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Five-time competitor Jessica Scheu (pronounced “Shy”) is Miss Minnesota USA 2015 and returning runner-up Hayden Hammond is Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2015! Both are the first winners from their towns, Jessica is from Prior Lake and Hayden from Maple Grove.

Jessica was first runner-up last year, and one of five of the 2012 top fifteen to win a Miss USA state title.  She was also second runner-up in Teen in 2011 and a semi-finalist in 2008 and 2009.  The others from that special 2012 group are Nitaya Panemalaythong (Miss Minnesota USA 2012), Danielle Hooper (Miss Minnesota USA 2013), Jessica Billings (Miss Pennsylvania USA 2013) and Chrissy Zamora (Miss Wisconsin USA 2015).

Jessica is the first returning 1RU since at least 1997 (when my records start) to win the Miss Minnesota USA title, no small feat considering there have been many returning first runners-up in recent years who have competed numerous times without winning the crown.  Over seven pageants, from 2007 to 2013, the 1RU spot was shared between Danielle Epps (3 times), Brianne Anderson (twice) and Kristina Ferdig (twice), and Brianne & Kristina both competed numerous other times as well).  You can see the full list of MN state results here.  

Hayden was fourth runner-up last year and is the first returning contestant and first returning runner-up since 2010 (outgoing Miss MN USA 2014 Haley O'Brien!) to win Miss Minnesota Teen USA.  She is only the fourth returning runner-up to win in the past 15 years.

Jessica and Hayden celebrate their wins.  Photo by Michael Solberg.

In the Miss division, first runner-up went to Wynona Jane Schewe who herself is now a three-time runner-up, having placed 3RU in 2012 and 2013.  Second runner-up went to newcomer Bridget Jacobs, third runner-up was Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2011 Hannah Corbett and fourth runner-up was 2014 semi-finalist Katie Stout.  Fun fact: Jessica Scheu was 2RU to Hannah at Miss MN Teen USA.  Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2007 Vanessa VonBehren, fourth runner-up last year, placed in the top 15.  Both Hannah and Vanessa placed at Miss Teen USA.

First runner-up in Teen was Dasia Mestad and second runner-up was Brigitta Zosel.  Both are past Teen 1RUs, Brigitta in 2014 and Dasia in 2013 (also a semi-finalist last year).  Third runner-up was Sophia Primozich, a young newcomer who has oodles of potential and who I’m sure is destined for the crown in the coming years.  Fourth runner-up was another newcomer, Camila Payan.  Anna Korger was the only returning Teen runner-up to miss the top five, making the semi-finals.

Full results:

Miss Minnesota USA 2015 - Jessica Scheu (1RU 14, SF 12, 2RU MN TUSA 11, SF MN TUSA 09, SF MN TUSA 08)
1RU: Wynona Jane Schewe (3RU 13, 3RU 12)
2RU: Bridget Jacobs 
3RU: Hannah Corbett (Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2011)
4RU: Katie Stout (SF 14)

Semi-finalists:
Alexis Adu-Bobi 
Kayla Casciano (2RU 14)
Shelby Franklin 
Emily Fredericks
Chloe Gunderson 
Mary Petersen (SF 13) 
Samantha Phillipi
Darbie Smith (SF MN TUSA 12)
Vanessa VonBehren (4RU 14, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2007)
Alexandra West (SF 14)

Congeniality: Megan Micklos 
Photogenic: Bridget Jacobs

Jessica Scheu, Jane Schewe, Bridget Jacobs, Hannah Corbett, Katie Stout

Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2015 - Hayden Hammond (4RU 14)
1RU: Dasia Mestad (SF 14, 1RU 13)
2RU: Brigitta Zosel (1RU 14)
3RU: Sophia Primozich
4RU: Camila Payan

Semi-finalists:
Jacqueline Burriss 
Taylor Fondie
Sophie Gunderson 
Betsy Jasper 
Madeline Karlen 
Anna Korger (2RU 14)
Isabel Peters 
Ayla Richardson  (NF 14)
Andrea Rustad  (NF 14)
Brianna Smith 

Congeniality: Brigitta Zosel 
Photogenic: MacKenzie Hyatt

Hayden Hammond, Dasia Mestad, Brigitta Zosel, Sophia Primozich, Camila Payan

Update! Congratulations to Jessica Scheu, the new Miss Minnesota USA 2015 and Hayden Hammond, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2015! Click their names to view their profiles, and there’s more coverage on my Facebook page.  

Miss Minnesota USA 2014 Haley O'Brien and Miss MN Teen USA Catherine Stanley will crown their successors on Sunday night!  I hope that Catherine returns to compete at Miss Minnesota USA before too long, following in Haley’s footsteps.  There are almost 30 contestants in Miss and 64 in Teen, their highest number of Teen contestants since 2008.

In the Miss division there three runners-up from last year competing, first runner-up Jessica Scheu, second runner-up Kayla Casciano and fourth runner-up Vanessa VonBehren.  Vanessa is one of two former Teens competing this year, as Hannah Corbett (2011) is returning for the first time.  Wynona Jane Schewe (who is on the roster simply as “Jane Schewe” this year) was third runner-up in both 2013 and 2012.  

2014 Miss top five (2015 contestants in bold) - Brittany Dyshaw (3RU), Jessica Scheu(1RU), Haley O'Brien,Kayla Casciano(2RU), Vanessa VonBehren (4RU)

2013 Miss top five (2015 contestants in bold) -Wynona Jane Schewe (3RU), Brianne Anderson (2RU), Danielle Hooper (W), Kristina Ferdig (1RU), Lindsay Becker (4RU)

In the Teen competition three of last year’s runners-up are competing.  Brigitta Zosel was first runner-up, Anna Korger second runner-up and Hayden Hammond was fourth runner-up.  Dasia Mestad, a semi-finalist last year and first runner-up in 2013 is also back.  There are a number of other semi-finalists and non-finalists competing.

2014 Teen top five (2015 contestants in bold) - Madison Johnson (3RU), Anna Korger(2RU), Catherine Stanley,Brigitta Zozel(1RU),Hayden Hammond(4RU)

MISS CONTESTANTS (32)
Alexis Adu-Bobi
Ubbah Ali
Laura Bakken
Amy Bohlen
Savannah Brennan
Kayla Casciano (2RU 14)
Baylie Blark
Hannah Corbett (Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2011)
Kristin Dight
Nettie DuVall
Emily Ferrell
Shelby Franklin
Emily Fredericks
Chloe Gunderson
Bridget Jacobs
Ashley Johnson (NF 14, NF 11, 2RU MN TUSA 10, 1RU MN TUSA 09)
Katie Landen
Lexy Lentz (NF MN TUSA 14)
Megan Micklos (NF 14)
Rebekah Nelson
Samantha Olson
Mary Petersen (SF 13)
Samantha Phillipi
Rebecca Rieland
Jessica Scheu (1RU 14, SF 12, 2RU MN TUSA 11, SF MN TUSA 09, SF MN TUSA 08)
Jane Schewe (3RU 13, 3RU 12)
Darbie Smith (SF MN TUSA 12)
Traci Stork (NF 14)
Katie Stout (SF 14)
Vanessa VonBehren (4RU 14, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2007)
Alexandra West (SF 14)
Alexis Willcox

TEEN CONTESTANTS (64)
Shyanne Baynes
Michelle Bergh (SF 14)
Topanga Brown
Alayna Buggs
Ashley Buhr
Jacqueline Burriss
Anna Bushen
Annabelle Chaplinski (NF 14)
Savannah Cordle
Jenna Doyle
Nicole Doyle (NF 14)
Virginia DuQuette (NF 14)
Caley Emmers
Deanna Fixell
Taylor Fondie
Carly Goodhart
Violet Grabovska
Tegan Gruhot
Sophie Gunderson
Hayden Hammond (4RU 14)
Rachel Harris
Gabriella Hawkins
Elizabeth Hemauer
MacKenzie Hyatt
Betsy Jasper
Ashley Jeranek
Nyssa Jorenby
Kristina Kallio
Madeline Karlen
Kaitlyn Kidder
Jolayne Killeen
Samantha Knutson
Anna Korger (2RU 14)
Madison Larus
Breonna Lee
Sady Ly (NF 13)
Alana Martinson
Dasia Mestad (SF 14, 1RU 13)
Katrina Olson
Lillian Olson
Camila Payan
Ashley Perala
Isabel Peters
Haley Polin
Emily Lyn Powers
Sophie Primozich
Katie Rapley
Olivia Rasmussen
Ayla Richardson (NF 14)
Carissa Riemers
Elizabeth Rono
Ashlyn Rosenberg
Andrea Rustad (NF 14)
Kala Schmidt (SF 14)
Brianna Smith
Melanie Stoddard
Josephine Terry (NF 14)
Mikala Thom
Cyala Thomas
Tinesha Torgstad
Karina Twedt
Heather Weber
Leah Westmoreland
Brigitta Zosel (1RU 14)