The Miss Louisiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
Louisiana is in the top 10 most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Notable former Miss Louisiana Teen USA titleholders are Miss USA 1996 Ali Landry, Miss Teen USA 2004 Shelley Hennig, Miss Teen USA 2015 Katherine Haik, and Jennifer Dupont, who placed first runner-up at Miss America 2005. Landry and Hennig have gone on to successful acting careers. Candice Stewart, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2002 was a contestant on CBS's Big Brother 15 in 2013.
At 15, Haik is the youngest woman to win the Miss Teen USA title.
Miss Louisiana Teen USA is produced by A Blaize Productions since 2025, which also produces the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA state pageants for Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Kadie Sumbler of Baton Rouge was crowned Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2026 on July 11, 2026 at Mississippi State University in Starkville. She represented Louisiana at Miss Teen USA 2026.
Gallery of titleholders
Results summary Placements Miss Teen USAs: Shelley Hennig (2004), Katherine Haik (2015) 1st runners-up: Sarah Thornhill (1999) 2nd runners-up: Bobbie Brown (1987), Amy Pietsch (1988) 3rd runners-up: Lindsey Evans (2008) 4th runners-up: Brittany Guidry (2009), Sydney Taylor (2020) Top 6: Allison McIntyre (1991) Top 10: Shasta St. Angelo (1986), Nina Moch (2000), Paige Egan (2001), Lindsey Conque (2018) Top 12: Ali Landry (1990), Sarah Lowther (1994) Top 15/16/20: Bailey Hidalgo (2013), Ellie Picone (2016), Gracie Petry (2021), Kadie Sumbler (2026) Louisiana holds a record of 19 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards Miss Congeniality: Robin Swain (1984) People's Choice Award: Kadie Sumbler (2026)
Winners
Year Name HometownAge1 Local title Placement atMiss Teen USA Special Awards atMiss Teen USA Notes 2026 Kadie Sumbler Baton Rouge 15 Miss Sportsman's Paradise Teen Top 20 People's Choice Award 2025 Heaven Riley Breaux Lafayette 17 Miss Greater Baton Rouge Teen 2024 Ava Watson New Orleans Miss New Orleans Teen 2023 Averi Crawford Baton Rouge 16 Miss St. Bernard Parrish Teen 2022 Ainsley Ross Bossier City 18 Miss Bossier City Teen 2021 Gracie Petry Lafayette 18 Miss Lafayette Teen Top 16 2020 Sydney Taylor Livingston 18 Miss Lafayette Teen 4th Runner Up Later Miss Louisiana USA 2024 2019 Emma Brooks McAllister Houma 16 Miss Bayou State Teen 2018 Lindsey Conque Lafayette 16 Miss Lafayette Teen Top 10 2017 Hailey Crausby Lake Charles 18 Miss Northshore Teen 2016 Ellie Picone Mandeville 16 Miss Mandeville Teen Top 15 2015 Katherine Haik Franklinton 15 Miss Northshore Teen Miss Teen USA 2015 2014 Mary Risener Houma 18 Miss Florida Parishes Teen 2013 Bailey Hidalgo Denham Springs 15 Miss Camellia City Teen Top 16 2012 Marlee Henry Lacassine 18 Miss Lakeshore Teen 2011 Elizabeth Heinen Eunice 16 2010 Brianna Waguespack Paulina 15 2009 Brittany Alyson Guidry Houma 16 4th runner-up Later Miss Louisiana USA 2014 3rd runner-up at Miss USA 2014 2008 Lindsey Gayle Evans Blanchard 18 3rd runner-up Dethroned October 21, 2008 due to arrest for theft and drug possession. Posed in Playboy, seen in Blurred Lines 2007 Logan Travis Amite 15 2006 Kelsey Lawson Baton Rouge 17 2005 Morgan Maulden Prairieville 18 2004 Keisha Barras Delcambre 17 colspan="2" Originally first runner-up; assumed the title after Hennig won Miss Teen USA 2004 Shelley Catherine Hennig Destrehan 17 Miss Teen USA 2004 2003 Megan Bologna Covington 19 2002 Candice Dontrelle Stewart Metairie 18 Later Miss Louisiana USA 2005 2001 Paige Egan New Orleans 18 Semi-finalist 2000 Jonine Aimee “Nina” Moch Shreveport 1999 Sarah Thornhill Slidell 18 1st runner-up 1998 Jennifer Dupont Plaquemine 17 Later Miss Louisiana USA 2000 Later Miss Louisiana 2004 First runner-up at Miss America 2005. 1997 Sarah Price Mandeville Sister of Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1995, Shawn Price 1996 Kimi Fairchild Denham Springs15 1995 Shawn Price Mandeville Sister of Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1997, Sarah Price 1994 Sarah Lowther Covington 18 Semi-finalist 1993 Heather DuPree Baton Rouge 16 Later Miss Louisiana 1998 Daughter of Miss Mississippi 1969, Jane Foshee Mothers of Miss Louisiana's Teen 2023 & 2025, Laura Jane and Virginia Kirkpatrick 1992 Evelyn Ellis Sulphur 18 1991 Allison McIntyre Baton Rouge 16 Top 6 1990 Ali Germaine Landry Breaux Bridge 16 Semi-finalist Later Miss Louisiana USA 1996 Miss USA 1996 Finished 6th at Miss Universe 1996 1989 Kim Clower West Monroe 1988 Amy Pietsch Ringgold 18 2nd runner-up 1987 Bobbie Jean Brown Baton Rouge 17 1986 Shasta St. Angelo Baton Rouge 17 Semi-finalist 1985 Julie Scimeca Baton Rouge 1984 Robin Swain Miss Congeniality 1983 Vail Cavalier Houma 18 1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
External links Official website