THE PREDICTIONS (October 23, 2025)

Here come the predictions for Miss Teen USA 2025!
The hosts were: Andreia Gibau-Miss New York USA 2020 and Sean Michael Rae. The judges panel included: Cassidy Wolf-Miss Teen USA 2013, Jena Sims Koepka-Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007, Josh Randall, Candiace Dillard Bassett and Madisyn Shipman

After watching preliminaries and digging through social media, reviewing bios, videos and pictures, I have now come up with my final predictions for Miss Teen USA 2025 and they are as follows!


TOM'S FINAL PREDICTIONS FOR MISS TEEN USA 2025

Winner = Massachusetts-Elmire Arsenault

I was getting the 'she's it' vibes while watching preliminaries so then I did my research and learned that she's only 15??? But, let's remember that Katherine Haik also won Miss Teen USA 2015 at age 15 so it can happen! It turns out that she also competed in the Miss American Teen system and won International Jr. Teen 2023 so Elmire is experienced as a model and this would be Massachusetts' first win too.

1st Runner Up = Mississippi-Madalyn Oliphant

While I would love to see Mississippi win back to back titles which has never happened before in Miss Teen USA history, it actually would be nice to see Madalyn take it all because not only is she gorgeous but she's also the first black Miss Mississippi Teen USA and we all remember what happened to the first black Miss Mississippi USA, Asya Branch? Yes, Asya won Miss USA 2020! Is Madalyn about to pull off two historic moves with one win??

2nd Runner Up = Nevada-Cameron Reese

Cameron is yet another stunner from Nevada and I'm hoping the hometown girl has an excellent showing and may even take Nevada's first crown! Nevada has been 2nd runner up 4 times (1998, 2004, 2017 and 2019) so we'll see if Cameron can pull it off!

3rd Runner Up = Kentucky-Reese Burt

I think Reese has a great, fresh look and a great walk and carries herself on stage well so I think she's one of the top contenders. The bluegrass state is another one that hasn't yet won the Miss Teen USA crown but they have come close with a 1st runner up placement in 1989 and 3 2nd runner up placements (one of which belongs to Tara Conner who would go to win Miss USA 2006) so is Reese the piece of the puzzle that fits to solve the mystery of who will be the new Miss Teen USA??

4th Runner Up = New York-Ginger Ragaishis

A ginger named Ginger??? Yes, please! Ginger proudly sports her rare red hair and apart from that, she has a confident, relaxed air about her when she walks on stage so I think she is absolutely one to watch. She also previously was Miss Vermont's Teen 2023 and a top 11 semifinalist at Miss America's Teen 2024 so I think Ginger will bring some spiciness to this competition!

FINALISTS:

Kansas-Emma Mayfield

Emma has an unmistakably great walk and stage presence and I think she will be rewarded highly for that. The state where the folks still like to believe there's no place like home has claimed the crown twice thanks to Keylee Sue Sanders in 1995 and Hailey Colborn in 2018 so let's see if Emma can bring the crown back to Kansas.

Maine-Jazmine Raine Werner

Will Jazmine Raine bring the reign to Maine??? It's quite possible! Jazmine won the fitness award during the preliminaries so that's normally a good sign that she will place and do well but it doesn't necessarily mean she will win the crown. Maine has never won but they came close in 1995 when Katie Aselton was 1st runner up so is it Jazmine this time?

Wisconsin-Autumn Gunderson

It might be fitting for Autumn to win since it is now the season of Autumn so is that a sign?? Wisconsin has claimed the crown once back in 2002 with Vanessa Semrow. Autumn is a high achiever and even wrote a children's book so is it time for America's dairyland to win the crown?

Idaho-Drew Abdul-Wahab

I'm intrigued by this girl. She was selected through the open casting for one of the 8 directorless states who previously competed in Arizona and California. She's an actor, singer and model of Lebanese descent but could pass for Scandanavian and she was said to have completed her last year of high school and first year of post-secondary studies in the same year and has achieved internationally in the world of performing arts so maybe it is time for Idaho to claim another crown since their last one won by Brandi Sherwood in 1989.

North Dakota-Sofia Console

I'm intrigued by this candidate and particularly this fabulous head of curly hair and I love this gown. It makes me reminisce of Madonna's "Like A Prayer" video so I think the judges will like Sofia as she seems warm and engaging so this is one to watch. North Dakota is another state that has had sporadic successes and it is the only state two women who have been 1st runner up at both Miss Teen USA and Miss USA and they are Audra Mari and Caitlyn Vogel but these two are the closest to come to the crown so will Sofia finally win it?

North Carolina-Caroline Holmes

Caroline has the more petite teen look and it appears that she lives in Tennessee but opted to compete in North Carolina to honor her late mother who competed in North Carolina pageants in the 80s so I think this overall combination makes her one to watch so she's in my list! North Carolina is another state that has come close but never won the crown as they were 1st runner up 3 times: 1987, 2006 and 2016

South Carolina-Leah Mary Scarmeas

The Carolina teens are almost twinning this year both being petite blondes but Leah also that cute, teen look and she has a story of being from a military family and wants to talk about what comes with that so I think she's in. South Carolina has won the crown twice (1998 and 2014) so let's see if Leah can do it again for the Palmetto State.

Alabama-Britain Fuller

Britain comes across as confident despite being more petite which works more at Teen so I think she's one to watch. Alabama has yet to win the crown with their highest placement being 3rd runner up in 2016 thanks to Erin Snow.

California-Raynah Hudson

Raynah is a 16 year old published author, app creator, and the voice behind the inspiring podcast 'Voices with a Heart' and as a passionate dyslexia advocate, she speaks out about inclusivity. Raynah seems to be a strong, overall candidate so I think she is placement worthy.

Wyoming-Addison Hollensworth

Addison was selected through the open casting calls with Wyoming being one of the 8 directorless states but she is a great overall candidate but what really impressed me was her pageant resume as she was Miss Arkansas Teen Volunteer 2025, 1st runner-up at Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2025 and 1st runner-up at Miss Alabama Teen USA 2025 so she did an almost impossible triple statehop this year so this young lady has proven herself hungry for that Miss Teen USA crown. Wyoming has never won and their highest placement was in 1985 when Emily Ernst was 1st runner up.

Ohio-Helyna Barbara Park

Helyna is also of Lebanese descent like Idaho's delegate and Helyna seems to have performed well in all aspects of the competition and I liked the unique flower arrangement in her gown presentation so I think Helyna is one to watch. Ohio won its only Miss Teen USA crown in 2005 thanks to Allie Laforce.

Tennessee-Aniston Leigh Barnette

Aniston has a very distinct look with the bob haircut and promotes heart health and was valedictorian of her high school class and her face seems to draw you in. Tennessee has regularly sent great girls to Miss Teen USA so I think Aniston should have the goods to place so we'll see how she does.

Virginia-Emma McReynolds

Emma is studying nursing but she comes across as very well styled and prepared with her strong overall look so I think she is placement worthy.

Nebraska-Kaitlyn Halvorsen

She's a competitive cheerleader and her sister queen is Audrey Eckert who was 3rd runner up at Miss Teen USA 2020 and Audrey just won the swimsuit award at the 2025 Miss USA preliminaries so Kaitlyn has obviously been trained well so we'll see if the Cornhusker state can pull off another win three years after Faron Medhi did in 2022.

Arkansas-Jewelia Reece

Jewelia has a great overall look and her father's passing leading her to become a mental health advocate makes her a contender.

ALTERNATES:

-West Virginia-She was in and out of my list multiple times but I settled on placing her here as she could be up there but who do I take out of my list??
-Illinois-She is one of the delegates of Asian descent so could get points for diversity and she could impress in interview but the raising of one eyebrow during her presentations was what stood out to me the most about her.
-Texas-A rare delegate of Indian descent but I just expect more from a Texan delegate and this one just did nothing for me.
-Georgia-A good candidate who overcame scoliosis but I just wanted more after prelims and a better gown.
-District of Columbia-Has a great, athletic body and seems to present well but may not have the interview skills for this competition.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Louisiana-I somehow got the impression that she wasn't really ready.
Vermont-A delegate selected through the open casting of directorless states who previously competed in Ohio and Pennsylvania but I just somehow get the impression that she may not place but she could.
New Mexico-I like her hair but the gown could have been better.
Missouri-I was surprised to learn that she is the daughter of Amanda Carraway who represented Kansas at Miss Teen USA 1996 and Miss USA 1999. They don't look anything alike to me but she performed well so she could be up there.
New Jersey-This is an achieved delegate so interview might make her a surprise so we'll see.

So there you have it! Another year with another list so let's see how it goes this time around and we'll find out who I got right or who I missed entirely!

Watch Miss Teen USA 2025 on the Queen Beauty Network website http://www.queenbeauty.tv/missusa on October 23 at 5 p.m.(Pacific Standard Time)/8 p.m.(Eastern Standard Time)!


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Watch Miss Teen USA 2025 on the Queen Beauty Network website http://www.queenbeauty.tv/missusa on October 23 at 5 p.m.(Pacific Standard Time)/8 p.m.(Eastern Standard Time)!

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I will post my final predictions for Miss Teen USA 2025 on the morning of October 23 after analyzing preliminaries on October 22 and we will find out later that day, who wins the crown!