The Miss Nevada Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
Contestants compete in interview, active wear, and evening gown. Winners have most commonly come from Las Vegas since the pageant began in 1983.
Ashley Salgado of Las Vegas was crowned Miss Nevada Teen USA 2026 on June 18, 2026, at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. She will represent Nevada at Miss Teen USA 2026.
Results summary
Placements
2nd runners-up: Victoria Franklin (1998), Helen Salas (2004), Alexis Smith (2017), Erica Bonilla (2019) 4th runner-up: Carissa Morrow (2016) Top 10: Kimberly Cannon (1983), Kristen Walthers (1999), Cameron Reese (2025) Top 15/16: Ileri Tunrarebi (2009), Britney Barnhart (2018), Janae McIntosh (2022) Nevada holds a record of 11 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards Miss Congeniality: Janae McIntosh (2022) Miss Photogenic: JJ Casper (1990)
Winners
Year Name HometownAge Local title Placement at Miss Teen USA Special awards Notes 2026 Ashley Salgado North Las Vegas TBA Miss North Las Vegas Teen 2025 Cameron Reese Las Vegas 18 Miss Las Vegas Teen Top 10 2024 Courtney Clark Las Vegas 18 Miss Area 51 Teen 2023 Emily Cox Las Vegas 18 Miss Silver State Teen 2022 Janae McIntosh Las Vegas 19 Miss Silver State Teen Top 16 Miss Congeniality 2021 Noelani Mendoza Las Vegas 18 Miss Red Rock Teen 2020 Montana Cencarik Las Vegas 18 Miss Las Vegas Teen 2019 Erica Bonilla Las Vegas 18 Miss Tivoli Teen 2nd runner-up 2018Britney BarnhartLas Vegas16 Miss Las Vegas Teen Top 15 Sister of Miss Nevada Teen USA 2008 Lauren Hudman and daughter of Jill Liebmann Miss Oklahoma USA 1982 2017 Alexis Smith Las Vegas 16 Miss Summerlin Teen 2nd runner-up 2016 Carissa Morrow Henderson 18 Miss Seven Hills Teen 4th runner-up 2015 Geovanna Hilton Las Vegas 18 Miss Clark County Teen 2014 Alexa Taylor Las Vegas 15 Miss Summerlin Teen 2013 Amanda Jenkins Reno 18 Miss Sparks Teen 2012 Katie Eklund Las Vegas 19 Miss Las Vegas Teen 2011 Ashley Brown Las Vegas 18 Miss Nellis AFB Teen 2010 Audrey Denison Las Vegas 17 Miss Green Valley Teen Later converted to Mormonism and served mission for the LDS ChurchDeseret News, Sep. 29, 2013 2009 Ileri Tunrarebi Henderson 19 Miss Henderson Teen Top 15 Cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers 2008 Lauren Hudman Henderson18 Miss Henderson Teen Daughter of Jill Barnhart (Miss Oklahoma USA 1982) and sister of Miss Nevada Teen USA 2018 Britney Barnhart 2007 Danielle Hashimoto Reno 16 Miss Nevada Junior Teen 2004 2006 Georgina Vaughan Las Vegas 18 Later Miss Nevada USA 2009 2005 Kelli Crossley Las Vegas 17 2004 Helen Salas Las Vegas 18 2nd runner-up 1st runner-up at Miss Nevada USA 2007, later assumed the title after the original winner Katie Rees disqualified due to controversial past, 4th runner up at Miss USA 2007 2003 Ashley Phelps Las Vegas 15 2002 Kathryn Bigler Las Vegas 18 2001 Tahnee Harrison 2000 Melissa Davis Las Vegas 18 1999 Kristen Walthers Las Vegas 16 Semi-finalist 1998 Victoria Franklin Las Vegas 14 2nd runner-up Later Miss Nevada USA 2004 1997 Kaci Renee Thompson Las Vegas 18 1996 Cerina Vincent Las Vegas 18 Actress, has appeared in Not Another Teen Movie, Cabin Fever and Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy 1995 Alicia Denyse Carnes Las Vegas 18 Later Miss Nevada USA 2000 1994 Heather Kittrel Las Vegas 15 1993 Tammie Rankin Las Vegas 16 Later Miss Nevada USA 1998 1992 Jennifer Gassmann Las Vegas 18 1991 Brooke Hammond Las Vegas 19 Later Miss Nevada USA 1995 1990 JJ Casper Las Vegas 19 Miss Photogenic 1989 Stacey L Bentley Las Vegas 19 1988 Erin Abernathy Las Vegas 19 1987 Terri Broca Las Vegas 19 1986 Wendy Stewart Las Vegas 15 1985 Leslye Peterson Las Vegas 16 1984 Rana Kirkland Las Vegas 17 1983 Kimberly Cannon Las Vegas 18 Semi-finalist
See also Miss Nevada USA Miss Nevada
References
External links
Official website