America's Beauty 2019

**The 9th America's Beauty** Competition was held in Chicago on May 10, 2019. Kaitlyn Schoeffel crowned her succesor **Taylor Tyson** of **Florida** at the end of the event . The event was broadcast via **FOX Life**, for the final year.

Contestants from 50 states , plus **District Of Columbia** competed in this event.

This year, the organizing committee implemented a new format that aimed to focus more on the candidates speaking skills & their social platforms. It resulted in a lot of backlash from the viewers, a big number of heavy media favorites went unplaced, which resulted in the committee members stepping down in the following edition of 2020/21.

## Results

 **1st Runner Up** | * **Connecticut** - Bridget Oei
 **2nd Runner Up** | * **Texas** - Madison Fuller
 **Top 6** | * **Louisiana** - Holli' Conway
* **Massachusetts** - Gabriela Taveras
* **Virginia** - Emili McPhail
 **Top 12** | * **Colorado** - Ellery Jones
* **Kentucky** - Katie Bouchard
* **Nebraska** - Jessica Shultis
* **New York** - Nia Franklin
* **Oregon** - Taylor Ballard
* **Wisconsin** - Tianna Vanderhei
 **Top 22** | * **Alabama** - Callie Walker
* **Alaska** - Courtney Schuman
* **Idaho** - Nina Forest
* **Indiana** - Lydia Tremaine
* **Iowa** - Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw
* **Maryland** - Adrianna David
* **Michigan** - Emily Sioma (§)
* **Missouri** - Katelyn Lewis
* **Oklahoma** - Ashley Thompson (¶)
* **Washington** - Danamarie McNicholl

* **Missouri** Placed For The Sixth Consecutive Time.
* **Colorado**, **Connecticut**, **Louisiana**, **Michigan**, **Oklahoma** & **Texas** Placed For The Second Consecutive Time.
* **Alabama**, **Idaho**, **Iowa**, **Kentucky**, **Maryland** & **New York** Placed For The First Time Since 2017.
* **Florida** & **Oregon** Placed For The First Time Since 2016.
* **Massachusetts**, **Nebraska**, **Virginia** & **Washington** Placed For The First Time since 2015.
* **Alaska** Placed For The First Time since 2014.
* **Indiana** & **Wisconsin** Placed For The First Time Ever.

**Automatic Spots :**
 Top 4
* Nevada - Alexis Hilts
* Ohio - Matti-Lynn Chrisman
 **Contestant's Choice (¶)** | * **Oklahoma - Ashley Thompson**
 Top 4
* North Carolina - Laura Matrazzo
* South Dakota - Carrie Wintle

(§) Voted by the public to advance to the Top 20.

(¶) Voted by the contestants to advance to the Top 20.

## Order Of Announcements

### Top 16:

1. **Connecticut**
2. **New York**
3. **Wisconsin**
4. **Iowa**
5. **Florida**
6. **Alabama**
7. **Texas**
8. **Idaho**
9. **Washington**
10. **Massachusetts**
11. **Nebraska**
12. **Missouri**
13. **Virginia**
14. **Louisiana**
15. **Oregon**
16. **Colorado**
17. **Alaska**
18. **Kentucky**
19. **Maryland**
20. **Indiana**
21. **Michigan**
22. **Oklahoma**

### Top 10 :

1. **New York**
2. **Texas**
3. **Virginia**
4. **Oregon**
5. **Connecticut**
6. **Louisiana**
7. **Massachusetts**
8. **Wisconsin**
9. **Colorado**
10. **Florida**
11. **Kentucky**
12. **Nebraska**

### Top 5:

1. **Virginia**
2. **Louisiana**
3. **Connecticut**
4. **Massachusetts**
5. **Texas**
6. **Florida**

## Preliminary Awards

### Competition Awards :

 **Fashion Style (Divisions)** | *
 **“Tell A Story” Outfit (Regions)** | *
 **Talent (Overall)** | *

### Social Impact Initiative

The platform award previously known as "Quality of Life" has now been renamed as "Social Impact Initiative", and will account for 50% of the private interviews' scores .

 2nd Place
 3rd Place
 Honorable Mentions
* Florida - Taylor Tyson
* Texas - Madison Fuller
* Virginia - Emili McPhail
* Wisconsin - Tianna Vanderhei

### Other Awards :

* Wyoming - Beck Bridger
 **STEM Scolarship Award** | * Idaho - Nina Forest
* Montana - Laura Haller
* Nevada - Alexis Hilts
* Texas - Madison Fuller
 **Woman In Business Scholarship Award** | * District of Columbia - Allison Farris
* Wisconsin - Tianna Vanderhei

## Preliminary Rounds

### Private Interviews / Social Impact Initiative

This year the candidates, divided into 9 geographical divisions , competed in 2 events :

1. **Private Interviews** : Candidates sat down and did private 10 min interviews with jury members, where they discussed their personalities, beliefs & goals. Scores attributed consisted of half the overall score.
2. **Social Impact Initiative** : Candidates presented their platform, formally known as "Quality of Life", to the jury members. Scores attributed consisted of half the overall score.

The candidate with the highest average from each division qualifies automatically to the **Top 22**, while the others move on to the next rounds.

#### **Midwest :**

East North Central :
  Indiana - Lydia Tremaine
  Michigan - Emily Sioma
  Ohio - Matti-Lynn Chrisman

#### **South :**

East South Central :
  Mississippi - Asya Branch
  Tennessee - Christine Williamson

West South Central :
  Louisiana - Holli' Conway
  Oklahoma - Ashley Thompson
  **Texas - Madison Fuller** | **9.1** | 9.0

#### **West**

Pacific & Isles :
  California - MacKenzie Freed
  Hawaii - Penelope Ng Pack
  Oregon - Taylor Ballard
  **Washington - Danamarie McNicholl** | **9.0** | 8.7

### Round Table Discussions

The remaining 42 contestants sit down with each other in 7 Round Table Discussions, discussing certain social topics. They will be scored by the judges, and their scores added to the first round's average.

The total calculates as follows :

* **75%** - Round Table Discussions

* **25%** - Private Interviews / Social Impact Initiative

The contestant(s) with the highest overall total from each region move on automatically to the **Top 22**.

### Midwest

**Midwest**  **(Group 1)**
  Michigan - Emily Sioma
  South Dakota - Carrie Wintle

**Midwest**  **(Group 2)**
  Indiana - Lydia Tremaine
  Minnesota - Michaelene Karlen
  **Missouri - Katelyn Lewis** | **13.9** | 3.9

### West

**West (Group 2):**
  Utah - Jesse Craig
  Wyoming - Beck Bridger

### Talent Competition

The remaining 38 candidates compete all together in the Talent competition. They will be scored by the jury, and their previous averages will be added to their total.

The scores are added as follows :

* **50%** - Talent Score

* **50%** - Previous Average

The 4 candidates with the highest total move on to the **Top 22**, plus **America's Choice** & **Candidates' Choice**.

  **Kentucky - Katie Bouchard** | 9.3
  **Maryland - Adrianna David** | 8.7
  **Indiana - Lydia Tremaine** | 8.8

### Final Night

* On the Coronation Night, the Top 22 candidates compete in front of the final jury panel in **Peer to Peer Questions**. Each Top 20 candidate has to answer a question of one of the other finalists in 20 seconds. 10 contestants with the highest marks advance.
* The **Top 10** compete in **Red Carpet** segment, where they walk the stage in any outfit they think represents them best. Only 5 advance.
* The Top 5 compete in **Jury's Q&A**, and finally in the **Common Question** . Along with impressions from the entire competition, the jury determine the winner & final ranking.