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First time contestant Chloe Kembel is the new Miss Texas Teen USA 2015, joining her sister titleholder Ylianna Guerra who was crowned in late August.  

Chloe is the first newcomer since Danielle Doty in 2011 to win Miss TX Teen USA.  She is 15 and from Denton, the second consecutive winner from the DFW area.  She competed as Miss North Central Texas Teen USA.  Chloe is only the second Photogenic winner to also win the title in the past eight years.

Chloe is crowned Miss Texas Teen USA.  Photo by Select Studios.

First runner-up went to Miss Capital of Texas Teen USA Allison Higginbotham, a semi-finalist in both 2013 and 2014.  Second runner-up was 2014 non-finalist Cary Villareal, Miss Rio Grande Valley Teen USA.  Third runner-up went to Lanie McAlpin of San Antonio, last year’s first runner-up.  Fourth runner-up went to Miss Dallas Teen USA Brenna Flynn, an outstanding achievement as she is only 14 years old!  This was the second consecutive year that Dallas (which holds a local pageant to select their Miss and Teen titleholders) made the top five at Miss Texas Teen USA - outgoing Miss Texas Teen USA Kellie Stewart was Miss Dallas Teen 2013.

Full results:

Miss Texas Teen USA 2015 - Chloe Kembel
1RU: Allison Higginbotham (SF 14, SF 13)
2RU: Cary Villarreal (NF 14)
3RU: Lanie McAlpin (1RU 14)
4RU: Brenna Flynn

Semi-finalists:
Dasha Brotherton (NF 14)
Sheridan Donevant (Miss Texas’ Outstanding Teen 2013)
Danielle Foreman  
Tulasi Gopalan (NF 14) 
Ashley Harris (SF 14, SF 13)
Karlie Hay 
Victoria Hinojosa 
Taylor Houston  
Taylor Kessler  
Livia Lavender  
Thekla McCarty 
Mary Frances Nance 
Yvonne Zerda  (SF 12, NF 11)

Congeniality: Chandler Foreman
Photogenic: Chloe Kembel

Chloe Kembel, Allison Higginbotham, Cary Villareal, Lanie McAlpin, Brenna Flynn

Update! Congratulations to Chloe Kembel, Miss Texas Teen USA 2015! Click her name to view her profile, and there’s more coverage on my Facebook page. 

Miss Texas Teen USA 2015 will be crowned Sunday afternoon. Kellie Stewart, who earned only Texas’ second placement since 2004 at Miss Teen USA last year, will crown her successor.

Sheridan Donevant, Miss Texas’ Outstanding Teen 2013, will be the first TX OT to compete at Miss Texas Teen USA.  The only returning runner-up is 2014 first runner-up Lanie McAlpin.  Returning semi-finalists are Rachel Gitomer (14), Ashley Harris (13 & 14), Allison Higginbotham (13 & 14), Madison Lester (14, sister of Miss runner-up Logan Lester), Katherine O'Connor (13 & 14), Sealy Sikes (14) and Yvonne Zerda (12).

Sheridan Donevant, Lanie McAlpin, Rachel Gitomer
Ashley Harris, Allison Higginbotham, Madison Lester
Katherine O'Connor, Sealy Sikes, Yvonne Zerda

TEEN CONTESTANTS (96)
Sarah Appleman
Caitlin Ashworth
McKayla Balero
Marisa Barrera
Alexandra Benker
Victoria Borrego
Dasha Brotherton (NF 14)
Bree Burge
Elaine Carlin
Fabiola Chavez (NF 14)
Kailyn Cole
Madeline Corbett
Morgan Cox
Aileen Diaz
Leah Doherty
Sheridan Donevant (Miss Texas’ Outstanding Teen 2013)
Lyra Durr
Priscilla Elizondo
Savy Escobar
Sai Flores
Brenna Flynn
Danielle Foreman (NF 14)
Chandler Foreman
Bridget Frank
Pamela Garcia
Amanda Garza
Sheanne Geis (NF 14)
Rachel Gitomer (SF 14)
Dallas Goldammer
Triana Gonzalez
Jennifer Gonzalez
Tulasi Gopalan
Mallory Goucher
Faith Green
Vielka Gutierrez
Ashley Harris (SF 14, SF 13)
Karlie Hay
Allison Higginbotham (SF 14, SF 13)
Victoria Hinojosa
Taylor Houston
Nyla Iglehart
Brayden Johnson
Danielle Joseph
Chloe Kembel
Taylor Kessler
Sarah Koehne
Lysette Lara
Livia Lavender
Madison Lester (SF 14)
Kirby Lindley (NF 14)
Emily Lites (NF 14, NF 13)
Kelsey Long (NF 14)
Lanie McAlpin (1RU 14)
Maddison McCarson (NF 14)
Thekla McCarty
Chaudoin McGilbert
Diana Melim
Kyndra Miller
Morgan Millican (NF 14)
Shoncraya Mills
Natalie Moody
Brianna Morales
Simone Mulroy
McKenzie Murphy
Devon Nalley
Mary Nance
Imani Nichols
Katherine O'Connor (SF 14, SF 13, NF 12)
Brooke O'Quinn
Sabrina Osorio
Brylee Powers
Emily Rainey
Jonali Reyes
Aubrey Roberts
Anastasia Ruiz
Kennedy Runaas
Emmalie Saljoughi (NF 14)
Mariela Sanchez
Sealy Sikes (SF 14)
Shelby Smith
NaTonya Solomon
Mia Sosa
Taylor Teel
Rebekah Terrance
Tatianna Valentine
Adriana Velez
Cary Villarreal (NF 14)
Taylor Walls
Elizabeth Wells
Rebekah Wessels
Nicole Wiley-Brown
Jillian Williams
Andrea Yarritu
Julia Zavodny
Yvonne Zerda (SF 12, NF 11)
Cristina Ziegler