Miss Teen USA 2022, the 40th edition of the annual Miss Teen USA pageant, will be held on October 1 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada.
At the culmination of the event, last year’s winner Breanna Myles of Florida will crown her successor among 51 teenagers representing the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Like the Miss USA pageant on October 3, Miss Teen USA is produced by The Miss Brand Corporation, under the leadership of Crystal Stewart.
This year’s venue, which was announced in July, was chosen to honor Cheslie Kryst’s memory and keep her legacy alive, as it was here that she was crowned Miss USA 2019.
Here are the names of the 51 contestants vying for the coveted title:
Alabama – Annalee Story, 18, Auburn
Alaska – Madison Hines, 16, Eagle River
Arizona – Maya Denise Gaskin, 16, Phoenix
Arkansas – Allie Shanks, 17, White River
California – Cassidy Hill, 18, Newport Beach
Colorado – Chloe Fisher, 18, Sterling
CONNECTICUT – Mya Xeller, 18, New Haven
Delaware – Ava MacMurray, 17, of Hockess
District of Columbia – Asia Hickman, 18, Manhattan
Florida – Alyssa Khan, 18, Cooper City
Georgia – Courtney Ianna Smith, 16, Atlanta
Hawaii – Malulani Paiste, 17 years old, Mililani
Idaho – Jenna Beckstrom, 18, Eagles
Illinois – Dawn Parks, 19, Chicago
Indiana – KK Kokonaing, 18, Huntertown
Iowa – Marisa Mathson, 17, Des Moines
Kansas – Gracie Hendrickson, 17, Newton
Kentucky – Gabriella Hembree, 17, Carrollton
Louisiana – Ainsley Ross, 19, Bossier City
Maine – Madison Higgins, 16, Bangor
Maryland – Sonia Krishan, 19, Wheaton
Massachusetts – Jillian Driscoll, 18, Lynnfield
Michigan – Isabella Mosqueda, 19, Cedar Springs
MINNESOTA – Ava Ernst, 17, North Oaks
Mississippi – McKenzie Cole, 16, Vicksburg
Missouri – Shae Smith, 19, Bolivar
Montana – Julia Kunau, 17, Lewistown
Nebraska – Faron Medhi, 17, Omaha
Nevada – Janae McIntosh, 18, Las Vegas
New Hampshire – Grace Paradise, 19, Plaistow
New Jersey – Isabella Galan, 18, Wayne
New Mexico – Caroline Babcock, 18, Farmington
New York – Mahdia Chowdhury, 14, New York City
North Carolina – Gabby Ortega, 17, Cary
North Dakota – Berkley Lundeen, 18, Minot
OHIO – Kylan Darnell, 18, Franklin Furnace
Oklahoma – Haleigh Hurst, 19, Norman
Oregon – Alaina McClanen-Clemons, 16, Portland
Pennsylvania – Alexandra Jones, 18, Monongahela
Rhode island – Julia Potts, 18, Charlestown
South Carolina – Katie Ward, 19, Charleston
South Dakota – Bella Welker, 17, Harrisburg
Tennessee – McKinley Farese, 18, Germantown
TEXAS – Chanel Williams, 15, San Antonio
Utah – Maizy Abbott, 18, Nice look
Vermont – Kenzie Golonka, 17, Montpelier
Virginia – Hannah Grau, 17, Fredericksburg
Washington – Kate Dixon, 17, Sammamish
West Virginia – Emma Kitchen, 18, Williamstown
Wisconsin – Sage Gundelly, 15, Mequon
Wyoming – Nora Steinke, 17, Laramie
Photo: Grant Photo / Miss Teen USA