Though the night of pageantry began with 51 “delegates” from across the United States, at the conclusion of the 2024 Miss Teen USA competition there was just one teary winner: 16-year-old Addison “Addie” Carver of Mississippi.
Across the night’s proceedings, which aired live on the CW Network from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, there were evening gowns, semi-formal gowns bedecked with horrid, oversized bows, absurd “state costumes” and, in a tea party montage highlighting some of the pre-pageant proceedings, there were all sorts and styles of fascinators. Honestly, pageants need more fascinators. (There was also the “activewear” round, but let's not pretend anyone knows what that’s about.)
In the oft-controversial Q&A round, Carver spoke of mental health struggles she experienced after her father’s death from lung cancer, and how she “found hope through dance.” Her pageant platform seeks to now offer that opportunity to other young people.
