Miss Kentucky Teen USA

The Miss Kentucky Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

Although Kentucky has not produced a Miss Teen USA titleholder, five delegates have placed as Top 5 or Top 6: Krista Keith in 1983, Kristi Dawn Hicks in 1989, April Vaughn in 1990, Kristen Johnson in 2000 and Tara Conner in 2002. Their most recent placement was Taylor Hubbard who placed in the Top 15 in 2010.

Gabriella Hembree of Carrollton was crowned Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2022 on March 26, 2022, at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset. She represented Kentucky at Miss Teen USA 2022 in Reno, Nevada.

Eligibility
The participant must be a single, legally recognized female between the ages of 14 and 18 years old. Specifically, the contestant has to be under 19 years old before January 1 of the pageant year. Also, the applicant must have never been married, pregnant, or had a marriage annulled. A contestant can only be eligible if she is a United States citizen and remains a United States citizen throughout the competition at both a state and national level. She must have lived in the state she desires to compete in permanently, at least six months prior to the pageant date, or be a full-time student in the state with one semester completed by December 31 of the pageant year.

Placement at Miss Teen USA
Kentucky holds a record of 11 placements at Miss Teen USA.
 * 1st runners-up: Kristi Dawn Hicks (1989)
 * 2nd runners-up: Krista Keith (1983), Kristen Johnson (2000), Tara Conner (2002)
 * Top 6: April Vaughn (1990)
 * Top 10: Lexie Kemper (1999), Amanda Nunnelley (2003)
 * Top 12: Brittany Johnson (1995)
 * Top 15: Sarah Withers (2005), Jefra Bland (2009), Taylor Hubbard (2010)

Awards

 * Miss Photogenic: Lexie Kemper (1999), Kristen Johnson (2000)

Winners
Declared as Winner

Ended as runner-up

Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant