Miss Teen USA 2017 Meet the contestants

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Abby Bryson Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2017

The beautiful girl hails from Brookfield, Wisconsin and ready to compete with the other stunners in the Miss Teen USA 2017 competition. This beauty is studying graphic design at the college of Fine Arts at Texas Christian University. Abby is a type 1 diabetic patient, and has made it a mission to educate people about the same. She has travelled a lot and learned about new cultures. Her hobbies include baking, experimenting with new makeup products, and crafting.

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Alexa Papigiotis Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2017

Alexa is Miss Rhode Island and is all eyeing on the prestigious Miss Teen USA 2017 competition. She is talented and all decked up to vie for the magnificent crown. In her childhood she used to participate in sports like T-ball, gymnastics, dance, flag cheerleading and more. A bright student and the dream to pursue her career was what she always had in her heart and mind. The gorgeous lady is ambitious, faithful and positive and never shies away from experimenting new things in life. She never tries to let obstacles come in the way of her goals and dreams.

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Alexis Glover Miss Colorado Teen USA 2017

This mesmerizing beauty is from Colorado and has just graduated the Middle Years/International Baccalaureate Program. With her two adorable younger siblings and one on the way, Glover loves to watch movies with them and going on family walks and hikes. Overall an adventurous girl with a lot of amazing dreams lined up to fulfill. We wish the beauty all the best.

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Alexis Johnson Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2017

Recently turned 18, the stunner is a senior at Socastee High Scholl, located in Myrtle Beach, SC. The beauty is at her high school and the co-captain of the Varsity Cheerleading team. In her spare time, Alexis enjoys spending time with her friends and family. With her degrees, the stunner wants to become a chief marketing executive of a major in business, and a minor in fashion marketing. Alexis has always this dream within of becoming a state title holder, and we cannot wait to see what her future has in store for her.

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Alexis Marie Smith Miss Nevada Teen USA 2017

The gorgeous Alexis Marie Smith is from Nevada and has a dream to win the title of Miss Teen USA 2017 through her talent and hard work. The stunning girl is a part of National Honour Society. Alexis is a multi-talented girl who has interest in photography, singing and figure skating. With this, the girl with a golden heart has also raised money for Smile Train and Angel Tree project. She wants to pursue modelling as a career and keep checking destinations in her travel bucket list.

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Allison Tucker Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2017

The pretty girl is from the small town of Clarksville in Johnson County where she attends Clarksville High School. A pure music lover from her childhood, Allison has played the violin and the mellophone during marching season. She is also a sports person and loves to play tennis and is a member of FBLA, Beta club (Cristian Student Union). This beautiful girl is connected to the “It Can Wait” program which assists to reduce the number of vehicle accidents caused by unfocused driving. The beauty is all prepared for the competition and all excited to meet the other contestants.

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Alyssa Williams Miss Washington Teen USA 2017

Alyssa can be rightly described as a go-getter. She is a senior at Summer High School and her favourite class is Broadcasting & Leadership. In her school, she is a part of ASB as a senior class officer where she assists organize all the amazing events that senior year involves. Passionate about visiting her Church, every Wednesday she gathers with a small group from her school to study the Bible and on Sundays, she remains on the leadership team for the Church’s youth group. One of her favourite quotes is: “Treat everyone like they’re important, because they are.”

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Autumn Schieferstein Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2017

Autumn is a junior enrolled in online classes in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Her much-loved subject is English and after her graduation, she hopes to carry on her career in fashion journalism. In her spare time, she loves doing aerobatic hoop dancing, modelling and speech & debate. With it, fishing, hiking with family and camping are her favourite things to do. Autumn has always been passionate about working with terminally ill children and wants to do more after winning the Miss Teen USA 2017.

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Baylee Ogle Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2017

Baylee is a Citizen Bands Potawatomi and resident of Norman, Oklahoma. She attends the University of Oklahoma where she is pursuing Pre-Med. The beauty has been a competitive dancer her whole life but in 2015 she had to halt the passion because of a shattered kneecap & reconstructive surgery. She loves to help others and individuals with special needs. Her hobbies are filming makeup tutorials, workout/yoga and travelling. Ogle wants to discuss with schools about the severity of the issues like bullying and what their policies are and what they can do to assist. For such commendable efforts, we wish she achieves her dreams.

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Briahna Reinstein Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2017

Briahna is a junior at Manalapan High School and enjoys a lot of leadership roles both academically and in extracurricular activities. An all-rounder girl received a place in her school’s permanent art collection with other placement ribbons in art shows. The gorgeous lady loves to do modelling as she is a part-time model who has been in the industry for almost 3 years. She is presently a dental assistant at a dental office in New Jersey. Briahna is also active in Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation fundraising events to support women who battled this disease.

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Caitlyn Martin Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2017

This charming girl is a born and raised Massachusetts youngster from Swansea. The girl is talented, studious and beautiful. She is a high honour roll student with a dream of having a career as Orthodontist after graduating from Clemson University. At a tender age of 3, she was diagnosed with Epilepsy and struggled with being a bit different than her friends. She currently works with the Matty Foundation ad has raised nearly $10,000 for the Epilepsy Foundation.

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Carley Arnold Miss Iowa Teen USA 2017

Adventurous, fun-loving and caring; these are the words to best describe this young girl. She loves water rafting, zip lining, parasailing and swimming with dolphins. She is a bright student and involved in sports as well. The charming girl is a freshman at the University of Northern Lowa where she is majoring in Biology. Her dream is to become a orthodontist and open her practice to aid children and teens gain confidence with their lovely smiles. We want to wish her all the best for her future endeavours.

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Claire Scott Miss Alabama Teen USA 2017

Claire is a 16 year old junior at Vestavia High School. She has great interest in fashion and personal styling. The stunning girl loves modelling and has walked for clothing stores and Magazines. It has been her childhood dream to be Miss Alabama Teen USA and she cannot wait for her year to reign and represent the state of Alabama. We wish her all the best for the upcoming venture.

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Delaney Rupp Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2017

The enticing beauty is the sister of Miss SD Teen USA 2013 Alexis Rupp and with this South Dakota had three sets of sisters to win the Teen title. She is a senior at Roosevelt High School, Delaney is CNA certified and by the end of the senior year will be certified as an EMT. “After being crowned Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2017, I’m really excited and look forward to going to appearances and representing my state,” Delaney said. Her hobbies are drawing, painting and a serious passion for fashion. We are looking forward to her performance at the competition.

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Elle Cook Miss Montana Teen USA 2017

The adorable looking Elle Cook is a junior at Billings West High School. She loves children and has a dream to provide an advocacy program for children suffering from chronic medical conditions. Elle believes in God and through her faith she hopes to better the lives of the people. The beauty wants to win the competition to make her state proud of her. With such commendable works and thinking, the girl is going to rock the world with her aura for sure.

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Emma Karle Miss Ohio Teen USA 2017

Emma Karle is a bright student with amazing dreams to fulfill. She wants to win the prestigious title of Miss Teen USA 2017 to do humanitarian work for the welfare of society. This amazing contestant is all set to set the stage on fire with her talent and grandeur. We wish her all the luck for the great journey ahead, May she comes up with flying colours and take the crown home.

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Gabriella Simpson Miss Idaho Teen USA 2017

The pretty, Gabriella is a senior at Boise High School. Her dream is to become a successful lawyer. She loves to play coed soccer, and volunteers her time for organizations around Boise. A family oriented girl who is all excited to win the beauty pageant and represent Idaho with all smiles and shines.

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Grace Lange Miss Delaware Teen USA 2017

A 17-year-old beauty is all set to win the title of Miss Teen USA 2017 with her determination and love for her state. She is Senior Class President, captain of the varsity girls’ basketball team. Being a true sports lover, she wants to become a sports reporter. After Lange graduates, her next step is Villanova University, where she intends to study Mass Communication. She would like to become a popular television sports commentator one day, following the footsteps of her role model, Fox Sports’ Erin Andrews.

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Hailey Crausby Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2017

The pretty lass is 18-year-old who enjoys spending time with her family. She is a senior at High School where the stunner has maintained a 4.5 GPA. With it, she is also volunteering her time in a nursing home and is in the process of getting certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Her one only passion is to work for the welfare of people and helping them to be better. All the luck to this lovely girl!

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Hannah Claire Chisolm Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2017

Hannah is all set to compete in the Miss Teen USA 2017 competition with all the hard work and determination. She is an avid barrel racer and has been vying in rodeos, barrel runs and horse shows since the age of 3. Hannah is a big animal lover and has two horses, three dogs and many cats as pets. The pretty girl loves modelling and presently models for Susan's Shoppe in Hattiesburg and Brookhaven and for Belle G in Meridian and hopes to work in a surgical department.

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Isabella Griffith Miss New York Teen USA 2017

Optimistic, determined, and compassionate Isabella is gorgeous and wants to win the title of Miss Teen USA 2017 for her parents and friends. She is an active member in the Suffolk County chapter of Jack & Jill of America where she is the teen record secretary. She normally participates in several fundraisers with Breast Cancer walks, making Halloween and Thanksgiving to offer families in need, offering Christmas gifts to unprivileged children and more. She wants to continue modelling further and for that we want to wish her all the luck.

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Jaanu Patel Miss California Teen USA 2017

The amazing model is a junior at Hunting Beach High School. She wants to become a paediatrician & is presently a volunteer with Kaiser Permanente’s maternity ward. This charming girl loves travelling and has been to 15 countries spread over 6 of the 7 continents. May she represent her state with all those amazing vibes and shines around and win the crown back home.

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Kalina Hamilton Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2017

The stunning girl is a junior at Nex-Gen Academy. She is enrolled at Sandia High School, where she is the captain of the Junior Varsity basketball team. In her free time, she loves to play the flute, paint and draw and with that enjoys watching Disney movies. Kalina wants to inspire others to be the best they can be, follow their dreams, and be strong willed.

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Karis Felton Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2017

Karis is a 17-year-old young girl who wants to achieve her dreams with hard work and determination. She wants to attend college in future, where she would double major in Business and Early Childhood Education. Beauty’s motto is, “Don't let someone else be the author of your story.” Felton feels to be honoured to represent her state in the Miss Teen USA beauty pageant and wants to make her loved ones proud of her accomplishments.

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Karly Riggs Miss Arizona Teen USA 2017

The cat-eyed Karly Riggs is talented and all set to vie for the crown. Her main focus is on winning the title as she wants to do many other things for the welfare of people who are in need. Her wish can only be fulfilled after winning the prestigious title. She loves to travel and want to roam around the world to gather lifetime memories.

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Kelsey Golonka Miss Vermont Teen USA 2017

The stunning Kelsey is stunning and a senior at Montpelier High School. She loves to play sports until suffering two concussions, which led her to end her playing days. Kelsey wants to be a nurse practitioner because of the inspiration she fetched by the nurses who helped her in the recovery.

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Kenzie Hansley Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2017

Kenzie is a senior at Topsail High School and wants to win the title of Miss Teen USA 2017. She looks mesmerizing and wants to win the crown with all her hard work and determination. The pretty girl loves to spend her time with family and friends and want to achieve her dreams to accomplish the unexplored. We wish the young lady all the best for competition!

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Kenzie Weingartz Miss Michigan Teen USA 2017

The sweet looking Kanzie is a 2016 graduate of Marysville. She is currently in the school of business at University of Oakland, and wants to study finance. The stunning beauty is all prepared to win the crown and wants to make her state proud of her. May she come up as the most loved contestant in the competition!

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Kilyn Parisien Hill Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2017

The gorgeous girl wants to become a surgeon. She is a bright student and has won many accolades. Her hobbies include lifting weights, spending time with friends and family, reading and playing with dogs. Kilyn wants to impact her community, state and country with a program that will offer unprivileged kids with winter gear of their liking to keep them happy and warm.

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Kirby Lindley Miss Texas Teen USA 2017

The beautiful girl from Texas is a freshman at the University of North Texas, majoring in communications. She is working hard to achieve the dream to become the next Miss Teen USA. Kirby loves tennis, acting, interior designing and singing. The lovely girl wants to do humanitarian works to make everyone’s life happy and fulfilled. All the luck from our side!

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Kolby Tracey Miss New Hamsphire Teen USA 2017

Kolby is a young pretty girl who wants to win the beauty pageant to make her childhood dream come true. She hopes to be able to experience the world and learn about various cultures. The beauty supports the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition because this association has a special place in her heart. May she fulfils all her dreams and win the prestigious title.

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Lana Coffey Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2017

Lana is extremely gorgeous and the sister of Miss New York Teen USA 2007. She is currently studying and a sophomore business major at Bentley University. With all her exquisiteness and charm, she wants to win the hearts of the people present at the finale. Our best wishes are with her and may she come up as the strongest candidate.

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Lauren Ann Weaver Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2017

Lauren is talented and all decked up to compete in the competition. She hails from Pennsylvania and wants to make her state proud by winning the crown. Lauren is a junior at Bishop McCort Catholic High School, where she is a part of the National Honour Society, the Cross Country team and Speech League.

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Lauren Teruya Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2017

The bubbly Lauren Teruya is the sister of Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2012, Kathryn Teruya. She is a senior at Lolani School and is active in theatrical society. The stunner wants to walk on the footprints of her sister and wants to win the title with full dedication and hard work.

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Madison Walker Miss Virginia Teen USA 2017

The beautiful girl with amazing dreams has her eyes on the title. She is preparing hard for it day and night as the main objective is to make her parents proud of her. Madison loves to draw, paint and travel to know every detail about the places, their cultures and lifestyles.

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Malerie Moore Miss Kansas Teen USA 2017

Malerie is a junior at Blue Valley Southwest High Scholl in Overland Park. The beauty with brains is all set to vie for the crown as it is her ultimate dream. Malerie plans to carry on expanding her dance range in pursuit of her dream to become a professional ballerina with a premiere ballet company. Malerie has an older sister Madison, who was the reigning Miss Kansas Teen USA 2016. Malerie was delighted to have been crowned by her big sister and best friend Madison.

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Megan Ski Hollingsworth Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2017

The gorgeous contestant has her eyes on the beautiful crown and wants to achieve it with all her dedication. She loves to read, cook and draw. Megan wants to win the title in order to help the needy and people who are suffering with serious ailments. We wish the gorgeous girl all the best for her future endeavours.

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Olivia Bohleber Miss Illinois Teen USA 2017

Intelligent, stunning and hard working, Olivia is ready to thrill everyone with her performance at the competition. She loves photography, horse shows, art, cooking and modelling. Travelling has offered the gorgeous girl a broader perspective of the world. She wants to travel more to find the unexplored.

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Olivia Hutchison Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2017

The charismatic Olivia is working hard to win the coveted title. She is taking part on various activities and sessions to be all decked up for the event. She loves cooking, writing, reading and travelling. The one and only dream of her life is to achieve the best and to make her family and state proud of her.

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Olivia Prewitt Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2017

The sizzling Olivia Prewitt wants to go to a sports media career. She has co-hosted radio shows with and interviewed some of the nation’s best high school basketball players for her blog, “Sundresses and Sideline Reports.” She is multi talented and wants to attain something big in life and took part in Miss Teen USA to be at the top. She looks up to Miss Kansas Teen USA 2010, Olivia Harlan, who has gone on to a flourishing career as a sports caster.

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Paige Robinson Miss Indiana Teen USA 2017

The pretty girl hails from Indiana and wants to win the competition with all her heart and soul. With all the support and love of her closed ones, she believes she can achieve the unmatched. The talent and will to win the title are the attractions in her and we wish she wins the competition with all the glory.

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Rachel Bell Miss Utah Teen USA 2017

The stunning girl hails from Utah and wants to win the best to make her state shine with all the magnificence. She wants to continue with her modelling career & studies after winning the title. The looks and grandeur of the beauty are enough to steal the show at the finale. Our best wishes are with her and may she come up as the star.

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Samantha Washington Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2017

The lovely winner of Miss Nebraska Teen USA, is all prepared to capture those praises on the finale night. She is a bright student and a member and featured soloist for “Big Red Singers”, the University’s show choir. Samantha hopes to offer a large sum of her year as Miss Nebraska Teen USA towards adoption and foster care. She loves to travel and want to do so further to catch the glimpse of new places.

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Sophia Dominguez Heithoff Miss Missouri Teen USA 2017

This classy girl wants to win the title with all the hard work and dedication. Sophia Heithoff is a junior at Park Hill South High School in Kansas City, Missouri. She works with different organizations for the welfare of women empowerment and wants to achieve the ultimate dream of her life, i.e. winning the prestigious title of Miss Teen USA.

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Tana Bartels Miss Alaska Teen USA 2017

The beautiful and lovely, Tana wants to win the title of Miss Teen USA to make her state shine. She is great in studies and wants to continue modelling in future. The gorgeous girl loves travelling and wants to achieve the best in life. If given a chance, she would work for the benefit of the deprived.

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Taylor Spruill Miss Maryland Teen USA 2017

Taylor is a student and is currently and resides in Upper Marlboro. She loves to travel and has been to various countries and discovered so many amazing things about the same. The stunner loves to bake and wants to try different recepies. Also a big fan of music, she loves to listen to great music. We wish her all the luck for the competition.

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Taylor Ward Miss Georgia Teen USA 2017

The good-looking model from Georgia is all set to make her dream change to reality. She wants to win the title to educate, help and inspire other people. Taylor would also like to travel the state motivating, inspiring, and encouraging others. Her gifts and talents are most directly linked to the arts: music, dancing, language, poetry, public speaking, modelling, creating, and all things communicative.

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Tori Trittin Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2017

The amazing Tori Trittin is a freshman at Lakeville South. She wants to become a lawyer or a therapist. Tori’s new adventures include zip-lining, scuba diving, parasailing and riding roller coasters. She is dedicated to various Charitable organizations and looking forward to continuing work with these amazing organizations as Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2017.

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Vanessa Matheson Miss Oregon Teen USA 2017

Vanessa is presently continuing her studies with an Honours Diploma and 35 college credits and a degree in the medical field. She is passionate about travelling. Vanessa takes pleasure in outdoor activities, and continues to play tennis through her University after being a two-sport varsity athlete all through high school. Vanessa is keyed up for Miss Oregon Teen USA in hopes for the chance to serve and represent her home state.

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Victoria DiSorbo Miss Florida Teen USA 2017

The stunning Miss Florida Teen USA 2017 is now ready to compete in the prestigious Miss Teen USA 2017 beauty pageant. She loves to travel and wants to won the pageant to carry on her dreams by making it an integral part of her life. The beauty is ready to take on the show with immense confidence and poise to die for.

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Victoria Timm Miss Maine Teen USA 2017

The young and beautiful girl resides in Scarborough with her parents and two dogs. She is currently a senior at Scarborough High School and maintains a 3.8 GPA. She hopes to play field hockey at the collegiate level and major in Communications. A bright student since her school days, she is now ready to take up the best challenge of her life by participating in the Miss Teen USA 2017 pageant. Victoria’s hobbies comprise skiing, drawing, sports, boating, and spending time at her favourite places on the water, Higgins Beach and Sebago Lake. She loves to travel, no matter where it may be, because she is always ready for an escapade!