Miss Teen USA 2021

39th edition of the Miss Teen USA competition

Miss Teen USA 2021

Date| November 27, 2021
Presenters|

* Kalani Hilliker
* Nicole Adamo

Venue| Paradise Cove Theater, River Spirit Casino Resort, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Broadcaster|

* pageantvision.com

Entrants| 51
Placements| 16
Winner| Breanna Myles
Florida
Congeniality| Daisy Sudderth
Nebraska
Photogenic| Lexi Gryszowka
Indiana

<- 2020

2022 ->

Miss Teen USA 2021 was the 39th Miss Teen USA pageant, held on November 27, 2021, at the Paradise Cover Theater of River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ki'ilani Arruda of Hawaii crowned Breanna Myles of Florida as her successor at the end of the event.[1] The competition was hosted by Kalani Hilliker and Nicole Adamo.

For a fourth consecutive year, the competition was held concurrently alongside the Miss USA competition. The edition marked the first year of the competition under Crystle Stewart's directorship.[2]

This was the first time since 1988 that the State Costume competition took place before the eve of preliminary competition.

## Background

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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.[2]

### Location

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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.[3][4]

### Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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See also: Miss USA 2021 § Impact of the COVID-19 on state pageants

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.[5]

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

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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

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### Placements

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Miss Teen USA 2021 results. Placement  | Contestant

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Miss Teen USA 2021 |

* Florida – Breanna Myles[6]

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

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### Judges

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* Madison Brodsky – entertainment host and author[7]
* Claudia Correa – respiratory therapist[8]
* Chloe Lukasiak – dancer and Dance Moms star[9]
* Joni Rogers-Kante – CEO of SeneGence[10]
* Jérôme LaMaar – fashion designer and creative director[11]

## Contestants

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All 51 state titleholders have been crowned.

State  | Contestant  | Age[a] | Hometown  | Placement  | Notes

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Alabama | Dailyn Swann[12] | 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[13]
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[14] | 19  | Peachtree City | Top 16  |
Hawaii | Tia Bustamante[15] | 19  | Kaneohe |  |
Idaho | Kallie Peck[16] | 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] | 17  | Herington |  |
Kentucky | Kennedy Mosley  | 17  | London |  |
Louisiana | Gracie Petry[18] | 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[19] | 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[20] | 17  | Lima |  |
Oklahoma | Hunter Gorton  | 18  | Glenpool |  | Sister of Taylor Gorton, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2008 and Miss Oklahoma USA 2016
Oregon | Mikaela Ochocki[21] | 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[22] | 18  | Artesian |  |
Tennessee | Annie Zhao[23] | 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[24] | 17  | Tacoma |  | Previously Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2018[25]
West Virginia | Brylee Knotts  | 18  | Grafton |  |
Wisconsin | Shreya Gundelly  | 19  | Mequon | Top 16  |
Wyoming | Teryn Thatcher  | 19  | Kemmerer | Top 16  |

## Notes

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1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

## References

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1. ^ "Breanna Myles Gets Big Group Hug After Winning Miss Teen USA 2021: 'This Is a Real Sisterhood'". Peoplemag. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
2. ^ a b Brantley-Jones, Kiara (December 30, 2020). "Exclusive: Crystle Stewart takes on new leadership role for Miss USA, Miss Teen USA". Good Morning America.
3. ^ "Miss USA, Miss Teen USA coming to Tulsa this fall". KTUL. April 20, 2021.
4. ^ "Tulsa's River Spirit will host Miss USA, Miss Teen USA pageants". Fox 23. April 20, 2021.
5. ^ Beifuss, John (November 6, 2020). "Miss USA preliminary competition: Swimsuits, evening gowns, mini-bios and more". Memphis Commercial Appeal.
6. ^ "Breanna Myles Gets Big Group Hug After Winning Miss Teen USA 2021: 'This Is a Real Sisterhood'". Peoplemag. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
7. ^ @MissTeenUSA (November 3, 2021). "We are so excited to announce that Madison Brodsky is going to be one of our Miss Teen USA judges this year!" - via Instagram.
8. ^ @MissTeenUSA (November 2, 2021). "We are so excited to have Tulsa's very own Claudia Correa join our judges panel for Miss Teen USA this year!" - via Instagram.
9. ^ @MissTeenUSA (November 1, 2021). "We are so excited to have Chloe Lukasiak joining our judges' panel for our Miss Teen USA competition!" - via Instagram.
10. ^ @MissTeenUSA (November 2, 2021). "We are honored to have the founder and CEO of SeneGence, Joni Rogers-Kante join our Miss Teen USA judges' panel" - via Instagram.
11. ^ @MissTeenUSA (November 12, 2021). "We are thrilled to announce that JÉRÔME LaMAAR will be rounding out our Miss Teen USA judges!" - via Instagram.
12. ^ Colurso, Mary (January 11, 2021). "Miss Alabama USA 2021: Miss Cullman takes the crown". AL.com.
13. ^ "Knox crowned Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen". Hockessin Community News. June 16, 2018.
14. ^ "Liza Greenberg crowned Miss Georgia Teen USA 2021". The Citizen. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
15. ^ "New Miss Hawaii USA, Miss Hawaii Teen USA Talk about Goals During Reign". KHON2. December 14, 2020.
16. ^ "Kallie Peck named Miss Idaho Teen USA". The Herald Journal. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
17. ^ "4You: Miss Kansas USA is crowned, Derby Rotary hosts fundraiser". KWCH-TV. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
18. ^ Tran, Yvonne (February 3, 2021). "LSU Freshman crowned as Miss Louisiana Teen USA". Louisiana State University. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
19. ^ Eagle, The Ekalaka. "Local wins Miss Montana Teen 2021". The Ekalaka Eagle. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
20. ^ Shriver, Sam (July 11, 2021). "Lima teen wins Miss Ohio Teen USA title". The Lima News. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
21. ^ "Miss Oregon USA and Miss Oregon Teen USA!". KATU. March 21, 2021.
22. ^ Heemstra, Jody (April 27, 2021). "Women from Rapid City, Artesian earn titles at Miss South Dakota USA and MISS SOUTH DAKOTA TEEN USA pageants". DRG News.
23. ^ Luther, Chris (March 21, 2021). "Mid-South pays respects to Asian-American community with candlelight vigil". WMC-TV. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
24. ^ "Asian Americans will represent WA at Miss USA, Miss Teen USA". Northwest Asian Weekly. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
25. ^ Schilling, Sara (July 10, 2018). "10 women vie for Miss Tri-Cities crown". Tri-City Herald.

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