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41st edition of the Miss USA competition
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.
This was the first edition of the pageant to be held under the ownership of fashion designer Laylah Rose
[2] and was streamed on
The CW website and mobile app.
[3]
Background
Location
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.
[4] 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.
[5]
[6] 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.
[7]
Pageant
Preliminary competition
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.
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Judges
Results
Placement
Contestant
Miss Teen USA 2023
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 20
§ – Voted into Top 20 through the online vote.
Contestants
51 titleholders competed for the title.
^ Airing on September 29, the same day as
Miss USA 2023
^ Ages at the time of the pageant
References
^ Caplan, Anna Lazarus (September 29, 2023).
"New Jersey's UmaSofia Srivastava Wins Miss Teen USA 2023: 'I Am So Grateful and Honored' " .
People .
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"Laylah Rose Acquires Miss USA Organization Franchise After Investigation of Rigging Allegations Concluded as 'False' " . wwd.com . August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023 .
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"Miss USA Pageant Heads to the CW in First Broadcast Airing Since 2019" . September 8, 2023.
^ Hidalgo, Jason.
"Reno secures 3-year Miss USA and Miss Teen USA deal" .
Reno Gazette Journal .
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"It's official: Miss USA Pageant to be held in Reno" .
KOLO-TV . March 29, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019 .
^ 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 .
^ Vulpo, Mike; Sobol, Beth (July 15, 2022).
"How the Miss USA 2022 Pageant Will Honor Cheslie Kryst After Her Death" .
E! Online .
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"Miss Teen USA Preliminary" .
YouTube . /
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" 'Miss USA 2023' to be hosted by Keltie Knight and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton" . TVmaze . Retrieved September 21, 2023 .
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"Introducing our Miss Teen USA 2023 Top 20" .
Instagram . Retrieved September 28, 2023 .
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"Introducing our Miss Teen USA 2023 Top 5" .
Instagram . Retrieved September 28, 2023 .
^ Colurso, Mary (January 29, 2023).
"Miss Alabama USA 2023: Miss Auburn-Opelika wins the crown" . al . Retrieved February 6, 2023 .
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"Miss Alaska Teen USA and Miss Alaska USA 2023" . Head Topics . January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023 .
^ Kughn, Sherry (December 10, 2022).
"Jacksonville Christian Academy graduate wins Miss Georgia USA" .
The Anniston Star . Retrieved December 12, 2022 .
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"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 .
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"Idaho Today: Miss Idaho & Miss Idaho Teen USA 2023" .
KTVB . September 21, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022 .
^ Harp, Andrew (March 3, 2023).
"Bradshaw earns Miss Kentucky Teen USA title" . The News-Enterprise . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
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"Elizabethtown high school student crowned Miss Kentucky Teen USA" . March 1, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023 .
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"St. Bernard festival queen named Miss Louisiana Teen USA" .
The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate . February 9, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
^ Baldridge, Anne (December 13, 2022).
"Miss Maine USA heading to compete on national stage" . NEWS CENTER Maine. Retrieved December 31, 2022 .
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"Miss Massachusetts USA 2023 is Annika Sharma" . NorthCarolina News . January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023 .
^ Graning, Stacy (April 2, 2023).
"Natchez sisters compete in Miss Mississippi USA: How did they fare?" . The Natchez Democrat . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ Haws, George (March 1, 2023).
"Aubrie Charter is Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2023" . The North Platte Telegraph . Retrieved April 11, 2023 .
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"New Jersey's UmaSofia Srivastava Wins Miss Teen USA 2023: 'I Am So Grateful and Honored' " . Peoplemag . Retrieved November 17, 2023 .
^ Mann, Cody (November 21, 2022).
"Corvallis' Miss Oregon USA shooting for the stars" .
Albany Democrat-Herald . Retrieved December 12, 2022 .
^
"Miss SC Teen USA 2023 – Kenlee McVay" . Miss South Carolina USA .
^
"2023-2024 Bill 4354: Kenlee McVay, Miss SC Teen USA 2023 - South Carolina Legislature Online" . www.scstatehouse.gov .
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"Knoxville teen crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA" .
WVLT-TV . March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
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"Oakton High Student Is First East Asian to Win Miss Virginia Teen USA" . NBC4. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023 .
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"Introducing Miss WA USA & Miss WA Teen USA" .
KING-TV . November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
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