Miss Teen USA 2020 was the 38th

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pageant. Originally scheduled to be held in spring 2020, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the

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. It was later rescheduled for November 7, 2020, at the Exhibition Centre and the Soundstage at

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. Kaliegh Garris of

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crowned Ki'ilani Arruda of

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as her successor at the end of the event. The competition was hosted by

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. The competition marked the first year that a new crown made by luxury jeweler Mouawad was used at Miss Teen USA, effectively retiring the Mikimoto Crown. For a third consecutive year, the competition was held concurrently alongside the

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competition. This was the last Miss Teen USA to be organized by Miss Universe Organization before being split into its separate organization beginning in

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Background

Location

On August 30, 2020,

announced on their schedule that the competition would be held on November 7 on their premises in

. The MUO later confirmed that the competition will be hosted at Graceland the following day. This was the first time the competition has been hosted in Tennessee since Miss Teen USA 1984 was also held in Memphis.

Hosts

On October 22, it was announced that the competition would be hosted by

and

. LaForce formerly was crowned Miss Teen USA 2005, and has worked as a sports reporter for

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, while Kryst was crowned

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''.

Selection of contestants

51 delegates from the 50 states and the District of Columbia are selected in state pageants which began in September 2019 and ended in February 2020.

Pageant

Preliminary round

Prior to the final competition, the delegates competed the preliminary competition, which the judges and a presentation show where they competed in swim wear and evening gown. It was held on November 6 at Graceland Exhibition Center and the Soundstage in Memphis and hosted by Kryst and Garris.

Broadcasting

The pageant was livestreamed on the Miss Universe Organization's social media channels and on

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consoles as a live event on the U.S.

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, while an encore presentation of the pageant was available via

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from November 12–15.

Judges

* Danielle Doty Fitzgerald – Miss Teen USA 2011 from

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Contestants

State or district titleholders were:

Notes

References

External links

Miss Teen USA official website
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