Miss Teen USA 2017

{{short description|35th edition of the Miss Teen USA competition}}

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{{Infobox beauty pageant

| image =

| winner = Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff

| represented = Missouri

| presenters = {{Hlist|Heidi Powell|Erin Lim}}

| acts = Jorge Blanco

| date = July 29, 2017

| venue = Phoenix Symphony Hall, Phoenix, Arizonahttp://www.columbiadailyherald.com/news/20170628/wait-is-over-for-miss-teen-usa-date-finals-set-for-july-29-in-phoenix {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629072038/http://www.columbiadailyherald.com/news/20170628/wait-is-over-for-miss-teen-usa-date-finals-set-for-july-29-in-phoenix |date=June 29, 2017 }} {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

| entrants = 51

| debuts =

| placements = 15

| broadcaster = {{hlist|Facebook|Mixer|PlayStation Network|Xbox Live|YouTube}}

| congeniality = Alexa Papigiotis
Rhode Island

| photogenic =Briahna Reinstein
New Jersey

| before = 2016

| next =2018

}}

Miss Teen USA 2017 was the 35th Miss Teen USA pageant held at the Phoenix Symphony Hall in Phoenix, Arizona on July 29, 2017. Karlie Hay of Texas crowned her successor, Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff of Missouri at the end of the event. The pageant was hosted by celebrity personal trainer and author Heidi Powell and E! correspondent Erin Lim, while Mexican singer Jorge Blanco performed.

It was the first time the pageant was held in Arizona and the first to broadcast in high dynamic range (HDR) color, virtual reality and on PlayStation consoles.

This was the final year that Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants have held separately, due to scheduling changes of the succeeding year's pageant that Dominguez-Heithoff would be the shortest reigning titleholders in the pageant, which held for nine months and 19 days.

Pageant

=Selection of contestants=

One delegate from the 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants held from September 2016 to February 2017.

=Preliminary round=

Prior to the final competition, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in athletic wear and evening gown. It was held on July 28, one day before the finals.{{YouTube|2NlJlHqN9cg|The preliminary competition on the official Miss Teen USA YouTube channel}}

=Finals=

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

=Broadcasting=

All rounds of the pageant were webcast on the Miss U mobile app, the pageant's Facebook page and as downloadable live events available on the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 4 consoles. The final round was also streamed on Xbox One consoles via Mixer, with support for high dynamic range (HDR) using the HDR10 standard,{{efn|Xbox One S models only}} and on Xbox 360 consoles via Xbox Live.

For the first time, 360-degree broadcasts of the pageant were available for the Google Daydream, PlayStation VR and Samsung Gear VR headsets.

Judges

  • K. Lee GrahamMiss Teen USA 2014 from South Carolina{{cite web|url=https://www.missuniverse.com/missteenusa/competition|title=Competition|publisher=Miss Universe Organization|date=July 22, 2017}}
  • Divya Gugnani – entrepreneur and cofounder of Wander Beauty
  • Kalani Hilliker – dancer, actress, and model
  • Tamaya Petteway – businesswoman and Senior Vice President of Endemol Shine North America's Brand and Licensing Partnerships Division
  • Syleste Rodriguez – news anchor

Contestants

Contestant stats provided via the Miss Universe Organization.{{cite web|url=https://www.missuniverse.com/missteenusa/contestants/2017|title=Miss Teen USA 2017 Contestants|accessdate=July 15, 2017|publisher=MUO}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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

!Name

!Age{{efn|Ages at the time of the pageant}}

!Hometown

!Height

!Placement

!Notes

Alabama

| Claire Scott{{Cite news|url=http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2016/11/over_the_mountain_teen_claire.html|title=Over the Mountain teen Claire Scott crowned Miss Alabama Teen USA 2017|last=Moore|first=Tamika|date=November 5, 2016|newspaper=AL.com}}

| 17

| Vestavia Hills

|{{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

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Alaska

| Tana Bartels{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/fairbanks-barista-wins-statewide-teen-beauty-contest/article_9937d298-f02c-11e6-ae9a-e724feacf8d2.html|title=Fairbanks barista wins statewide teen beauty contest|last=Bohman|first=Amanda|date=February 10, 2017|newspaper=Fairbanks Daily Miner|access-date=February 16, 2017}}

| 19

| Fairbanks

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|

|

  • Later 4th runner-up at Miss Alaska USA 2020
  • Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Alaska USA 2021
Arizona

| Karly Riggs

| 17

| Scottsdale

|{{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

| Top 15

|

Arkansas

| Allison Tucker

| 17

| Clarksville

|{{Height|ft=5|in=6}}

|

|

California

| Jaanu Patel{{Cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-1223-hb-miss-teen-calif-20161222-story.html|title=Pride and poise help Huntington Beach girl capture Miss California Teen title|last=Alteir|first=Nuran|date=December 22, 2016|newspaper=Daily Pilot|access-date=February 16, 2017}}

| 16

| Huntington Beach

|{{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

| 4th runner-up

|

Colorado

| Alexis Glover

| 18

| Colorado Springs{{Cite web|url=http://www.misscoloradousa.com/co-teen.html|title = Miss Colorado USA & Miss Colorado Teen USA Pageants}}

|{{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

| Later Miss Colorado USA 2022

Connecticut

|Lana Coffey{{Cite news|url=http://ncadvertiser.com/88873/new-canaans-lana-coffey-wins-miss-connecticut-teen-usa/|title=New Canaan's Lana Coffey wins Miss Connecticut Teen USA pageant|last=Catareves|first=Michael|date=November 13, 2016|newspaper=New Canaan Advertiser|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-date=May 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521111245/http://ncadvertiser.com/88873/new-canaans-lana-coffey-wins-miss-connecticut-teen-usa/|url-status=dead}}

|18

|New Canaan

|{{Height|ft=5|in=11}}

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| Sister of Tatiana Pallagi, Miss New York Teen USA 2007

Delaware

| Grace Lange

| 17

| Newark

|{{Height|ft=6|in=}}

|

| Later Miss Delaware USA 2022

District of Columbia

| Karis Felton

| 17

| Washington, D.C.

|{{Height|ft=5|in=6}}

|

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Florida

| Victoria DiSorbo

| 19

| Pembroke Pines

|{{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

|

|

Georgia

| Taylor Ward{{Cite news|url=http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/local_news/vhs-student-wins-miss-georgia-teen-usa/article_54d9f837-8e13-517d-a855-c052b9a79771.html|title=VHS student wins Miss Georgia Teen USA 2017|date=February 2, 2017|newspaper=Valdosta Daily Times|access-date=February 16, 2017}}

| 18

| Valdosta

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|

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Hawaii

| Lauren Teruya

| 19

| Honolulu

|{{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

|

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Idaho

| Gabriella Simpson{{Cite news|url=https://www.idahoednews.org/features/pageant-winner-passion-volunteer-work/|title=Pageant Winner has Passion for Volunteer Work|last=Reed|first=Andrew|date=November 23, 2016|newspaper=ID Ed News|access-date=February 16, 2017}}

| 18

| Boise

|{{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

| Later Top 15 semifinalist at Miss Missouri USA 2020

Illinois

| Olivia Bohleber

| 17

| Carmi

|{{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

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Indiana

| Paige Robinson

| 18

| Indianapolis

|

| 3rd runner-up

|

Iowa

| Carley Arnold{{Cite news|url=http://www.journalexpress.net/news/miss-iowa-usa-miss-iowa-teen-usa-crowned/article_8da5e7c8-8ef0-11e6-9553-3bd8b7a31154.html|title=Miss Iowa USA, Miss Iowa Teen USA crowned|date=October 10, 2016|newspaper=Journal Express|archive-date=November 17, 2021|access-date=October 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117042317/http://www.journalexpress.net/news/miss-iowa-usa-miss-iowa-teen-usa-crowned/article_8da5e7c8-8ef0-11e6-9553-3bd8b7a31154.html|url-status=dead}}

| 19

| Chariton

|{{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

|Top 15

|

Kansas

| Malerie Moore{{Cite news|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/joco-913/overland-park-leawood/article119393128.html|title=A 'sister crowning sister' moment|last=Kniggendorf|first=Anne|date=December 7, 2016|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|access-date=February 16, 2017}}

| 17

| Olathe

|{{Height|ft=5|in=6}}

|

| Sister of Madison Moore, Miss Kansas Teen USA 2016

Kentucky

| Olivia Prewitt{{Cite news|url=http://www.the-messenger.com/news/local/article_ec4aad94-e6fd-11e6-b4e4-97a5fcb7b88c.html|title=Danville teen wins Miss Kentucky Teen USA pageant|last=Peek|first=Kendra|date=January 30, 2017|newspaper=The Advocate-Messenger}}

| 18

| Danville

|{{Height|ft=5|in=2}}

|

|

Louisiana

| Hailey Crausby{{Cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/festivals/index.ssf/2016/10/miss_louisiana_usa_teen_2017.html|title=Miss Louisiana USA, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2017 crowned|last=Brasted|first=Chelsea|date=October 9, 2016|newspaper=The Times-Picayune}}

| 18

| Lacombe

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|

|

Maine

| Victoria Timm

| 18

| Scarborough

|{{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

|

Maryland

| Taylor Spruill

| 19

| Upper Marlboro

|{{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

| Top 15

|

Massachusetts

| Caitlyn Martin{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldnews.com/news/20161212/swanseas-caitlyn-martin-helps-raise-epilepsy-awareness-as-miss-massachusetts-teen-usa|title=Swansea's Caitlyn Martin helps raise epilepsy awareness as Miss Massachusetts Teen USA|last=Murphy|first=Linda|date=December 12, 2016|newspaper=The Herald News|access-date=February 16, 2017}}

| 17

| Swansea

|{{Height|ft=5|in=6}}

|

|

Michigan

| Kenzie Weingartz

| 18

| Marysville

|

|

|

Minnesota

| Tori Trittin{{Cite news|url=http://wjon.com/new-miss-minnesota-miss-minnesota-teen-crowned/|title=New Miss Minnesota, Miss Minnesota Teen Crowned|last=Maurice|first=Jim|date=November 28, 2016|newspaper=WJON|access-date=February 16, 2017}}

| 15

| Lakeville

|{{Height|ft=5|in=4}}

|

| Later Miss Wisconsin USA 2024

Mississippi

| Hannah Chisolm

| 17

| Collinsville

|{{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

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Missouri

| Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff

| 17

| Kansas City

|{{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

| Miss Teen USA 2017

|

Montana

| Elle Cook{{Cite news|url=http://cordilleramontana.worldnow.com/story/33014168/new-miss-montana-usa-and-miss-montana-teen-usa-crowned|title=New Miss Montana USA and Miss Montana Teen USA crowned|last=Baty|first=Ellie|date=September 6, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| 18

| Billings

|{{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

|

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

Nebraska

| Samantha Washington

| 19

|Lincoln

|{{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

|

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Nevada

| Alexis Smith

| 17

|Las Vegas

|{{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

| 2nd runner-up

|

New Hampshire

| Kolby Tracey{{Cite news|url=http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournal/bedfordnews/1087450-308/bedfords-kolby-tracey-crowned-miss-new-hampshire.html|title=Bedford's Kolby Tracey crowned Miss New Hampshire Teen USA|date=November 18, 2016|newspaper=Bedford Journal|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217062247/http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournal/bedfordnews/1087450-308/bedfords-kolby-tracey-crowned-miss-new-hampshire.html|url-status=dead}}

| 18

|Bedford

|{{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

|

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New Jersey

| Briahna Reinstein

| 17

|Manalapan

|{{Height|ft=5|in=1}}

|

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New Mexico

| Kalina Hamilton

| 17

|Albuquerque

|{{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

|

|

New York

| Isabella Griffith

| 16

| Melville

|{{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

| Top 15

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North Carolina

| Kenzie Hansley{{Cite news|url=http://portcitydaily.com/2016/12/01/sports-miss-north-carolina-teen-usa-kenzie-hansley-continues-tradition-of-miracle-league-home-run-derby/|title=Miss North Carolina Teen USA Kenzie Hansley continues family tradition of Miracle League Home Run Derby|last=Catenacci|first=Joe|date=February 1, 2016|newspaper=Port City Daily|access-date=February 16, 2016|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312165010/http://portcitydaily.com/2016/12/01/sports-miss-north-carolina-teen-usa-kenzie-hansley-continues-tradition-of-miracle-league-home-run-derby/|url-status=dead}}

| 18

| Surf City

|{{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

|

| Previously Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen 2015

North Dakota

| Kilyn Parisien-Hill

| 19

| Belcourt

| {{Height|ft=5|in=5}}

|

|

Ohio

| Emma Karle

| 18

| Springfield Township

|

|

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Oklahoma

| Baylee Ogle{{Cite news|url=http://www.chickashanews.com/community/ogle-captures-miss-oklahoma-teen-crown/article_47ec36be-cbaa-11e6-95de-7bc60d4b2809.html|title=Ogle captures Miss Oklahoma Teen crown|last=Singleton|first=Kate|date=December 26, 2016|newspaper=The Express-Star|access-date=February 16, 2016}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.normantranscript.com/news/miss-oklahoma-teen-usa-to-spread-personal-message/article_721288e4-cc59-11e6-9f0f-c7a836b40d0e.html|title=Miss Oklahoma Teen USA to spread personal message|last=Troxtell|first=Adam|date=December 27, 2016|newspaper=The Norman Transcript|access-date=February 16, 2016}}

| 18

|Norman

|{{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

| Top 15

| Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Oklahoma USA 2019

Oregon

| Vanessa Matheson{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldandnews.com/klamath/local-teen-wins-state-pageant-title/article_6533284d-1d1e-517c-be0f-a9e8ed3212d3.html|title=Local teen wins state pageant title|last=Bernhard|first=Johanna|date=November 4, 2016|newspaper=Herald and News|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-date=November 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109150003/http://www.heraldandnews.com/klamath/local-teen-wins-state-pageant-title/article_6533284d-1d1e-517c-be0f-a9e8ed3212d3.html|url-status=dead}}

| 19

|Klamath Falls

|{{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

| 1st runner-up

|

Pennsylvania

| Lauren Weaver{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyamerican.com/life/home_family/windber-teen-wins-miss-pennsylvania-teen-pageant/article_8b1b3019-be49-50b4-9bbd-4e5bd2fbdc26.html|title=Windber teen wins Miss Pennsylvania Teen pageant|date=December 8, 2016|newspaper=The Daily American}}

| 17

|Windber

|{{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

|

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Rhode Island

| Alexa Papigiotis

| 18

| North Providence

|{{Height|ft=5|in=2}}

|

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South Carolina

| Alexis Johnson

| 18

| Myrtle Beach

|{{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

|

|

South Dakota

| Delaney Rupp

| 19

| Sioux Falls

|{{Height|ft=5|in=11}}

|

| Sister of Alexis Rupp, Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2013

Tennessee

| Megan Ski Hollingsworth{{Cite news|url=http://www.columbiadailyherald.com/news/20161011/getting-to-know-miss-tennessee-teen-usa|title=Getting to know Miss Tennessee Teen USA|last=Christen|first=Mark|date=October 11, 2016|newspaper=Columbia Daily Herald|archive-date=February 16, 2017|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216215139/http://www.columbiadailyherald.com/news/20161011/getting-to-know-miss-tennessee-teen-usa|url-status=dead}}

| 18

| Lewisburg

|

|

| Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Tennessee USA 2019

Texas

| Kirby Lindley

| 19

| Cypress

|{{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

| Top 15

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

Utah

| Rachel Bell{{Cite news|url=http://fox13now.com/2016/12/02/newly-crowned-miss-utah-miss-teen-utah-visit-fox-13/|title=Newly crowned Miss Utah, Miss Teen Utah visit Fox 13|date=December 2, 2016|newspaper=Fox 13 News|access-date=February 16, 2017}}

| 18

| Sandy

|

| Top 15

| Sister of Kendyl Bell, Miss Utah USA 2012

Vermont

| Kelsey Golonka{{Cite news|url=http://www.stowetoday.com/things_to_do/vermont_made/confidently-beautiful-vermont-pageants-show-that-beauty-is-more-than/article_99858cbe-b7f5-11e6-a69f-b7a09d19ad86.html|title=Confidently beautiful: Vermont pageants show that beauty is more than skin deep|last=Collier|first=Kayla|date=December 1, 2016|newspaper=Stowe Reporter|access-date=February 16, 2017}}

| 18

| Montpelier

|{{Height|ft=5|in=4}}

| Top 15

|

Virginia

| Madison Walker{{Cite news|url=http://wavy.com/2017/02/08/counting-kindness-crown-making-project/|title=Counting Kindness – Crown Making Project|last=Lewis|first=Jen|date=February 8, 2017|newspaper=The Hampton Roads Show|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-date=April 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421233726/http://wavy.com/2017/02/08/counting-kindness-crown-making-project/|url-status=dead}}

| 17

| Virginia Beach

|

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Washington

| Alyssa Williams

| 18

| Sumner

|{{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

|

West Virginia

| Olivia Hutchison{{Cite news|url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/teen-queen-olivia-hutchison-hopes-to-spread-message-of-inclusion/article_c3f86f49-4e5f-53d3-990a-e1d8669027ff.html|title=Teen queen Olivia Hutchison hopes to spread message of inclusion|last=Mendez|first=Josephine|date=December 1, 2016|newspaper=The Herald Dispatch|access-date=February 16, 2016}}

| 18

|Huntington

|{{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

| Top 15

|

Wisconsin

| Abby Bryson

| 19

| Brookfield

|{{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

|

| Sister of Elizabeth Bryson, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2009

Wyoming

| Autumn Schieferstein

| 17

| Cheyenne

|{{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

| Top 15

|

Notes

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