Miss Teen USA 2011
# Miss Teen USA 2011

Miss Teen USA 2011 was the 29th Miss Teen USA pageant. It was held at the Grand Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, The Bahamas on July 16, 2011. Miss Teen USA 2010, Kamie Crawford, crowned her successor, Danielle Doty of Texas, as Miss Teen USA 2011 at the end of this event. The 50 states and the District of Columbia competed for the prestigious title. For the first time, viewers were allowed to vote for their favorite opening dress and swimsuit designed by the official sponsors, Sherri Hill and Kooey Australia. People's Choice along with Miss Universe Organization created an online poll for selecting Miss Teen USA Photogenic, won by Courtney Coleman of Hawaii. Savannah Schechter of New Jersey, won the Miss Congeniality award at the pageant.

For the first time ever, both the preliminary competition and the final show were webcast live via UStream and NewTek on www.missteenusa.com and seventeen.com. The preliminary competition took place of July 15th and was hosted by Chet Buchanan and Kamie Crawford. The final show was hosted by Chet Buchanan and Allie LaForce, Miss Teen USA 2005. Kia Hampton, Miss Kentucky USA 2011, provided entertainment by singing at the show.

## Delegates

| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Placement | Awards | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alabama | Barron Rae Williams | Dadeville | 16 | | | Later 1st runner-up at Miss Alabama USA 2016 Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Alabama USA 2017 Later top 15 semifinalist at Miss Florida USA 2019 |
| Alaska | Denali Whiting | Kotzebue | 19 | | | |
| Arizona | Molly Argue | Paradise Valley | 18 | | | |
| Arkansas | Mary-Kate Hartley | Hamburg | 17 | | | |
| California | Alexis Swanstrom | San Diego | 17 | 2nd runner-up | | Later 3rd runner-up at Miss California USA 2014 |
| Colorado | Caley-Rae Pavillard | Castle Rock | 17 | Top 15 | | Previously Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen 2008 Later Miss Colorado USA 2016 |
| Connecticut | Samantha Sojka | North Granby | 19 | | | Later 4th runner-up at Miss Connecticut USA 2015 Later 1st runner-up at Miss Connecticut USA 2016 Later 1st runner-up at Miss Connecticut USA 2018 |
| Delaware | Amanda Debus | Middletown | 18 | | | Previously Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2008 Later Miss Delaware 2016 Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Delaware USA 2018 Later 1st runner-up at Miss Delaware USA 2019 |
| District of Columbia | Imani Bentham | Washington | 19 | | | |
| Florida | Mikyle Crockett | Jacksonville | 18 | | | |
| Georgia | Kristen Robinson | Stone Mountain | 17 | Top 15 | | Later top 15 semifinalist at Miss Georgia USA 2014 Later 4th runner-up at Miss Georgia USA 2016 |
| Hawaii | Courtney Coleman | Moanalua | 17 | | Miss Photogenic | |
| Idaho | Claira Hollingsworth | Preston | 18 | | | Later Miss Idaho USA 2015 |
| Illinois | Paige Higgerson | Cutler | 19 | | | |
| Indiana | Jessica Buch | Bedford | 16 | Top 15 | | |
| Iowa | Richelle Orr | Hampton | 19 | | | Later Miss Iowa USA 2013 |
| Kansas | Taylor Clark | Topeka | 17 | 3rd runner-up | | Previously National American Miss Preteen 2006 |
| Kentucky | Stephanie Jones | Elizabethtown | 18 | | | |
| Louisiana | Elizabeth Heinen | Eunice | 16 | | | |
| Maine | Alexis McIlwain | Saco | 15 | Top 15 | | |
| Maryland | Kirsten Nicholson | Sykesville | 18 | Top 15 | | Later 1st runner-up at Miss Maryland USA 2016 |
| Massachusetts | Kay Tetreault | South Hadley | 18 | | | |
| Michigan | Taylor Sherman | Dearborn Heights | 17 | | | |
| Minnesota | Hannah Corbett | Excelsior | 17 | Top 15 | | Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Minnesota USA 2015 Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Minnesota USA 2016 Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Minnesota USA 2017 |
| Mississippi | Sarah Bobo | Corinth | 19 | | | |
| Missouri | Sydnee Stottlemyre | Wildwood | 17 | 4th runner-up | | Previously Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen 2008 and 4th runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2009 Later Miss Missouri USA 2016 and top 10 at Miss USA 2016 |
| Montana | Sibahn Doxey | Frenchtown | 18 | | | Later Miss Montana USA 2016 |
| Nebraska | Madison Novak | Lincoln | 17 | | | Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Nebraska USA 2015 Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Nebraska USA 2016 Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska USA 2017 |
| Nevada | Ashley Brown | Las Vegas | 17 | | | |
| New Hampshire | Annie Read | Sandwich | 17 | | | |
| New Jersey | Savannah Schechter | Far Hills | 17 | Top 15 | Miss Congeniality | Later 2x semifinalist at Miss New Jersey USA Later top 15 at Miss Nevada USA 2020 |
| New Mexico | Alexa Castle | Albuquerque | 18 | | | |
| New York | Lisa Drouillard | New York City | 19 | | | Later Miss Universe Haiti 2015 |
| North Carolina | Vanessa McClelland | Fayetteville | 19 | | | |
| North Dakota | Audra Mari | Fargo | 17 | 1st runner-up | | Later Miss North Dakota USA 2014 and 1st runner-up at Miss USA 2014 Later Miss World America 2016 |
| Ohio | Morgan Smigel | Avon | 16 | | | |
| Oklahoma | Alma Sandoval | Oklahoma City | 18 | | | Later 2x top 15 semifinalist at Miss Oklahoma USA |
| Oregon | Kayla Roush | Scio | 18 | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Madison Longstreth | Spring Grove | 16 | Top 15 | | Originally first runner-up but assumed the title after winner Deana Chuzhinina resigned for certain reasons Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Pennsylvania USA 2017 Later 1st runner-up at Miss Pennsylvania USA 2018 |
| Rhode Island | Lindsey Bucci | Scituate | 18 | | | Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Rhode Island USA 2017 Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Rhode Island USA 2019 |
| South Carolina | Keyla Childs | Summerville | 17 | Top 15 | | Later 3rd runner-up at Miss South Carolina USA 2014 Later top 15 semifinalist at Miss South Carolina USA 2017 |
| South Dakota | Lexy Schenk | Irene | 17 | | | Later Miss South Dakota USA 2015 |
| Tennessee | Kaitlin White | Nashville | 18 | | | Later top 15 semifinalist at Miss Tennessee USA 2021 |
| Texas | Danielle Doty | Harlingen | 18 | Miss Teen USA 2011 | | Later top 18 semifinalist at Miss Texas USA 2018 |
| Utah | Maquel Knight | Salt Lake City | 17 | | | |
| Vermont | Bridget Martin | Stowe | 15 | | | |
| Virginia | Susie Evans | Poquoson | 17 | | | Later Miss Virginia USA 2020 Later winner of season 26 of The Bachelor |
| Washington | Cheyenne Van Tine | Kennewick | 17 | | | |
| West Virginia | Susan King | Fairmont | 16 | Top 15 | | |
| Wisconsin | Victoria Sorone Johnston | Eau Claire | 19 | | | Later 4th runner-up at Miss Wisconsin USA 2013 Later 1st runner-up at Miss Wisconsin USA 2014 Later 4th runner-up at Miss Wisconsin USA 2015 |
| Wyoming | Ashley Golden | Gillette | 17 | | | Previously Miss Wyoming's Outstanding Teen 2007 |

## Replacements

* Pennsylvania - Deana Chuzhinina was originally Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2011 but resigned due to unknown reasons. Madison Longstreth, the 1st runner up, replaced her.

## Judges

* Dr. Cheryl Karcher
* BJ Coleman
* Lora Flaugh
* Fred Nelson
* Vinnie Potestivo
* Katherine Schwarzenegger
* Michelle Wiltshire

## Entertainment

* Kia Hampton, Miss Kentucky USA 2011
