{{short description|36th edition of the Miss Teen USA competition}} {{Use American English|date=May 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | caption = | date = May 18, 2018 | venue = Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana | number of contestants = | presenters = {{Hlist|Cecilio Asuncion|Erin Lim}} | acts = | entrants =51 | placements =15 | broadcaster = {{Hlist|Facebook|PlayStation Network|Xbox Live|YouTube}} | winner = Hailey Colborn | represented = Kansas | before = 2017 | next = 2019 }} '''Miss Teen USA 2018''', the 36th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held on May 18, 2018, at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff of Missouri crowned Hailey Colborn of Kansas as her successor at the end of the event. She is the second entrant from Kansas to win the title after Keylee Sue Sanders won Miss Teen USA 1995.
For the first time, the pageant was held concurrently with its sister pageant Miss USA 2018, which was held three days later on May 21, also taking place in Shreveport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/entertainment/2018/05/08/miss-usa-events-shreveport-bossier-city/586116002/|title=Need-to-know guide: Miss USA, Miss Teen USA in Shreveport|work=The Shreveport Times|last=Kennell|first=Tiana|date=May 8, 2018|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref>
==Results== ===Placements=== thumb|Miss Teen USA 2018 Final Results {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Placement ! Contestant<ref name="results">{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kansas-hailey-colborn-crowned-miss-teen-usa-2018-300651901.html|title=Kansas' Hailey Colborn Crowned Miss Teen USA 2018|date=May 21, 2018|publisher=PR Newswire}}</ref> |- |Miss Teen USA 2018 | Hailey Colborn (Kansas) |- |1st Runner-Up | Kirby Elizabeth Self (South Carolina) |- |2nd Runner-Up | Chloe Zambrano (Colorado) |- |3rd Runner-Up | Sydni-Dion Bennett (Illinois) |- |4th Runner-Up | Kaaviya Sambavisam (North Carolina) |}
==Contestants== All 51 delegates have been confirmed:<ref name="contestantprofiles">{{cite web|url=https://www.missuniverse.com/missteenusa/contestants|title=Miss Teen USA 2018 Contestants|date=March 22, 2018|publisher=MUO}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! State ! Contestant ! Age{{efn|Ages at the time of the pageant}} ! Height ! Hometown ! Placement ! Notes |- |Alabama |Kennedy Cromeens<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbrc.com/story/36799180/new-miss-alabama-usa-wants-to-talk-about-mental-health|title=New Miss Alabama USA wants to talk about mental health|date=November 8, 2017|publisher=Fox 6 News|last=Sison|first=Bree}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=8}} |Birmingham | | |- |Alaska |McKinley Wooten<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.missakusa.com/results|title=2018 results|publisher=Miss Alaska USA|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |Wasilla | | |- |Arizona |Macy Deak{{cn|date=June 2018}} |16 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |Scottsdale | | |- |Arkansas |{{nowrap|Mackenzie Hinderberger<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missarkansasusa.com/arteen.html|title=Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2018|publisher=Miss Arkansas USA|accessdate=November 15, 2017}}</ref>}} |19 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |Fayetteville | | Later Miss Arkansas USA 2023 |- |California |Janeice Love<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20171208/barstow-high-senior-crowned-miss-teen-california|title=Barstow High senior crowned Miss Teen California|date=December 8, 2017|publisher=Daily Press|last=Fisher|first=Davina}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=8}} |Barstow |Top 15 | |- |Colorado |Chloe Zambrano<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kjct8.com/content/news/Local-women-win-Miss-USA-Colorado-and-Miss-USA-Teen-Colorado-454037993.html|title=Local women win Miss USA Colorado and Miss USA Teen Colorado|date=October 29, 2017|publisher=KJCT8|last=Havener|first=Crispin}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=8}} |Fruita |{{nowrap|2nd runner-up}} | |- |Connecticut |Elle Sauli<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wtnh.com/2018/01/08/miss-connecticut-jamie-hughes-and-miss-connecticut-teen-elle-sauli-talk-about-their-wins/|title=Miss Connecticut Jamie Hughes and Miss Connecticut Teen Elle Sauli talk about their wins|date=January 8, 2018|publisher=CT Style|last=Ogirri|first=Joyce}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=1}} |Newtown | | |- |Delaware |Brynn Close{{cn|date=June 2018}} |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=8}} |Middletown | | |- |{{Nowrap|District of Columbia}} |Madison Chambers{{cn|date=June 2018}} |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=9}} |{{nowrap|Washington, D.C.}} | | |- |Florida |Lou Schieffelin |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=10}} |Winter Park |Top 10 |Later Miss Florida USA 2025 |- |Georgia |Savannah Miles |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=9}} |Lawrenceville |Top 10 |Later Miss Georgia USA 2025 |- |Hawaii |Kylyn Rapoza<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/hilo-high-school-senior-crowned-miss-hawaii-teen-usa|title=Hilo High School senior crowned Miss Hawaii Teen USA|date=November 24, 2017|publisher=Hawaii Tribune-Herald|last=Johnson|first=Kirsten}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |Hilo | | |- |Idaho |Jacy Uhler<ref>{{cite web|url=http://missidahousa.com/biomissteen.php|title=Bio|publisher=Miss Idaho USA|accessdate=October 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625224548/http://www.missidahousa.com/biomissteen.php|archive-date=June 25, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=6}} |Boise | | |- |Illinois |Sydni-Dion Bennett<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missillinoisusa.com/ilteen.html|accessdate=September 25, 2017|publisher=Miss Illinois USA|title=Meet Miss Illinois Teen USA}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |Chicago |3rd runner-up |First African American Miss Illinois Teen USA<br>Later Miss Illinois USA 2021 and 3rd runner-up at Miss USA 2021 |- |Indiana |Ella Harrison<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2017/10/2018-miss-indiana-usa-and-miss-indiana-teen-usa-crowned.php|title=2018 Miss Indiana USA And Miss Indiana Teen USA Crowned|date=October 23, 2017|publisher=WBIW|access-date=December 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215121217/http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2017/10/2018-miss-indiana-usa-and-miss-indiana-teen-usa-crowned.php|archive-date=December 15, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=8}} |New Albany | | |- |Iowa |Isabella Russell<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegazette.com/subject/life/people-places/jenny-valliere-of-cedar-rapids-crowned-miss-iowa-usa-20171009|title=Jenny Valliere of Cedar Rapids crowned Miss Iowa USA|publisher=The Gazette|date=October 9, 2017}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=6}} |Marshalltown | | |- |'''Kansas''' |'''Hailey Colborn'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/article186739933.html|title=Wichita teen wins right to represent Kansas in Miss Teen USA pageant|date=November 27, 2017|publisher=The Wichita Eagle|last=Neil|first=Denise}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=4}} |Wichita |'''Miss Teen USA 2018''' | |- |Kentucky |Jordan Crozier |19 |{{Height|ft=5|in=4}} |Somerset | |Later top 16 at Miss Kentucky USA 2020 |- |Louisiana |Lindsey Conque<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/meet-miss-louisiana-teen-usa-lindsey-conque/493163366|title=Meet Miss Louisiana Teen USA, Lindsey Conque|date=November 19, 2017|publisher=WWLTV|last=Wartelle|first=Kris}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=6}} |Lafayette |Top 10 | |- |Maine |Erin McPherson<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunjournal.com/hartford-girl-is-miss-maine-teen-2018/|title=Hartford girl is Miss Maine Teen 2018|publisher=Sun Journal|date=December 6, 2017|last=Harnden|first=Pam}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=6}} |Hartford | | |- |Maryland |Caleigh Shade<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-macey-brietenback-pageant-1101-story.html|title=Bel Air's Macey Brietenback earns spirit award at Miss Maryland Teen USA pageant|publisher=Baltimore Sun|date=November 1, 2017|last=Anderson|first=David}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=9}} |Cumberland |Top 15 |Later Miss Maryland USA 2022 |- |Massachusetts |Lexi Woloshchuk<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_31466600/mill-city-pageant-pride|title=Mill City pageant pride|date=November 19, 2017|publisher=Lowell Sun|last=Curtis|first=Aaron}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |Monson | | |- |Michigan |Anane Loveday<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/port-huron/2017/09/30/miss-wayne-county-wins-miss-michigan-usa-title/720410001/|publisher=The Times Herald|date=October 1, 2017|last=Gross|first=Bob|title=Miss Wayne County wins Miss Michigan USA title}}</ref> |16 |{{Height|ft=5|in=2}} |Grosse Ile |Top 15 |Born in Ethiopia |- |Minnesota |Peyton Schroeder<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/26/standing-ovations-as-woman-with-down-syndrome-becomes-first-to-compete-in-miss-minnesota-usa/|title=Standing ovations as woman with Down syndrome becomes first to compete in Miss Minnesota USA|date=November 26, 2017|publisher=Twin Cities Pioneer Press|last=Divine|first=Mary}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=5}} |Rosemount | | |- |Mississippi |Julieanna Jackson{{cn|date=June 2018}} |15 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |Mize | | |- |Missouri |Chloe Bartlett<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missmissouriusa.com/moteen.html|title=Miss Missouri Teen USA 2018|publisher=Miss Missouri USA|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}</ref> |19 |{{Height|ft=5|in=8}} |Liberal | | |- |Montana |Elley Munson |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |Billings | | |- |Nebraska |Michaela Edstrand |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=8}} |Omaha | |Later 1st runner-up at Miss Nebraska USA 2023 |- |Nevada |Britney Barnhart |16 |{{Height|ft=5|in=9}} |Las Vegas |Top 15 |Sister of Miss Nevada Teen USA 2008 Lauren Hudman and daughter of Miss Oklahoma USA 1982 Jill Barnhart. |- |New Hampshire |Natalie Jenkins<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missnewhampshireusa.com/missnhteenusa/|title=Miss New Hampshire Teen USA Bio|accessdate=November 1, 2017|publisher=Miss New Hampshire USA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305224429/http://www.missnewhampshireusa.com/missnhteenusa/|archive-date=March 5, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |Nashua | | |- |New Jersey |Diana Smerina |16 |{{Height|ft=5|in=4}} |Freehold | | |- |New Mexico |Madison Turner |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |Mosquero | | |- |New York |Saige Guerin |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=5}} |Staten Island | | |- |North Carolina |Kaaviya Sambasivam<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nsjonline.com/article/2017/10/miss-asheville-usa-crowned-miss-n-c-usa-2018/|title=Miss Asheville USA crowned Miss N.C. USA 2018|publisher=North State Journal|date=October 4, 2017}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=10}} |Winston-Salem |4th runner-up |Later 1st runner-up at Miss North Carolina USA 2021 |- |North Dakota |Ashlyn Erickson<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4354886-two-north-dakota-pageant-winners-crowned-fargo|title=Two North Dakota pageant winners crowned in Fargo|date=November 5, 2017|publisher=Grand Forks Herald}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=8}} |Fargo | | |- |Ohio |Sofia Durina |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=5}} |Columbiana | | |- |Oklahoma |Zoe Ferraro{{cn|date=June 2018}} |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=9}} |Bixby | |Later Miss Oklahoma USA 2025 |- |Oregon |Jaycie Forrester<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theworldlink.com/bandon/news/coquille-resident-crowned-miss-oregon-usa/article_a8d7602a-afab-5ab7-b1c7-eb955fbe3c73.html|title=Coquille resident crowned Miss Oregon USA|date=October 10, 2017|publisher=Bandon Western World|last=Moss Strong|first=Amy}}</ref> |16 |{{Height|ft=5|in=9}} |Tualatin | | |- |Pennsylvania |Kailey Grill<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/12/03/paegant-winners-mars-belle-vernon-natives/|title=Pittsburgh-Area Natives Named Miss Pa. USA, Miss Pa. Teen USA|date=December 3, 2017|publisher=CBS Pittsburgh}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=5}} |Mars | | |- |Rhode Island |Aliyah Moore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missrhodeislandusa.com/riteen_bio.html|title=About Miss Rhode Island Teen USA|accessdate=November 6, 2017|publisher=Miss Rhode Island USA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116045219/http://www.missrhodeislandusa.com/riteen_bio.html|archive-date=January 16, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=9}} |Pawtucket | | |- |South Carolina |Kirby Elizabeth Self<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/the-new-miss-sc-usa-and-miss-sc-teen-usa/article_43b6963e-cba4-11e7-8221-a77669ef2f52.html|title=The new Miss SC USA and Miss SC Teen USA have been crowned|date=November 18, 2017|publisher=The Post and Courier|last=Oyer|first=Kalyn}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=9}} |Greenwood |1st runner-up |Later Miss South Carolina USA 2023 |- |South Dakota |Shania Knutson<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ksoo.com/madison-nipe-of-madison-is-crowned-miss-south-dakota/|title=Madison Nipe of Madison is Crowned Miss South Dakota|date=October 2, 2017|publisher=KSOO|last=Roberts|first=Dave}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=9}} |Viborg | |Later Miss South Dakota USA 2022 |- |Tennessee |Sofie Rovenstine<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/entertainment/2017/10/14/alexandra-harper-miss-williamson-co-wins-miss-tennessee-usa/764131001/|title=Alexandra Harper, Miss Williamson Co., wins Miss Tennessee USA|last=Brechtelsbauer|first=Erica|date=October 14, 2017|work=The Leaf Chronicle|access-date=October 15, 2017}}</ref> |19 |{{Height|ft=6|in=2}} |Franklin |Top 10 |Appeared in the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show |- |Texas |Brenna Flynn<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/See-the-winner-of-the-Miss-Teen-Texas-USA-pageant-12385726.php|title=See the winner of the Miss Teen Texas USA pageant|last=Burke|first=Dana|date=November 27, 2017|publisher=Chron}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=5}} |Fort Worth | | |- |Utah |Madilen Kellogg{{cn|date=June 2018}} |19 |{{Height|ft=5|in=9}} |Layton |Top 10 | |- |Vermont |Alexandra Diehl<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stowetoday.com/stowe_reporter/news/local_news/miss-vermont-teen-usa-crowned-at-spruce-peak/article_8b763cbc-cbeb-11e7-bd11-434520ec0dde.html|title=Miss Vermont, Teen USA 2018 crowned at Spruce Peak|publisher=Stowe Today|date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |St. Albans | |Previously Miss Vermont's Outstanding Teen 2016 |- |Virginia |Himanvi Preeti Panidepu<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wtkr.com/2017/10/22/historic-night-as-virginia-crowns-a-new-miss-virginia-usa-and-miss-virginia-teen-usa/|title=Historic night as Virginia crowns a new Miss Virginia USA and Miss Virginia Teen USA|date=October 22, 2017|publisher=WTKR|last=Boykin|first=Nick}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=5}} |Centreville | |First East Indian American Miss Virginia Teen-USA<br/>Later Miss Virginia USA 2024 |- |Washington |Summer Keffeler<ref>{{cite web|url=http://monroemonitor.com/Content/Default/LIFESTYLE/Article/Miss-Washington-Teen-USA-keeps-full-schedule/-3/556/10921|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330044833/https://monroemonitor.com/Content/Default/LIFESTYLE/Article/Miss-Washington-Teen-USA-keeps-full-schedule/-3/556/10921|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 30, 2022|title=Miss Washington Teen USA keeps full schedule|last=Sullivan|first=Kelly|publisher=The Monroe Monitor & Valley News|date=December 5, 2017}}</ref> |17 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |Monroe | |Sister of Stormy Keffeler, original titleholder of Miss Washington USA 2016<br/>Later Miss Nevada USA 2022 |- |West Virginia |Trinity Tiffany<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huntingtonnews.net/152123|publisher=Huntington News|title=Huntington's Trinity Tiffany Named Miss WV Teen; Casey Lassiter, 2018 Miss WV|date=October 9, 2017}}</ref> |16 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |Huntington |Top 15 | |- |Wisconsin |Alexis Maria Loomans<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missminnesotausa.com/wi-results.html|title=Results|publisher=Miss Wisconsin USA|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> |16 |{{Height|ft=5|in=9}} |Waunakee | |Later Miss Wisconsin USA 2023 |- |Wyoming |Mackenzie Kern<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missminnesotausa.com/wy-results.html|title=Results|publisher=Miss Wyoming USA|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> |18 |{{Height|ft=5|in=7}} |Casper | |Later Miss Wyoming USA 2021 and Miss Wyoming 2023 |}
==Judges== *Ashley Fox – sports journalist<ref name="judges">{{cite web|url=https://www.missuniverse.com/missteenusa/post/2493|publisher=Miss Universe Organization|accessdate=May 18, 2018|title=2018 Miss Teen USA Hosts & Selection Committee}}</ref> *Kalani Hilliker – dancer, actress, model, and reality television personality<ref name="judges"/> *Brittney Rogers Collins – reality television personality and Miss Louisiana USA 2003<ref name="judges"/> *Bia Roldan – journalist and news anchor<ref name="judges"/> *Crystle Stewart – television host, model, actress, and Miss USA 2008 from Texas<ref name="judges"/> *Marta Topran – beauty director at ''Seventeen'', ''Cosmopolitan'', and ''Women's Health''<ref name="judges"/>
==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons|Miss Teen USA}} * [http://www.missteenusa.com/ Miss Teen USA official website]
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