Miss Indiana Teen USA


The Miss Indiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is currently produced by CROWN MOXIE, LLC headed by JScot Reid. It was formerly produced by MOXIE Media Productions and Sanders & Associates based in Buckhannon, West Virginia before MOXIE Media Productions.
Indiana had a slow start at Miss Teen USA, and did not place until 1991. That placement became the first of a four-year streak, which included three semi-finalist and one 1st runner-up placings.
Nine Indiana teens have gone on to win the Miss Indiana USA crown, more than most other states. The most successful of these, Kelly Lloyd, who achieved Indiana's highest ever Miss Teen USA placement, also went on to earn one of Indiana's highest placements in 2002. Even more notable, Lloyd was a Triple Crown winner.
The current titleholder is Kaelin Broad of Carmel, who was crowned on April 5, 2025, in Indianapolis. She represented Indiana at Miss Teen USA 2025.
WWW missindianausa.com

Results summary

Placements

Indiana holds a record of 10 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

  • Miss Photogenic: Jillian Dornbush, Lexi Gryszowka

Winners

YearNameHometownAge1Local TitlePlacement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2025Kaelin BroadCarmel17Miss Carmel Teen
2024Aleah DeanSouthern Indiana17Miss Southern Indiana Teen
2023Kinley ShoemakerIndianapolis18Miss Indianapolis Teen
2022KK KokonaingHuntertown18Miss Allen CountyFirst Burmese American Teen state titleholder in Miss Teen USA history
2021Lexi GryszowkaBloomington17Miss Bloomington TeenMiss Photogenic
2020Jinnie TomesIndianapolis18
2019Catelyn CombellickCarmel15
  • Later Miss Indiana High School America 2020
    • 2018Ella HarrisonNew Albany16
    2017Paige RobinsonIndianapolis193rd runner-up
    2016Lauren BoswellFishers17
    2015Kassidy TharpSullivan183rd runner up at Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2014
    2014Zoe ParkerFort Wayne16Top 15
    2013Darrian ArchChesterton17
  • Later Miss Indiana USA 2018
    • 2012Mackenzie SurberCicero19
    2011Jessica Michelle BuchBedford16Top 15
    2010Madeline Jean PlesacValparaiso17
    2009Bailee ZimmermanBrownsburg16
    2008Morgan AbelNorth Vernon17
  • Later Miss Indiana USA 2016
    • 2007Victoria TomlinsonAnderson18
    2006Halley WallaceEvansville18
    2005Kristina EllisVincennes17
    2004Courtni HallCrawfordsville18
  • Later Miss Indiana USA 2009
    • 2003Jami StallingsEvansville17Semi-finalist
  • Later Miss Indiana USA 2007
    • 2002Melyssa RamosFort Wayne18
    2001Jillian DornbushIndianapolis174th runner-upMiss Photogenic
    2000Kera BoogIndianapolis16Top 10
    1999Jennifer PhillipsAvon17
    1998Tashina KastigarWest Terre Haute17
    1997Amber YoderIndianapolis15
    1996Misha IvetichIndianapolis18
    1995Sarah McClaryEvansville16
  • Later Miss Indiana USA 2001
    • 1994Nicolette VanHookCrawfordsville16Semi-finalist
    1993Kelly LloydIndianapolis161st runner-upTriple Crown winner
  • Later Miss Indiana 1999
  • Later Miss Indiana USA 2002
  • * 2nd runner up to Miss USA 2002
  • 2nd runner-up to National Sweetheart 1998
    • Previously served as the director of operations for the Miss Indiana USA and Miss Indiana Teen USA pageants
    1992Nicole LlewellynMunster16Semi-finalist
    1991Heather HartNewburgh17Semi-finalist
  • Later Miss Indiana USA 1995
    • 1990Kristen HelmIndianapolis17
    1989Jackie HarttIndianapolis17
    1988Deborah LindboeMartinsville16
    1987Jennifer Larner Indianapolis16
    1986Danielle WayneIndianapolis17
    1985Dianna BullardPortage17
    1984Christine HarrellRolling Prairie19Married Sean Astin in 1992
    1983Julie JamesWarsaw18
    1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant