Tennessee is crowned Miss Teen USA; Ohio in the Top 15!

Miss Teen USA 2009: Stormi Bree Henley,
Miss Tennessee Teen USA

Last night in the Bahamas a new Miss Teen USA was crowned. The pageant has been off the air for two years now, but was streamed live online. If you missed it, like me, clips can be found HERE and on YouTube. I've only watched the gown competition and really liked Georgia, Nevada, Michigan and Maryland, but the judges liked:

Miss Teen USA 2009: Stormi Bree Henley,
Miss Tennessee Teen USA

First Runner-Up: Brooke Fletcher, Miss Georgia Teen USA
Second Runner-Up: Chelsea Gilligan , Miss California Teen USA
Third Runner-Up: Kasey Staniszewski, Miss Maryland Teen USA
Fourth Runner-Up: Brittany Guidry, Miss Louisiana Teen USA

Ohio's Kelsey Stevens made the Top 15.

Here is the complete list of semifinalists, which for the first time ever, includes two former MAO Outstanding Teens! They are Maryland and Utah.




Allison Kusenberger, Miss Arkansas Teen USA
Chelsea Gilligan , Miss California Teen USA
Brooke Fletcher, Miss Georgia Teen USA
Jefra Bland, Miss Kentucky Teen USA
Brittany Guidry, Miss Louisiana Teen USA
Kasey Staniszewski, Miss Maryland Teen USA
Kristen Danyal, Miss Michigan Teen USA
Sierra Drimak, Miss Missouri Teen USA
Ileri Tunrarebi, Miss Nevada Teen USA
Kelsey Stevens, Miss Ohio Teen USA
Talia Turco, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA
Stormi Bree Henley, Miss Tennessee Teen USA
Tasha Smedley, Miss Utah Teen USA
Sadie Porter, Miss Washington Teen USA
Amy David, Miss Wyoming Teen USA

Photogenic Award: Allyson Hovda, Miss Iowa Teen USA
Congeniality Award: Ashley Sagisi Moser, Miss Hawaii Teen USA