# Miss Teen USA 2019

Miss Teen USA 2019 was the 37th Miss Teen USA pageant. It was held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, on April 28, 2019, and was hosted by Miss USA 2014 Nia Sanchez and Tim Tialdo. Hailey Colborn of Kansas crowned her successor Kaliegh Garris of Connecticut at the end of the event. This was the first time in the history of Miss Teen USA winning back-to-back titles by African Americans.
The 2019 competition served as the second consecutive time that the pageant has been held concurrently with the Miss USA competition. For the first time, both the preliminary and final competitions were held on the same day.

## Pageant
### Selection of contestants

51 delegates from the 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants held from September 2018 to January 2019.

### Preliminary round

Prior to the final competition, the delegates competed the preliminary competition, which involved private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they competed in athletic wear and evening gown. It was held on April 28 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno-Tahoe. For the first time since 2017, the preliminary round was broadcast.

### Finals

During the final competition, the Top 15 finalists competed in athletic wear, evening gown and in a customized final question round, and the winner was decided by a panel of judges.

### Broadcasting

The pageant was webcast on the pageant's Facebook and YouTube pages, as downloadable live events available on the Asian and American PlayStation Stores for PlayStation 4 consoles and on Xbox Live in 41 regions for the Xbox One line of consoles via the Facebook Video application, with support for 4K Ultra HD, Dolby Vision and HDR10 video and Dolby Atmos spatial audio.

## Contestants

All 51 delegates have been confirmed:
| State | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Placement | Notes |
| Alabama | Kalin Burt | 19 | Tuscaloosa | 4th runner-up | |
| Alaska | Meghan Scott | 17 | Eagle River | | |
| Arizona | Jordan Waller | 17 | Peoria | | |
| Arkansas | Maggie Williams | 17 | Piggott | Top 15 | |
| California | Alina Rae Carranza | 18 | Los Angeles | | |
| Colorado | Sydney Boehler | 19 | Fort Collins | | Later Top 15 semifinalist at Miss Colorado USA 2021 |
| Connecticut | Kaliegh Garris | 18 | New Haven | Miss Teen USA 2019 | |
| Delaware | Myah Rosa-Scott | 18 | New Castle | | |
| District of Columbia | Jaclyn Davis | 19 | Washington, D.C. | | |
| Florida | Katia Gerry | 17 | Jacksonville | | Later Teen Miss Earth USA 2021 Later top 15 at Miss California USA 2022 |
| Georgia | Isabella Bloedorn | 15 | Acworth | | |
| Hawaii | Leimakamae Freitas | 18 | Kailua-Kona | | |
| Idaho | Tess Romani | 19 | Boise | | |
| Illinois | A'Maiya Allen | 19 | Bolingbrook | Top 15 | |
| Indiana | Catelyn Combellick | 15 | Carmel | | |
| Iowa | Kristen Hovda | 18 | Cedar Rapids | | Sister of Miss Iowa Teen USA 2009 Allyson Hovda |
| Kansas | Hannah DeBok | 18 | Olathe | Top 15 | |
| Kentucky | Emma Johns | 17 | Pikeville | | |
| Louisiana | Emma Brooks McAllister | 16 | Houma | | |
| Maine | Mara Carpenter | 17 | Camden | | Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Maine USA 2023 |
| Maryland | Amalia Sanches | 18 | Bethesda | Top 15 | |
| Massachusetts | Annie Lu | 18 | Cambridge | Top 15 | |
| Michigan | Alexis Lubecki | 17 | Canton | | |
| Minnesota | Olivia Herbert | 16 | Andover | | |
| Mississippi | Kaylee Brooke McCollum | 18 | Amory | 3rd runner-up | Later Miss Mississippi USA 2024 |
| Missouri | Abilene Lortz | 15 | St. James | | |
| Montana | Megan Brewer | 17 | Melstone | | Later 1st Runner-Up at Miss Montana USA 2023 |
| Nebraska | Erin Shae Swanson | 18 | Norfolk | Top 15 | |
| Nevada | Erica Yvette Bonilla | 18 | Las Vegas | 2nd runner-up | |
| New Hampshire | Jadyn McDonough | 19 | Bedford | | Later Top 10 at Miss South Carolina USA 2022 |
| New Jersey | Ava Tortorici | 18 | Montclair | | |
| New Mexico | Angela Nañez | 15 | Clovis | | |
| New York | Hailey Germano | 18 | Smithtown | | |
| North Carolina | Eliza Minor | 15 | Charlotte | | |
| North Dakota | Caitlyn Vogel | 18 | Minot | 1st runner-up | Later Miss North Dakota USA 2021 and 1st runner-up at Miss USA 2021 |
| Ohio | Isabelle Jedra | 18 | Mansfield | | |
| Oklahoma | Abigail Billings | 18 | Woodward | Top 15 | |
| Oregon | Mackenzie Peterson | 17 | Klamath Falls | | |
| Pennsylvania | Julia Meckley | 17 | Villanova | | |
| Rhode Island | Olivia Volpe | 18 | Cranston | | |
| South Carolina | Allie Richardson | 18 | Lexington | Top 15 | |
| South Dakota | Shelby Specht | 18 | Sioux Falls | | |
| Tennessee | Bailey Guy | 16 | Hendersonville | Top 15 | Later USA National Teen 2021 |
| Texas | Kennedy Edwards | 18 | Houston | | First African-American Miss Texas Teen USA |
| Utah | Kaylyn Slevin | 18 | Salt Lake City | | Later became a member of the Los Angeles Charger Girls |
| Vermont | Jenna Howlett | 16 | Bridport | | Later Miss Vermont USA 2023 |
| Virginia | Morgan Duty | 17 | Lebanon | | |
| Washington | Lily Lloyd | 17 | Orting | | |
| West Virginia | Brennah Groves | 18 | Summersville | | |
| Wisconsin | Sydney Bobinski | 17 | Mosinee | | |
| Wyoming | Grace Turner | 18 | Jackson | Top 15 | Later 1st Runner-Up at Miss Wyoming USA 2023 |

## Judges

* MJ Acosta – sports broadcaster
* Kristin Collin – businesswoman, music executive, and artist manager
* Ivette Fernandez – businesswoman and executive
* Katherine Haik – Miss Teen USA 2015 from Louisiana
* Shannon Keel – general manager of the Grand Sierra Resort
* Kristen Remington – news anchor, Miss Nevada Teen USA 1999