Miss Teen USA 2017 was the 35th

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pageant held at the

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on July 29, 2017. Karlie Hay of

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crowned her successor, Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff of

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at the end of the event. The pageant was hosted by celebrity personal trainer and author Heidi Powell and E! correspondent Erin Lim, while Mexican singer Jorge Blanco performed. It was the first time the pageant was held in Arizona and the first to broadcast in

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consoles. This was the final year that Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants have held separately, due to scheduling changes of the succeeding year's pageant that Dominguez-Heithoff would be the shortest reigning titleholders in the pageant, which held for nine months and 19 days.

Pageant

Selection of contestants

One delegate from the 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants held from September 2016 to February 2017.

Preliminary round

Prior to the final competition, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in athletic wear and evening gown. It was held on July 28, one day before the finals.

Finals

During the final competition, the top 15 finalists compete in athletic wear, evening gown and in a customized final question round, and the winner is decided by a panel of judges.

Broadcasting

All rounds of the pageant were webcast on the Miss U mobile app, the pageant's

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page and as downloadable live events available on the

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consoles. The final round was also streamed on

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consoles via Mixer, with support for high dynamic range (HDR) using the

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. For the first time, 360-degree broadcasts of the pageant were available for the

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headsets.

Judges

* K. Lee Graham –

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*Divya Gugnani – entrepreneur and cofounder of Wander Beauty *Kalani Hilliker – dancer, actress, and model *Tamaya Petteway – businesswoman and Senior Vice President of

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's Brand and Licensing Partnerships Division *Syleste Rodriguez – news anchor

Contestants

Contestant stats provided via the

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Notes

References

External links

Miss Teen USA official website
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