Miss Teen USA 2017, Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff; gets makeup done by a The Perfect Face Cosmetics artist backstage during the MISS TEEN USAЁ Preliminary Competition at Riverdome at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel on Wednesday, May 16. The Miss Teen USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the MISS TEEN USAЁ Competition at 5:00 PM ET on Friday, May 18, live on the official Miss USA Facebook Page from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss Teen USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization

Keywords: Miss Teen USA 2018, Preliminary Competition, Presentation Show, Backstage, TPF Cosmetics

Photographer: Benjamin Askinas

Diana Smerina, Miss New Jersey TEEN USA 2018; and Britney Barnhart, Miss Nevada TEEN USA 2018; backstage during the MISS TEEN USA® Preliminary Competition at Riverdome at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel on Wednesday, May 16. The Miss Teen USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the MISS TEEN USA® Competition at 5:00 PM ET on Friday, May 18, live on the official Miss USA Facebook Page from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss Teen USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization

Keywords: Miss Teen USA 2018, Preliminary Competition, Presentation Show, Backstage

Photographer: Benjamin Askinas

Sofia Durina, Miss Ohio TEEN USA 2018; and Diana Smerina, Miss New Jersey TEEN USA 2018; backstage during the MISS TEEN USA® Preliminary Competition at Riverdome at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel on Wednesday, May 16. The Miss Teen USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the MISS TEEN USA® Competition at 5:00 PM ET on Friday, May 18, live on the official Miss USA Facebook Page from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss Teen USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization

Keywords: Miss Teen USA 2018, Preliminary Competition, Presentation Show, Backstage

Photographer: Benjamin Askinas

Julieanna Jackson, Miss Mississippi TEEN USA 2018; and Sydni-Dion Bennett, Miss Illinois TEEN USA 2018; backstage during the MISS TEEN USA® Preliminary Competition at Riverdome at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel on Wednesday, May 16. The Miss Teen USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the MISS TEEN USA® Competition at 5:00 PM ET on Friday, May 18, live on the official Miss USA Facebook Page from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss Teen USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization

Keywords: Miss Teen USA 2018, Preliminary Competition, Presentation Show, Backstage

Photographer: Benjamin Askinas

Himanvi Panidepu, Miss Virginia TEEN USA 2018; Sofie Rovenstine, Miss Tennessee TEEN USA 2018; and Ashlyn Erickson, Miss North Dakota TEEN USA 2018; backstage during the MISS TEEN USA® Preliminary Competition at Riverdome at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel on Wednesday, May 16. The Miss Teen USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the MISS TEEN USA® Competition at 5:00 PM ET on Friday, May 18, live on the official Miss USA Facebook Page from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss Teen USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization

Keywords: Miss Teen USA 2018, Preliminary Competition, Presentation Show, Backstage

Photographer: Benjamin Askinas

Madison Chambers, Miss District Of Columbia TEEN USA 2018; Janeice Love, Miss California TEEN USA 2018; McKinley Wooten, Miss Alaska TEEN USA 2018; Kennedy Cromeens, Miss Alabama TEEN USA 2018; and Kailey Grill, Miss Pennsylvania TEEN USA 2018; backstage during the MISS TEEN USA® Preliminary Competition at Riverdome at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel on Wednesday, May 16. The Miss Teen USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the MISS TEEN USA® Competition at 5:00 PM ET on Friday, May 18, live on the official Miss USA Facebook Page from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss Teen USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization

Keywords: Miss Teen USA 2018, Preliminary Competition, Presentation Show, Backstage

Photographer: Benjamin Askinas

Jordan Crozier, Miss Kentucky TEEN USA 2018; and Hailey Colborn, Miss Kansas TEEN USA 2018; backstage during the MISS TEEN USA® Preliminary Competition at Riverdome at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel on Wednesday, May 16. The Miss Teen USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the MISS TEEN USA® Competition at 5:00 PM ET on Friday, May 18, live on the official Miss USA Facebook Page from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss Teen USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization

Keywords: Miss Teen USA 2018, Preliminary Competition, Presentation Show, Backstage

Photographer: Benjamin Askinas

Jaycie Forrester, Miss Oregon TEEN USA 2018; and Alexis Loomans, Miss Wisconsin TEEN USA 2018; backstage during the MISS TEEN USA® Preliminary Competition at Riverdome at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel on Wednesday, May 16. The Miss Teen USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the MISS TEEN USA® Competition at 5:00 PM ET on Friday, May 18, live on the official Miss USA Facebook Page from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss Teen USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization

Keywords: Miss Teen USA 2018, Preliminary Competition, Presentation Show, Backstage

Photographer: Benjamin Askinas

Zoe Ferraro, Miss Oklahoma TEEN USA 2018; and Trinity Tiffany, Miss West Virginia TEEN USA 2018; backstage during the MISS TEEN USA® Preliminary Competition at Riverdome at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel on Wednesday, May 16. The Miss Teen USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the MISS TEEN USA® Competition at 5:00 PM ET on Friday, May 18, live on the official Miss USA Facebook Page from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss Teen USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization

Keywords: Miss Teen USA 2018, Preliminary Competition, Presentation Show, Backstage

Photographer: Benjamin Askinas

Saige Guerin, Miss New York TEEN USA 2018, backstage during the MISS TEEN USA® Preliminary Competition at Riverdome at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel on Wednesday, May 16. The Miss Teen USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the MISS TEEN USA® Competition at 5:00 PM ET on Friday, May 18, live on the official Miss USA Facebook Page from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss Teen USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization

Keywords: Miss Teen USA 2018, Preliminary Competition, Presentation Show, Backstage

Photographer: Benjamin Askinas