Miss Teen USA 2019 was the 37th

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pageant. It was held at the

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on April 28, 2019, and was hosted by

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Nia Sanchez and Tim Tialdo. The 2019 competition served as the second consecutive time that the pageant has been held concurrently with the

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competition. For the first time, both the preliminary and final competitions were held on the same day.

Historical significance

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wins competition for the second time. *

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earns the ''1st runner-up'' position for the second time. The last time it was placed in

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earns the ''2nd runner-up'' position for the fourth time. The last time it was placed in

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earns the ''3rd runner-up'' position for the first time. *

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earns the ''4th runner-up'' position for the second time and it reaches the highest position since

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. The last time it was placed in

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. * States that placed in semifinals the previous year were

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and

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placed for the fourth consecutive year. *

placed for the third consecutive year. *

and

placed for the second consecutive year. *

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and

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last placed in

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and

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last placed in

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last placed in

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last placed in

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since

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won the Miss Teen USA title that year. *

last placed in

since

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placed the 1st runner-up of that year. *

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last placed in

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breaks an ongoing streak of placements since

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and

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break an ongoing streak of placements since

Pageant

Selection of contestants

51 delegates from the 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants held from September 2018 to January 2019.

Preliminary round

Prior to the final competition, the delegates competed the preliminary competition, which involved private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they competed in athletic wear and evening gown. It was held on April 28 at the

in Reno-Tahoe. For the first time since

, the preliminary round was broadcast.

Finals

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

Broadcasting

The pageant was webcast on the pageant's

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and

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pages, as downloadable live events available on the Asian and American

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consoles and on

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in 41 regions for the

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line of consoles via the Facebook Video application, with support for 4K Ultra HD, Dolby Vision and HDR10 video and

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spatial audio.

Contestants

All 51 delegates have been confirmed:

Judges

*MJ Acosta – sports broadcaster *Kristin Collin – businesswoman, music executive, and artist manager *Ivette Fernandez – businesswoman and executive *

Katherine Haik Katherine Olivia Haik ( ; born May 9, 2000) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2015. At age 15, she was the youngest contestant to ever be crowned Miss Teen USA as well as the second entrant from Lo ...

–

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from

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*Shannon Keel – general manager of the

*Kristen Remington – news anchor, Miss Nevada Teen USA 1999

Notes

References

External links

Miss Teen USA official website
{{Miss Teen USA

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