Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff, a 17-year-old high school graduate from Kansas City, Missouri, was crowned Miss Teen USA 2017 on Saturday night, July 29, at Symphony Hall in Phoenix, Arizona. Her court includes:
1st runner-up - Oregon - Vanessa Matheson
2nd runner-up - Nevada - Alexis Smith
3rd runner-up - Indiana - Paige Robinson
4th runner- up - California - Jaanu Patel
Completing the top 15 semi-finalists were:
Arizona - Karly Riggs
Iowa - Carley Arnold
Maryland - Taylor Spruill
New York - Isabella Griffith
Oklahoma - Baylee Ogle
Texas - Kirby Lindley
Utah - Rachel Bell
Vermont - Kelsey Golonka
West Virginia - Olivia Hutchison
Wyoming Wyoming - Autumn Schieferstein
Sophia is the second woman from Missouri to win the coveted teen title (the first being Marissa Whitley in 2001).
Photo credits: Miss Teen USA