel Strong | 19 | Des Moines | Top 16 | Previously competed in Miss Earth USA 2020 (Top 10), Miss Earth USA 2021 (Top 12) & Miss Earth USA 2023 (Miss Earth Fire USA) as Nebraska |
| Kansas | Madilynn Becker | 17 | Herington | | |
| Kentucky | Kennedy Mosley | 17 | London | | |
| Louisiana | Gracie Petry | 19 | Lafayette | Top 16 | |
| Maine | Kyah Brown | 16 | Poland | | |
| Maryland | Maria Derisavi | 18 | Leonardtown | Top 16 | |
| Massachusetts | Shannon Malloy | 18 | Canton | | |
| Michigan | Jada Moylan | 17 | Hudsonville | | Daughter of Sara Dusendang Moylan, Miss Michigan Teen USA 1999 |
| Minnesota | Annika Wiese | 18 | Owatonna | | |
| Mississippi | Mattie Grace Morris | 18 | Flowood | Top 16 | |
| Missouri | Anna Long | 18 | Lake Winnebago | Top 16 | |
| Montana | Katie Tooke | 17 | Ekalaka | | |
| Nebraska | Daisy Sudderth | 18 | Omaha | Top 16 | |
| Nevada | Noelani Mendoza | 18 | Las Vegas | | |
| New Hampshire | Emilee Mills | 19 | Concord | | Daughter of Stephanie Foisy Mills, Miss New Hampshire 1995 |
| New Jersey | Delaney Musgrave | 18 | Bergenfield | | |
| New Mexico | Emily Lehr | 16 | Alamogordo | | |
| New York | Geanna Koulouris | 19 | Bethpage | | |
| North Carolina | Madison Walker | 19 | Garner | | Later semifinalist at Miss North Carolina USA 2023 |
| North Dakota | Aspen Hennessy | 18 | Des Lacs | | |
| Ohio | Grace-Anne Larschied | 17 | Lima | | |
| Oklahoma | Hunter Gorton | 18 | Glenpool | | Sister of Taylor Gorton, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2008 and Miss Oklahoma USA 2016 |
| Oregon | Mikaela Ochocki | 18 | Wilsonville | | |
| Pennsylvania | Yvonne Burke | 18 | Doylestown | 3rd Runner-Up | |
| Rhode Island | Sydney Jaiswal | 17 | Cranston | | |
| South Carolina | Augusta Roach | 18 | Easley | Top 16 | |
| South Dakota | Katie Schmit | 18 | Artesian | | |
| Tennessee | Annie Zhao | 17 | Memphis | | |
| Texas | Landry Davis | 19 | Dallas | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| Utah | Ayzjiahna Wood | 16 | Clearfield | 4th Runner-Up | |
| Vermont | Jamisyn Baker | 16 | Rutland | | |
| Virginia | Alyssa Mawyer | 18 | Broadway | | |
| Washington | Novalee Lewis | 17 | Tacoma | | Previously Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2018 |
| West Virginia | Brylee Knotts | 18 | Grafton | | |
| Wisconsin | Shreya Gundelly | 19 | Mequon | Top 16 | |
| Wyoming | Teryn Thatcher | 19 | Kemmerer | Top 16 | |