The Miss Nebraska Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
Nebraska
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in the
Miss Teen USA
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pageant. The pageant is directed by Vanbros & Associates, headquartered in
Shawnee, Kansas
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History
Territory of Kansas
Befor ...
. In 2002, Nebraska joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system. In 2022, Nebraska became the 28th state that won the Miss Teen USA title for the first time.
Nebraska has had only seven placements at Miss Teen USA. The state was the second-to-last to make its first placement, which came in 2004, when
Meagan Winings advanced to the semi-finals.
Six Nebraska teens have crossed over to win the
Miss Nebraska USA title and compete at
Miss USA
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, with
Sarah Summers being the most successful, winning the title of
Miss USA 2018
Miss USA 2018 was the 67th Miss USA pageant. It was held on May 21, 2018 at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. The pageant was held at the same venue that was used for Miss USA 1997.
Kára McCullough of Washington, D.C., Dis ...
. One other Nebraskan previously competed in the
Miss America's Outstanding Teen
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.
Faron Medhi of
Omaha
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crowned Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2022 on March 6, 2022, at
Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center
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in
Omaha
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, went on to win
Miss Teen USA 2022
Miss Teen USA 2022 was the 40th Miss Teen USA pageant, held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, United States, on October 1, 2022.
Breanna Myles of Florida crowned Faron Medhi of Nebraska as her successor at the end of the event.
Bac ...
on October 1, 2022, becoming the first delegate from Nebraska to win the title.
Kaitlyn Halvorsen of
Lincoln
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* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln (na ...
was crowned Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2025 on April 6, 2025 at The Garden Theater in Omaha. She will represent Nebraska for the title of Miss Teen USA 2025.
Results summary
Placements
*Miss Teen USA:
Faron Medhi (2022)
*3rd runner-up: Audrey Eckert (2020)
*Top 10:
Meagan Winings (2004)
*Top 15/16/20: Danielle Zuroski (2006), Erin Swanson (2019), Daisy Sudderth (2021), Maggie Wadginski (2024)
Nebraska holds a record of 7 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards
*
Miss Congeniality: Jasmine Fuelberth (2013), Daisy Sudderth (2021)
Winners
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
External links
Official website
{{Miss Teen USA state
Nebraska
Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
Women in Nebraska