Rounding out Labor Day weekend will be the crowning of Miss Illinois USA 2017 and Miss Illinois Teen USA 2017 on Monday September 5th. Just like last year, Miss and Teen are split up with Teen being crowned at 2pm CST and Miss at 7pm CST. A perk of Illinois is the ability to watch prelims and finals online at www.pageantvision.com, Miss and Teen finals are $18 each. Contestant headshots are available here. Vanbros states also have registration day headshots and gown photos. Those photos are usually posted on registration day.
Numbers in Miss are slightly down this year(68) compared to last year(87). Numbers for Teen increased by 10 for this year. In Miss, two runner ups from last year are returning, 2nd runner up Gina Melchiorri and 3rd Runner Up Gemma Berto. Also returning are semi finalists Megan Vladic, Ashley Kamins, Abigail Taylor and Gabriella Roth. In the Teen division two runner up's from last year are back; 3rd runner up Leah Morris and 4th runner up Serena Napolitano. Also returning are semi finalists from last year Hannah Kupferschmid, Isabella Trojanek, Amanda Brockmeier, Briona Mogelberg, and Harleigh Goodman.
Numbers in Miss are slightly down this year(68) compared to last year(87). Numbers for Teen increased by 10 for this year. In Miss, two runner ups from last year are returning, 2nd runner up Gina Melchiorri and 3rd Runner Up Gemma Berto. Also returning are semi finalists Megan Vladic, Ashley Kamins, Abigail Taylor and Gabriella Roth. In the Teen division two runner up's from last year are back; 3rd runner up Leah Morris and 4th runner up Serena Napolitano. Also returning are semi finalists from last year Hannah Kupferschmid, Isabella Trojanek, Amanda Brockmeier, Briona Mogelberg, and Harleigh Goodman.
Contestants
Miss Illinois USA (68)
Miss Illinois Teen USA (56)
- Abigail Anderson • Three Rivers
- Richa Basnet • Curry Hut Restaurant
- Kaitlyn Baughman • Fighting Illini (1RU IL TUSA 15, SF 14, NF 13)
- Alexis Benson • Washburn
- Gemma Berto • Glenview (3RU 16, 3RU 15, SF 14, NF 13)
- Dana Bezanis • Normal (SF IL TUSA 13)
- Khansa Bibi • Lake County
- Torrianna Blackwell • Heart of America
- Blakelie Bordner • Central Illinois
- Tara Bowles • Wilmette
- Angelica Briese • Kane County
- Alexandria Brown • Starling City
- Valerie Santillan Calderon • Norwood Park
- Baylee Callahan • Will County
- Kathleen Cohen • Decatur
- Kendrea Crite • Kankahee County (NF FL USA 15, NF FL USA 14)
- Samantha Davalos • Elgin
- Natalie Foss • Capital City
- Nicole Gallardo • Midway Chicago
- Hannah Gowdy • Carmi (NF 16, SF 14, SF IL TUSA 13)
- Kayley Hanson • Crystal Lake
- Taylor Hardy • Western Illinois (NF 16)
- Jenna Harner • Southern Illinois (NF 16)
- Torene Harvin • Rogers Park
- Kaylea Heideman • Iroquois County (NF 16)
- Lacey Honaker • Bloomington
- Bethani Jacobsen • Waunconda
- Ashley Kamins • Lake Zurich (SF 16)
- Lili Klainer • Metro Chicago
- Trisha Kopchik • City of Lights (NF 16, NF IL TUSA 09)
- Grace Kwon • Northbrook (NF 11)
- Nicole LaCognata • Cook County
- Alexandria McBride • Northern Illinois
- Sydney McIntyre • Show Me State
- Rachel McKane • Orland Park (SF 14, SF 13)
- Gina Melchiorri • Lincoln Park (2RU 16, 1RU 15, 3RU IA USA 14, 3RU IA USA 13)
- Brittany Middlebrooks • Chicago (NF 16, NF 13, NF 12)
- Alvinae Mitchell • Garden State
- Lynn Mornes • Beverly
- Tyla Moore • Southern Chicago
- Mireille Mukiza • Lake Forest
- Jessica Nicosia • Pingree Grove
- Paige Pierson • Palos Park
- Destiny Pinnick • Springfield
- Hanna Poitras • Wheaton (NF IN USA 16, NF IN USA 15)
- Tamekia Powell • Taste of Chicago
- Claudia Price • Silver Creek (NF 16, NF IL TUSA 15)
- Degi Purev • Schaumberg
- Mercy Rakow • DuPage County
- Shenell Randall • Lansing (SF MO USA 16, NF IL TUSA 13, SF 12, 3RU 11, NF 10, NF 09)
- Angel Reyes • Northwest Chicago
- Jennifer Rich • Franklin County (NF 16, NF IL TUSA 14)
- Gabriella Roth • Lombard (SF 16, 4RU 15, NF 14)
- Crystal Sanchez • Little Village
- Alexis Sapp • Pekin
- Crystal Sims • Greater Midwest (SF 16)
- Bayleigh Stockman • Effingham
- Michaela Strick • Rockford (NF 14)
- Katielynn Sutterlin • Boone County (SF 16)
- Abigail Taylor • Nature's Acres (SF 16)
- Alexandria Tourville • Jackson County
- Megan Vladic• Antioch (SF 16)
- Nicole Waddell • Grant Park
- Madeline Wallingford • Lakeview
- Whitney Wandland • Greater Chicago
- Deketra Whitmore • Lion Pride
- Audra Whitney • Windy City
- Sheena Woods • Jewel of the Midwest (SF MO USA 16, NF MO USA 15, SF IL USA 14, NF IL TUSA 08)
Miss Illinois Teen USA (56)
- Sydni Dion Bennett • Chicago
- Olivia Bohleber • White County
- Jennifer Branch • Oakwood (NF 16)
- Morgan Braxton • North Aurora
- Amanda Brockmeier • Naperville (SF 16)
- Zoe Brown • Lake County
- Kiara Coats • Fox Valley
- Ashton Curtis • Union County (NF 16)
- Samantha Elliot • Dakota
- Alexandria Epperson • Bloomington
- Ciara Evans • Hyde Park
- Isabella Flores • Skyline
- Logan Freeman • Champaign (NF 15)
- Gracie Furlong • Land of Lincoln
- Tessa Gatewood • St. Clair
- Harleigh Goodman • Glenview (SF 16)
- Kelisy Grob • Rend Lake (NF 16)
- Sara Hampsten • Cumberland County (SF 16)
- Hailee Harris • Kaneville
- Lexi Hoffman• Champaign County
- Riley Holmer • Dupage County
- Gabriella Hoxie • Hoffman Estates
- Madelin Jennings • Southern Illinois
- Jaliesa Johnson • Metro Chicago
- Vedalya Joshua • Peoria
- Hannah Kupferschmid • Eurkea (SF 16)
- Sylvannah Lang • Heavenston
- Hamanni Lee • Winnebago County
- Samantha Linek • Des Plaines
- Miracle Maddox • Windy City
- Kaitlyn McGrahn • Hampshire
- Kanya Merrills • South Chicago
- Katelyn Meyer • Central Illinois
- Briona Mogelberg • Greater Chicago (SF 16, NF 14)
- Leah Morris • LaSalle County (3RU 16)
- Serena Napolitano • Wood Oak (4RU 16)
- Allison Nelson • Libertyville
- Caitlin Nordstrom • Tinley Park
- Mummypraise Ovoh • Lynwood
- Camille Paddock • Huntley
- Alexis Pikul • New Lenox (NF 16)
- Gabriella Rago • Bensenville
- Lauren Ridgway • Hinsdale
- Grace Rodi • Downers Grove
- Shannon Ryan • Park Ridge
- Cassandra Schofield • The Heartland (NF 16)
- Kylee Schultz • Farina
- Kayla Spates • Rockford
- Claire Stillman • Suburban Chicago
- Chloe Szot • Lemont Township
- Sidney Tookes • South Holland
- Isabella Trojanek • Kane City (SF 16)
- Anna Victoria Van Kerens • The Wonder City
- Jordan Doss-Watson • Peoria County
- Alexis Westwater • Greater Champaign
- Kerra Williams • Heart of Illinois