Representing Missouri, United States, Mailyn Marsh won Miss Teen USA 2025 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA on October 23, 2025. She crowned her successor Kiran Reddy of Georgia, USA at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, USA on August 26, 2026.
As Miss Teen USA 2026, Reddy received $25,000. The runner-up received $7,000.
On October 25, 2026, Reddy will make history as the first teenager to represent the U.S. in an international beauty pageant as the Miss Teen USA winner. She will be the country’s candidates at Miss Teen Universe 2026, which will be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Miss Teen USA 2026 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Teen USA international membership: Miss Teen Universe national director: Thom Brodeur |
| edition: 44th date: August 26, 2026 venue: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, Florida, United States candidates: 51 broadcaster: Queen Beauty Network |
| hosts: Noelia Voigt, Sean Michael Rae |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2026 | 2025 |
| Miss Teen USA | Kiran Reddy Georgia | old queen hometown |
| 1st runner-up | Raquel Olea Arkansas | N/A |
| 2nd runner-up | Elisa Akin New York | N/A |
| 3rd runner-up | Kiersten Alvarado Indiana | N/A |
| 4th runner-up | Chloe Bella Dietz Texas | N/A |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (STATE/DISTRICT) |
| Top 5 | Raquel Olea (Arkansas) Kiran Reddy (Georgia) Kiersten Alvarado (Indiana) Elisa Akin (New York) Chloe Bella Dietz (Texas) |
| Top 10 | Ava Grace Nichols (California) Avery Bradley (Iowa) Vegas Turner (Missouri) Reagan Strazzeri (Oregon) Madyson Blizzard (Virginia) |
| Top 20 | Ella Hansen (Arizona) Maggie Peterson (Connecticut) Shayleena Wijerathna (Idaho) Kadie Sumbler (Louisiana) Mia Vanessa Prom (Michigan) Olivia Biggs (New Mexico) Emma Fossum (Ohio) Isabella Brandt (South Carolina) Gracia Knight (West Virginia) Joie Kennedy (Wyoming) |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Jasmine Jerke South Dakota |
| Miss Photogenic | Maggie Peterson Connecticut |
| Miss Teen FLIXXE | Leia Rios Wisconsin |
| Best in Interview | Reagan Strazzeri Oregon |
| Best in State Costume | Alana Dixon Tennessee |
| Best in Fitness and Activewear | Kiersten Alvarado Indiana |
| People’s Choice | Kadie Sumbler Louisiana |
JUDGES
- Bessie Besana
- Kaleigh Garris
- Kelsey Swanson
- Ki’ilani Arruda
- Kylan Darnell
- Marie P. Anderson
Kiran Reddy
Hailing from Douglas, Georgia, Reddy is 18 years old. Her father Dr. E. Shyam P. Reddy is a cancer scholar who discovered and cloned several oncogenes.
Kiran is the first Miss Teen USA from Georgia. Before her coronation, the state earned the first runner-up spot in the national beauty pageant via Meredith Young in 1991, Whitney Fuller in 1994, Brooke Fletcher in 2009 and Ava Colindres in 2024.
On May 23, 2026, Kiran graduated from Coffee High School in Douglas. She was the valedictorian of her class.
On June 30, 2026, Reddy was appointed Miss Georgia Teen USA 2026. This made her the first Indian-American beauty queen to hold the title.
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