Miss Teen USA 2021 was the 39th Miss Teen USA pageant, held at the Paradise Cove Theater of River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, on November 27, 2021.
Ki'ilani Arruda of Hawaii crowned Breanna Myles of Florida as her successor at the end of the event. It was the first year of the competition under Crystle Stewart's directorship. This was the first time since 1988 that the State Costume competition took place before the eve of preliminary competition.
Background 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.
Location 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.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
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.
2021 state pageants altered due to COVID-19 State Original date New date taken September 13, 2020 March 20, 2021 September 19, 2020 March 27, 2021 September 26, 2020 August 7, 2021 September 26, 2020 April 25, 2021 September 27, 2020 April 25, 2021 October 10, 2020 January 10, 2021 October 10, 2020 March 13, 2021 October 11, 2020 March 31, 2021 October 11, 2020 August 8, 2021 October 24, 2020 January 16, 2021 October 25, 2020 May 23, 2021 October 25, 2020 July 11, 2021 October 31, 2020 March 13, 2021 November 1, 2020 March 28, 2021 November 8, 2020 June 6, 2021 November 7, 2020 February 21, 2021 November 8, 2020 June 6, 2021 November 8, 2020 December 10, 2020 November 8, 2020 July 25, 2021 November 14, 2020 July 10, 2021 November 15, 2020 June 20, 2021 November 21, 2020 February 13, 2021 November 21, 2020 March 20, 2021 November 21, 2020 March 6, 2021 November 22, 2020 June 6, 2021 November 22, 2020 June 26, 2021 November 22, 2020 June 13, 2021 November 29, 2020 August 1, 2021 November 22, 2020 March 21, 2021 November 29, 2020 July 26, 2021 November 29, 2020 August 1, 2021 December 6, 2020 April 4, 2021 December 6, 2020 June 13, 2021 December 6, 2020 May 31, 2021 December 6, 2020 May 1, 2021 December 20, 2020 April 25, 2021 January 10, 2021 July 11, 2021 January 9, 2021 July 17, 2021 January 9, 2021 July 17, 2021 January 17, 2021 June 27, 2021 January 10, 2021 May 16, 2021 January 17, 2021 March 20, 2021 January 24, 2021 August 20, 2021 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 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 Placements
Placement ContestantMiss Teen USA 2021Florida– Breanna Myles1st Runner-UpDistrict of Columbia– Hannah Gilliard2nd Runner-UpTexas– Landry Davis3rd Runner-UpPennsylvania– Yvonne Burke4th Runner-UpUtah– Ayzjiahna WoodTop 16California– 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
Judges Madison Brodsky – entertainment host and author Claudia Correa – respiratory therapist Chloe Lukasiak – dancer and Dance Moms star Joni Rogers-Kante – CEO of SeneGence Jérôme LaMaar – fashion designer and creative director
Contestants All 51 state titleholders have been crowned. StateContestant AgeHometownPlacement NotesAlabama Dailyn Swann 18 GreenvilleAlaska Ellie Smith 18 Anchorage Daughter of Sarah Smith, Miss Alaska Teen USA 1998Arizona McKenzi Lindhag 17 PeoriaArkansas Madeline Bohlman 19 Fayetteville Later Miss Arkansas USA 2024Cousin of Miss America 2024 Madison MarshCalifornia Cameron Doan 19 Anaheim Top 16 Previously Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2018Colorado Abi Lange 19LongmontConnecticut Nikitha Kikanamada 19 South WindsorDelaware Sky Knox 19 Newark Previously Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2018District of Columbia Hannah Gilliard 17Washington, D.C. 1st Runner-Up Florida Breanna Myles 18 Port St. Lucie Miss Teen USA 2021Georgia Liza Greenberg 19 Peachtree City Top 16Hawaii Tia Bustamante 19 KaneoheIdaho Kallie Peck 17 PrestonIllinois Gissell Bahena 17 ChicagoIndiana Lexi Gryszowka 17 BloomingtonIowaAngel Strong19Des 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 KansasMadilynn Becker 17HeringtonLater Miss Kansas USA 2026Kentucky Kennedy Mosley 17 LondonLouisiana Gracie Petry 19 Lafayette Top 16Maine Kyah Brown 16 PolandMaryland Maria Derisavi 18 Leonardtown Top 16Massachusetts Shannon Malloy 18 Canton Michigan Jada Moylan 17 Hudsonville Daughter of Sara Dusendang Moylan, Miss Michigan Teen USA 1999Minnesota Annika Wiese 18 OwatonnaMississippi Mattie Grace Morris 18 Flowood Top 16Missouri Anna Long 18 Lake Winnebago Top 16MontanaKatie Tooke17EkalakaNebraska Daisy Sudderth18Omaha Top 16Nevada Noelani Mendoza 18Las VegasNew Hampshire Emilee Mills19ConcordDaughter of Stephanie Foisy Mills, Miss New Hampshire 1995New Jersey Delaney Musgrave 18BergenfieldNew Mexico Emily Lehr 16AlamogordoNew York Geanna Koulouris 19BethpageNorth Carolina Madison Walker 19 Garner Later semifinalist at Miss North Carolina USA 2023North Dakota Aspen Hennessy 18 Des LacsOhio Grace-Anne Larschied 17 Lima Oklahoma Hunter Gorton 18 Glenpool Sister of Taylor Gorton, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2008 and Miss Oklahoma USA 2016Oregon Mikaela Ochocki18WilsonvillePennsylvania Yvonne Burke18Doylestown 3rd Runner-UpRhode Island Sydney Jaiswal 17 CranstonSouth Carolina Augusta Roach 18 Easley Top 16South Dakota Katie Schmit 18 ArtesianTennessee Annie Zhao 17 MemphisTexas Landry Davis 19 Dallas 2nd Runner-UpUtah Ayzjiahna Wood 16 Clearfield 4th Runner-UpLater Miss Teen Volunteer America 2024Vermont Jamisyn Baker 16 RutlandVirginia Alyssa Mawyer 18 BroadwayWashingtonNovalee Lewis17TacomaPreviously Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2018West Virginia Brylee Knotts 18 Grafton Wisconsin Shreya Gundelly 19 Mequon Top 16Wyoming Teryn Thatcher 19 Kemmerer Top 16
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References
External links
Miss Teen USA official website