Miss Teen USA 2023

41st edition of the Miss USA competition

Miss Teen USA 2023

Date| September 28, 2023[a]
Venue| Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada
Broadcaster| The CW (website and app only)
Entrants| 51
Placements| 20
Winner| UmaSofia Srivastava (resigned)
New Jersey[1]
Best State Costume| UmaSofia Srivastava
New Jersey

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Miss Teen USA 2023 was the 41st Miss Teen USA pageant, held on September 28, 2023 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. Faron Medhi of Nebraska crowned UmaSofia Srivastava of New Jersey as her successor at the end of the event. Her win was the first win for New Jersey and the first back-to-back titleholders with Indian ancestry in Miss Teen USA's history. Srivastava resigned the title on May 7, 2024. Following Srivastava's resignation, first runner-up Stephanie Skinner declined to take over the role, leaving the position vacant.[2]

This was the first edition of the pageant to be held under the ownership of fashion designer Laylah Rose[3] and was streamed on The CW website and mobile app.[4]

## Background

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### Location

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Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, the venue of the Miss USA 2023 competition

On July 14, 2022, it was reported that the competition would be held in Reno, Nevada, with the city securing a three-year deal to host the pageant from 2022 to 2024.[5] This will be the third time that the pageant is held in Reno, and a second consecutive year holding the pageant in the city, following Miss USA 2019 and 2022.[6][7] Former Miss USA organization president Crystle Stewart said the location was chosen to honor Cheslie Kryst, who had been crowned Miss USA 2019 in the same venue and had died of suicide in January 2022.[8]

## Pageant

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### Preliminary competition

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The delayed telecast of the 2023 Miss Teen USA preliminary competition was broadcast via Miss USA's official YouTube page on September 28 at 7 p.m. Las Vegas time.[9][non-primary source needed]

### Judges

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* Katie Cazorla – TV personality, entrepreneur, stand-up comedian[10]
* Tabitha Swatosh – Influencer[10]
* Emily Shah – Actress, producer, entrepreneur, Miss New Jersey USA 2014[10]
* Mindy Mahy – Founder of Kopu Water[10]
* Ruth Zakarian – Miss Teen USA 1983 from New York[10]

## Results

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### Placements

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Placement[11][12] | Contestant

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Miss Teen USA 2023  |

* New Jersey – UmaSofia Srivastava (resigned)

1st Runner-Up  |

* New York – Stephanie Skinner

2nd Runner-Up  |

* Pennsylvania – Maggie Ross

3rd Runner-Up  |

* Texas – Haylee Puckett

4th Runner-Up  |

* Ohio – Carolina Sola

Top 20  |

* California – Taliya Peiris
* District of Columbia – Asia Chisley
* Georgia – Denim Lovett
* Illinois – Vivica Lewandowski
* Iowa – Madeline Erickson
* Missouri – Madison Beck
* North Dakota – Morgan Schwindt
* Oklahoma – Jaselyn Rossman
* Rhode Island – Lola Paolissi §
* South Carolina – Kenlee McVay
* Tennessee – Blye Allen
* Utah – Jocelyn Osmond
* Virginia – Ashley Wang
* Washington – Mackenzie Kuiken
* Wisconsin – Shelby Hohneke

§ – Voted into Top 20 through the online vote.

## Contestants

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51 titleholders competed for the title.

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

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Alabama | Kensey Collins[13] | 15  | Spanish Fort |  |
Alaska | Star Hunter[14] | 16  | Anchorage |  |
Georgia | Denim Lovett[15] | 19  |  Bonaire | Top 20  |
Hawaii | NoeLani Denisi[16] | 18  | Kahului |  |
Idaho | Angelina Ryan[17] | 18  | Boise |  |
Kentucky | MeShyia Bradshaw[18][19] | 17  | Elizabethtown |  |
Louisiana | Averi Blyss Crawford[20] | 17  | Baton Rouge |  |
Maine | Jasmine Roy[21] | 17  | Bangor |  |
Massachusetts | Yanelyn Quintana[22] | 17  | Haverhill |  |
Mississippi | Claire Ulmer[23] | 18  | Natchez |  |
Nebraska | Aubrie Charter[24] | 18  | North Platte |  |
New Jersey | UmaSofia Srivastava[25] | 16  | Morris Plains | Miss Teen USA 2023  |
Oregon | Isabella Ellsworth[26] | 18  | Happy Valley |  |
South Carolina | Kenlee McVay[27][28] | 19  | Easley | Top 20  |
Tennessee | Blye Allen[29] | 17  | Knoxville | Top 20  |
Virginia | Ashley Wang[30] | 16  | Herndon | Top 20  |
Washington | Mackenzie Kuiken[31] | 16  | South Bend | Top 20  |

1. ^ Airing on September 29, the same day as Miss USA 2023
2. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

## References

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1. ^ Caplan, Anna Lazarus (September 29, 2023). "New Jersey's UmaSofia Srivastava Wins Miss Teen USA 2023: 'I Am So Grateful and Honored'". People.
2. ^ McRady, Rachel (May 13, 2024). "Miss Teen USA Runner-Up 'Declines' Title After UmaSofia's Resignation". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
3. ^ "Laylah Rose Acquires Miss USA Organization Franchise After Investigation of Rigging Allegations Concluded as 'False'". wwd.com. August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
4. ^ "Miss USA Pageant Heads to the CW in First Broadcast Airing Since 2019". September 8, 2023.
5. ^ Hidalgo, Jason. "Reno secures 3-year Miss USA and Miss Teen USA deal". Reno Gazette Journal.
6. ^ "It's official: Miss USA Pageant to be held in Reno". KOLO-TV. March 29, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
7. ^ Hidalgo, Jason (March 28, 2019). "It's official: Miss USA pageant coming to Reno after RSCVA approves $350,000 in funding". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
8. ^ Vulpo, Mike; Sobol, Beth (July 15, 2022). "How the Miss USA 2022 Pageant Will Honor Cheslie Kryst After Her Death". E! Online.
9. ^ "Miss Teen USA Preliminary". YouTube./
10. ^ a b c d e "'Miss USA 2023' to be hosted by Keltie Knight and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton". TVmaze. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
11. ^ "Introducing our Miss Teen USA 2023 Top 20". Instagram. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
12. ^ "Introducing our Miss Teen USA 2023 Top 5". Instagram. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
13. ^ Colurso, Mary (January 29, 2023). "Miss Alabama USA 2023: Miss Auburn-Opelika wins the crown". al. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
14. ^ "Miss Alaska Teen USA and Miss Alaska USA 2023". Head Topics. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
15. ^ Kughn, Sherry (December 10, 2022). "Jacksonville Christian Academy graduate wins Miss Georgia USA". The Anniston Star. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
16. ^ "Maui duo crowned: Savannah Gankiewicz named Miss Hawaii USA, Noelani DeNisi earns Miss Hawaii Teen USA title". Maui Now. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
17. ^ "Idaho Today: Miss Idaho & Miss Idaho Teen USA 2023". KTVB. September 21, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
18. ^ Harp, Andrew (March 3, 2023). "Bradshaw earns Miss Kentucky Teen USA title". The News-Enterprise. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
19. ^ "Elizabethtown high school student crowned Miss Kentucky Teen USA". March 1, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
20. ^ "St. Bernard festival queen named Miss Louisiana Teen USA". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. February 9, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
21. ^ Baldridge, Anne (December 13, 2022). "Miss Maine USA heading to compete on national stage". NEWS CENTER Maine. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
22. ^ "Miss Massachusetts USA 2023 is Annika Sharma". NorthCarolina News. January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
23. ^ Graning, Stacy (April 2, 2023). "Natchez sisters compete in Miss Mississippi USA: How did they fare?". The Natchez Democrat. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
24. ^ Haws, George (March 1, 2023). "Aubrie Charter is Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2023". The North Platte Telegraph. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
25. ^ "New Jersey's UmaSofia Srivastava Wins Miss Teen USA 2023: 'I Am So Grateful and Honored'". Peoplemag. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
26. ^ Mann, Cody (November 21, 2022). "Corvallis' Miss Oregon USA shooting for the stars". Albany Democrat-Herald. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
27. ^ "Miss SC Teen USA 2023 – Kenlee McVay". Miss South Carolina USA.
28. ^ "2023-2024 Bill 4354: Kenlee McVay, Miss SC Teen USA 2023 - South Carolina Legislature Online". www.scstatehouse.gov.
29. ^ "Knoxville teen crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA". WVLT-TV. March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
30. ^ "Oakton High Student Is First East Asian to Win Miss Virginia Teen USA". NBC4. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
31. ^ "Introducing Miss WA USA & Miss WA Teen USA". KING-TV. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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