18 year old, Kaliegh Garris,  a competitive dancer, defeated 51 other contestants to win Miss Teen USA 2019 pageant that was held on Sunday night at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. . She is the second from Connection to win the title after Logan West won in 2012. She was crowned by  outgoing titleholder Hailey Colborn.

 North Dakota – Caitlyn Vogel was named 1st runner-up and  Erica Yvette Bonilla from Nevada was adjudged 2nd runner-up. Mississippi – Kaylee Brooke McCollum and  Alabama – Kalin Burt finished as 3rd runner-up and 4th runner-up respectively.

Misses Arkansas, Illionois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, South Carolina and Wyoming made it to the top 15.

Miss  Minnesota – Olivia Herber was named Miss Cogeniality.