The Miss Indiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
in the
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant that has been run since 1983 by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19 years old as of January 1st of the competition year. They must be US citizens, and cannot have been married, pregnant, or ...
pageant. This pageant is currently produced by CROWN MOXIE, LLC headed by JScot Reid. It was formerly produced by MOXIE Media Productions and Sanders & Associates based in
Buckhannon, West Virginia
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before MOXIE Media Productions.
Indiana had a slow start at Miss Teen USA, and did not place until 1991. That placement became the first of a four-year streak, which included three semi-finalist and one 1st runner-up placings.
Six Indiana teens have gone on to win the
Miss Indiana USA
The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by those representatives. This pageant is currently produced by Crown Moxie, headq ...
crown, more than most other states. The most successful of these,
Kelly Lloyd, who achieved Indiana's highest ever
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant that has been run since 1983 by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19 years old as of January 1st of the competition year. They must be US citizens, and cannot have been married, pregnant, or ...
placement also went on to earn one of
Miss Indiana USA
The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by those representatives. This pageant is currently produced by Crown Moxie, headq ...
's highest placements in 2002. Even more notable, Lloyd was a Triple Crown winner.
The current titleholder is KK Kokonaing of
Huntertown and was crowned on April 10, 2022 at
Noblesville High School in
Noblesville. She will represent Indiana for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022.
Results summary
Placements
*1st runners-up:
Kelly Lloyd (1993)
*3rd runners-up: Paige Robinson (2017)
*4th runners-up: Jillian Dornbush (2001)
*Top 10/12: Heather Hart (1991), Nicole Llewellyn (1992), Nicolette Van Hook (1994), Kera Boog (2000)
*Top 15:
Jami Stallings
The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by those representatives. This pageant is currently produced by Crown Moxie, head ...
(2003), Jessica Michelle Buch (2011), Zoe Parker (2014)
Indiana holds a record of 10 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards
*
Miss Photogenic
Miss (pronounced ) is an English-language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, i ...
: Jillian Dornbush (2001), Lexi Gryszowka (2021)
Winners
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
External links
Official website
{{Miss Teen USA state
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
Women in Indiana