#miss oregon teen usa
Bridget Wilmes is the new Miss Oregon USA 2015 and Kenna Sloy is Miss Oregon Teen USA 2015! Both competed in last year’s pageant; Bridget was a non-finalist and Kenna was 1st runner-up.
Kenna is the first returning 1RU to win Miss Oregon Teen USA since 2011, and only the second returning runner-up to win the past ten years. She was also 3RU in 2013.
In the Miss division the top three placements all went to 2014 non-finalists. Emma Hammel placed 1st runner-up and Olivia Wetzel was second runner-up. Tarah Land, third runner-up in Washington last year and 2RU in Oregon in 2013 placed third runner-up and fourth runner-up went to two-time Miss Colorado Teen USA semi-finalist Kayla Knock. Despite only having 12 contestants they had a top 10! :O
The Teen first runner-up was Kelsey Panek, who was competing for the first time. Second runner-up was Bridgette Wallace, also new, although she has competed at Miss Oregon’s Outstanding Teen. Third runner-up, for the second year in a row, was Kaylee Davidson. Fourth runner-up went to newcomer Casee Lantz.
Full results:
Miss Oregon USA 2015 - Bridget Wilmes (NF 14)
1RU: Emma Hamel (NF 14)
2RU: Olivia Wetzel (NF 14)
3RU: Tarah Land (3RU WA USA 14, 2RU OR USA 13)
4RU: Kayla Knock (SF CO TUSA 14, SF 13)
Semi-finalists:
Kayla Bowker (2RU 14)
Jori Messner
Rachel Sou
Sally Spencer
Kristin Wirfs
Congeniality: Sally Spencer
Photogenic: Tarah Land
Bridget Wilmes, Emma Hamel, Olivia Wetzel, Tarah Land, Kayla Knock
Miss Oregon USA 2015 - Kenna Sloy (1RU 14, 3RU 13)
1RU: Kelsey Panek
2RU: Bridgette Wallace
3RU: Kaylee Davidson (3RU 14)
4RU: Casee Lantz
Semi-finalists:
Manju Bangalore (2RU 14)
Iyana Irving
Kendra Land
Julia Pearson (SF OR TUSA 13)
Mariah Vettrus
Congeniality: Shelby Tiller
Photogenic: Kelsey Panek
Kenna Sloy, Kelsey Panek, Bridgette Wallace, Kaylee Davidson, Casee Lantz
Update! Congratulations to Bridget Wilmes , the new Miss Oregon USA 2015 and Kenna Sloy, Miss Oregon Teen USA 2015! Click their names to view their profiles, and there’s more coverage on my Facebook page.
Miss Oregon USA & Teen USA 2015 will be crowned tomorrow afternoon. Contestant lists have been posted, but no photographs.
In the Miss division, the group has shrunk to 12 contestants, compared to 20 last year. This is one of the lowest numbers of any state this year. 2014 second runner-up Kayla Bowker is back, as is 2014 Washington third runner-up and 2013 Oregon second runner-up Tarah Land. Kayla Knock, a Teen semi-finalist in Colorado in 2013 & 2014 is competing in Oregon and in the Miss division for the first time.
After a period from 2010-2012 where three newcomers won in a row the last two winners have had an extensive history in the pageant, so it will be interesting to see what happens for the 2015 title.
Kayla Bowker & Tarah Land (photos from last year)
In contrast, Teen numbers have improved from 9 to 16. Three of last year’s runners-up are competing, first runner-up Kenna Sloy (who was also 3RU in 2013), second runner-up Manju Bangalore and third runner-up Kaylee Davidson. One non-finalist from last year is also back, which means that almost half of last year’s contestants have returned. A semi-finalist from 2013 is also competing.
Kenna Sloy, Manju Bangalore, Kaylee Davidson (photos from last year)
2014 Teen top five (2015 contestants in bold) - Manju Bangalore (2RU), Kaylee Davidson (3RU), Alexandra Perry, Kenna Sloy (1RU), Brooke Eide (4RU)
MISS CONTESTANTS (12)
Kayla Bowker (2RU 14)
Emma Hammel
Kayla Knock (SF CO TUSA 14, SF 13)
Tarah Land (3RU WA USA 14, 2RU OR USA 13)
Jori Messner
Jessica Painter
Rachel Sou
Sally Spencer
Zoe Spritzer
Olivia Ann Wetzel (NF 14)
Bridget Wilmes (NF 14)
Kristin Wirfs
TEEN CONTESTANTS (16)
Manju Bangalore (2RU 14)
Kaylee Davidson (3RU 14)
Prescilla Delarosa (NF 14)
Cloie Glenn
Iyanna Irving
Elise Knowles
Kendra Land
Casee Lantz
Juliette Liggins
Kelsey Panek
Julia Pearson (SF OR TUSA 13)
Kenna Sloy (1RU 14, 3RU 13)
Shelby Tiller
Mariah Vettrus
Bridgett Wallace
Isabelle Winkler
