Miss Teen USA 2014

{{short description|32nd edition of the Miss Teen USA competition}}

{{Infobox beauty pageant

| image = Miss Teen USA 2014.jpg

| image size = 250

| caption = Promotional banner for Miss Teen USA 2014 featuring Cassidy Wolf

| winner = K. Lee Graham

| represented = South Carolina

| date = August 2, 2014

| presenters = {{Hlist|Karl Jeno Schmid|Erin Brady}}

| venue = Grand Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, The Bahamas

| entrants = 51

| placements = 15

| broadcaster = {{Hlist|Xbox Live|YouTube}}

| congeniality = Sydney Robertson
Pennsylvania

| photogenic = Baskin Champion
Alabama

| before = 2013

| next = 2015

}}

Miss Teen USA 2014, the 32nd Miss Teen USA pageant. It was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in Nassau, Bahamas on August 2, 2014, and was hosted by Australian journalist Karl Jeno Schmid and Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady. Cassidy Wolf of California crowned her successor K. Lee Graham of South Carolina at the end of the event.

Historical significance

South Carolina wins competition for the second time.
Mississippi earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
Pennsylvania earns the 2nd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it was placed in 1993.
California earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
New Jersey earns the 4th runner-up position for the second time. The last time it was placed in 2003.
States that placed in semifinals the previous year were California, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
South Carolina and West Virginia placed for the fourth consecutive year.
California, New Jersey, Tennessee and Wisconsin made their second consecutive placement.
Michigan and Oklahoma last placed in 2012.
Indiana, Pennsylvania and Texas last placed in 2011.
Mississippi last placed in 2010.
Arizona and Massachusetts last placed in 2008.
Delaware last placed in 1999.
Georgia and Kansas break an ongoing streak of placements since 2011.
Alabama, Hawaii and New York break an ongoing streak of placements since 2012.

Pageant

=Selection of contestants=

One delegate from each state and the District of Columbia was chosen in state pageants held from September 2013 to January 2014.

The date was announced on April 2, 2014, by each delegate, which was officially confirmed shortly thereafter.

=Preliminary round=

Prior to the final telecast, the delegates competed in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in swimsuit and evening gown. The preliminary competition took place on August 1, 2014.{{YouTube|fxX42aNEBKY|The preliminary competition on the official Miss Teen USA YouTube channel}}

=Finals=

During the final competition, the top fifteen competed in swimsuit and evening gown, and the top five competed in the final question signed up by a panel of judges.

Judges

Amber Katz
Christielle Lim
Fred Nelson
Joe Parisi
Mallory Tucker

Contestants

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
style="width:10%;"\|State ! style="width:10%;"\|Name ! style="width:10%;"\|Hometown ! width=5%\|Age¹ ! style="width:5%;"\|Placement ! style="width:10%;"\|Awards ! style="width:20%;"\|Notes
Alabama \| Baskin Champion \| Vestavia Hills \| 19 \| \| Miss Photogenic \|
Alaska \| Whitney Williams \| Anchorage \| 17 \| \| \| Later 1st runner-up at Miss Alaska USA 2019
Arizona \| Savannah Wix \| Paradise Valley \| 18 \| Top 15 \| \| Later Miss Arizona USA 2019 and Miss Malibu USA 2019
Arkansas \| Lauren Weaver \| Greenwood \| 18 \| \| \|Later Miss Arkansas USA 2018
\|California \| Bianca Vierra \| Hayward \| 18 \| 3rd Runner-up \| \| Previously Miss Teenage California 2011 Previously Miss High School America 2012 Later 1st runner-up at Miss California USA 2018
Colorado \| Cindy Yan \| Denver \| 16 \| \| \|
Connecticut \| Sydney West \| Vernon \| 16 \| \| \|Sister of Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2012 & Miss Teen USA 2012 Logan West
Delaware \| Mia Jones \| Bear \| 18 \| Top 15 \| \| Later Miss Delaware USA 2017
District of Columbia \| Dominick Fink \| Chesapeake, VA \| 19 \| \| \| Previously Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2011
Florida \| Natalie Fiallo \| Miami \| 15 \| \| \|
Georgia \| Noelle Hughley \| Lithonia \| 17 \| \| \|
Hawaii \| Mariah Gosling \| Honolulu \| 18 \| \| \|
Idaho \| Hannah Menzner{{Cite web \|url=http://www.missidahousa.com/news.php \|title=Miss Idaho USA News and Announcements \|access-date=November 11, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203041958/http://www.missidahousa.com/news.php \|archive-date=February 3, 2016 \|url-status=dead }} \| Boise \| 18 \| \| \| Later 1st runner-up at Miss Idaho USA 2019 Later Miss District of Columbia Sweetheart 2020 Later 2nd runner-up at Miss District of Columbia USA 2021 Later 1st runner-up at Miss Idaho USA 2022
Illinois \| Miranda Fenzau \| Orland Park \| 18 \| \| \| Later 4th runner-up at Miss Illinois USA 2022
Indiana \| Zoe Parker{{Cite web\|url=http://missindianausa.com/?page_id=380\|title = Miss Indiana USA® & Miss Indiana Teen USA®}} \| Fort Wayne \| 16 \| Top 15 \| \|
Iowa \| Amanda Armstrong \| Sioux City \| 16 \| \| \|
Kansas \| Claire-Bailey Lee \| Andover \| 17 \| \| \| Daughter of Miss Kansas USA 1986, Audra Ockerman
Kentucky \| Megan Ducharm \| Shelbyville \| 18 \| \| \|
Louisiana \| Mary Risener{{Cite web\|url=http://misslouisianausa.com/results-2014\|title = Results 2014}} \| Houma \| 18 \| \| \|
Maine \| Danielle Hurtubise \| Portland \| 16 \| \| \|
Maryland \| Mariela Pepin{{Cite web\|url=https://missmarylandusa.com/\|title=Miss Maryland USA & Miss MD Teen USA \| Miss Maryland USA\|website=MISS MARYLAND USA and MISS MARYLAND TEEN USA}} \| Severn \| 18 \| \| \| Born in Puerto Rico Later top 10 at Miss World America 2017 Later Miss Maryland USA 2019 and top 10 at Miss USA 2019 Later contestant on season 25 of The Bachelor
Massachusetts \| Bailey Medeiros \| Monson \| 16 \| Top 15 \| \| New England Patriots Cheerleader Later 1st runner-up at Miss Massachusetts USA 2022
Michigan \| Iris Robare \| Gladstone \| 16 \| Top 15 \| \|
Minnesota \| Catherine Stanley \| Bloomington \| 18 \| \| \| Later Miss Minnesota USA 2019 and top 15 at Miss USA 2019
Mississippi \| Vaeda Mann{{Cite web\|url=http://missmississippiusa.com/\|title=MISS MISSISSIPPI USA® and MISS MISSISSIPPI TEEN USA®\|website=missmississippiusa.com}} \| Hattiesburg \| 17 \|1st Runner-up \| \|
Missouri \| Samantha Bowers \| Harrisonville \| 18 \| \| \| Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Missouri USA 2017
Montana \| Madyson Rigg \| Kalispell \| 17 \| \| \|
Nebraska \| Savannah Rave \| Omaha \| 18 \| \| \|
Nevada \| Alexa Taylor \| Summerlin \|17 \| \| \|
New Hampshire \| Mikaela Seamans \| Keene \| 17 \| \| \|
New Jersey \| Valentina Sánchez \| Spring Lake Heights \| 19 \| 4th Runner-up \| \| Previously Teen Model Venezuela 2011 Later 2nd runner-up at Miss New Jersey USA 2020 Later competed at Miss Venezuela 2020, finished in Top 5 Later Miss Supranational Venezuela 2021 Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Supranational 2021
New Mexico \| Aundria (Auna) Littejohn \| Las Cruces \| 17 \| \| \|
New York \| Corrin Stellakis \| Bridgeport \| 16 \| \| \| Later Miss Missouri World and top 12 at Miss World America 2015 Later Miss Earth United States 2016 and top 8 at Miss Earth 2016 Later winner of Miss Multiverse Season 3 Later top 21 at Miss New York USA 2019 Later Miss U.S. International 2021
North Carolina \| Pammy Peters \| Raleigh \| 17 \| \| \|
North Dakota \| Josie Hettich \| Wilton \| 17 \| \| \|
Ohio \| Emma Rofkar \| Curtice \| 17 \| \| \|
Oklahoma \| Brooklynne Bond \| Tulsa \| 16 \| Top 15 \| \|
Oregon \| Alexandra Perry \| Portland \| 16 \| \| \|
Pennsylvania \| Sydney Robertson \| Williamsport \| 17 \| 2nd Runner-up \| Miss Congeniality \| Later Miss Pennsylvania USA 2021
Rhode Island \| Gabriella Maggiacomo \| Hope \| 17 \| \| \|
South Carolina \| K. Lee Graham \| Chapin \| 17 \| Miss Teen USA 2014 \| \| Daughter of Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1985, Jennifer Newin
South Dakota \| Madison McKeown \| Brandon \| 18 \| \| \| Later Miss South Dakota USA 2016 and top 10 at Miss USA 2016
Tennessee \| Morgan Moseley \| Johnson City \|15 \| Top 15 \| \|
Texas \| Kellie Stewart \| Fort Worth \| 16 \| Top 15 \| \|
Utah \| Savannah Lancaster \| Salt Lake City \| 18 \| \| \|
Vermont \| Madison Cota \| Bellows Falls \| 17 \| \| \| Later Miss Vermont USA 2017 Semifinalist at Miss Massachusetts 2018{{cite web\|url=http://valleypatriot.com/lawrences-gabriela-taveras-is-crowned-miss-massachusetts-2018/\|title=Lawrence's Gabriela Taveras is Crowned Miss Massachusetts 2018\|work=The Valley Patriot\|date=July 3, 2018\|accessdate=November 3, 2019}}
Virginia \| Olivia Fletcher \| Louisa \| 16 \| \| \| Later 4th runner-up at Miss Virginia USA 2018
Washington \| Starla Sampaco \| Bellevue \| 18 \| \| \| Later 1st runner-up at Miss Washington USA 2022
West Virginia \| Lexsey Marrara \| Morgantown \| 17 \| Top 15 \| \| Later top 15 at Miss West Virginia USA 2018
Wisconsin \| Patience Vallier \| Lake Mills \| 17 \| Top 15 \| \|
Wyoming \| Karlie Sanders \| Casper \| 18 \| \| \|

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"

style="width:10%;"|State

! style="width:10%;"|Name

! style="width:10%;"|Hometown

! width=5%|Age¹

! style="width:5%;"|Placement

! style="width:10%;"|Awards

! style="width:20%;"|Notes

Alabama

| Baskin Champion

| Vestavia Hills

| 19

| Miss Photogenic

Alaska

| Whitney Williams

| Anchorage

| 17

| Later 1st runner-up at Miss Alaska USA 2019

Arizona

| Savannah Wix

| Paradise Valley

| 18

| Top 15

| Later Miss Arizona USA 2019 and Miss Malibu USA 2019

Arkansas

| Lauren Weaver

| Greenwood

| 18

|Later Miss Arkansas USA 2018

|California

| Bianca Vierra

| Hayward

| 18

| 3rd Runner-up

Previously Miss Teenage California 2011
Previously Miss High School America 2012
Later 1st runner-up at Miss California USA 2018

Colorado

| Cindy Yan

| Denver

| 16

Connecticut

| Sydney West

| Vernon

| 16

|Sister of Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2012 & Miss Teen USA 2012 Logan West

Delaware

| Mia Jones

| Bear

| 18

| Top 15

| Later Miss Delaware USA 2017

District of Columbia

| Dominick Fink

| Chesapeake, VA

| 19

| Previously Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2011

Florida

| Natalie Fiallo

| Miami

| 15

| Noelle Hughley

| 17

| Mariah Gosling

| 18

| Hannah Menzner{{Cite web |url=http://www.missidahousa.com/news.php |title=Miss Idaho USA News and Announcements |access-date=November 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203041958/http://www.missidahousa.com/news.php |archive-date=February 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

| Boise

| 18

Later 1st runner-up at Miss Idaho USA 2019
Later Miss District of Columbia Sweetheart 2020
Later 2nd runner-up at Miss District of Columbia USA 2021
Later 1st runner-up at Miss Idaho USA 2022

Illinois

| Miranda Fenzau

| Orland Park

| 18

Later 4th runner-up at Miss Illinois USA 2022

Indiana

| Zoe Parker{{Cite web|url=http://missindianausa.com/?page_id=380|title = Miss Indiana USA® & Miss Indiana Teen USA®}}

| Fort Wayne

| 16

| Top 15

Iowa

| Amanda Armstrong

| Sioux City

| 16

Kansas

| Claire-Bailey Lee

| Andover

| 17

| Daughter of Miss Kansas USA 1986, Audra Ockerman

Kentucky

| Megan Ducharm

| Shelbyville

| 18

Louisiana

| Mary Risener{{Cite web|url=http://misslouisianausa.com/results-2014|title = Results 2014}}

| Houma

| 18

Maine

| Danielle Hurtubise

| Portland

| 16

Maryland

| Mariela Pepin{{Cite web|url=https://missmarylandusa.com/|title=Miss Maryland USA & Miss MD Teen USA | Miss Maryland USA|website=MISS MARYLAND USA and MISS MARYLAND TEEN USA}}

| Severn

| 18

Born in Puerto Rico
Later top 10 at Miss World America 2017
Later Miss Maryland USA 2019 and top 10 at Miss USA 2019
Later contestant on season 25 of The Bachelor

Massachusetts

| Bailey Medeiros

| Monson

| 16

| Top 15

New England Patriots Cheerleader
Later 1st runner-up at Miss Massachusetts USA 2022

Michigan

| Iris Robare

| Gladstone

| 16

| Top 15

Minnesota

| Catherine Stanley

| Bloomington

| 18

| Later Miss Minnesota USA 2019 and top 15 at Miss USA 2019

Mississippi

| Vaeda Mann{{Cite web|url=http://missmississippiusa.com/|title=MISS MISSISSIPPI USA® and MISS MISSISSIPPI TEEN USA®|website=missmississippiusa.com}}

| Hattiesburg

| 17

|1st Runner-up

Missouri

| Samantha Bowers

| Harrisonville

| 18

| Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Missouri USA 2017

Montana

| Madyson Rigg

| Kalispell

| 17

Nebraska

| Savannah Rave

| Omaha

| 18

Nevada

| Alexa Taylor

| Summerlin

|17

New Hampshire

| Mikaela Seamans

| Keene

| 17

New Jersey

| Valentina Sánchez

| Spring Lake Heights

| 19

| 4th Runner-up

Previously Teen Model Venezuela 2011
Later 2nd runner-up at Miss New Jersey USA 2020
Later competed at Miss Venezuela 2020, finished in Top 5
Later Miss Supranational Venezuela 2021
Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Supranational 2021

New Mexico

| Aundria (Auna) Littejohn

| Las Cruces

| 17

New York

| Corrin Stellakis

| Bridgeport

| 16

Later Miss Missouri World and top 12 at Miss World America 2015
Later Miss Earth United States 2016 and top 8 at Miss Earth 2016
Later winner of Miss Multiverse Season 3
Later top 21 at Miss New York USA 2019
Later Miss U.S. International 2021

North Carolina

| Pammy Peters

| Raleigh

| 17

North Dakota

| Josie Hettich

| Wilton

| 17

Ohio

| Emma Rofkar

| Curtice

| 17

Oklahoma

| Brooklynne Bond

| Tulsa

| 16

| Top 15

| Alexandra Perry

| 16

| Sydney Robertson

| 17

| 2nd Runner-up

| Miss Congeniality

| Later Miss Pennsylvania USA 2021

Rhode Island

| Gabriella Maggiacomo

| Hope

| 17

South Carolina

| K. Lee Graham

| Chapin

| 17

| Miss Teen USA 2014

| Daughter of Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1985, Jennifer Newin

South Dakota

| Madison McKeown

| Brandon

| 18

| Later Miss South Dakota USA 2016 and top 10 at Miss USA 2016

Tennessee

| Morgan Moseley

| Johnson City

|15

| Top 15

Texas

| Kellie Stewart

| Fort Worth

| 16

| Top 15

| Savannah Lancaster

| 18

| Madison Cota

| 17

Later Miss Vermont USA 2017
Semifinalist at Miss Massachusetts 2018{{cite web|url=http://valleypatriot.com/lawrences-gabriela-taveras-is-crowned-miss-massachusetts-2018/|title=Lawrence's Gabriela Taveras is Crowned Miss Massachusetts 2018|work=The Valley Patriot|date=July 3, 2018|accessdate=November 3, 2019}}

Virginia

| Olivia Fletcher

| Louisa

| 16

| Later 4th runner-up at Miss Virginia USA 2018

Washington

| Starla Sampaco

| Bellevue

| 18

| Later 1st runner-up at Miss Washington USA 2022

West Virginia

| Lexsey Marrara