Miss Minnesota, Teen Minnesota USA crowned

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The 2015 Miss Minnesota USA and Miss Minnesota Teen USA winners were crowned Sunday night.

A panel of judges selected Jessica Scheu of Prior Lake as Miss Minnesota USA, and Hayden Hammond of Maple Grove as Miss Teen Minnesota. A capacity crowd filled the theater at the Ames Center in Burnsville for the finals. The annual competition consists of three categories in which they are judged: Evening gown, swimwear, and an interview. Eligible young women must be between the ages of 14 and 26 and be unmarried residents of Minnesota in order to compete in the pageant. Both Scheu and Hammond will now advance and compete next year at the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA national pageants.

Miss Vermont USA & Miss Vermont Teen USA are Crowned

BURLINGTON, Vt. - We have our winners!

Judged by a panel, including our own Brittney Hibbs, two young ladies have been crowned. Jackie Croft took Miss Vermont USA and Alexandra Marek took Miss Vermont Teen USA. The ladies competed on Sunday in the finals. They were judged on evening gowns, interviews, and swimsuits.
The judges narrowed down the Top 5, and then voted for the two winners. "I've worked so hard for this, years and years of preparation and hard work has gone into this," said Jackie Croft, Miss Vermont USA. "I've been training for this for so long, I can't believe it came to life, it's so amazing," said Alexandra Marek, Miss Vermont Teen USA.

Watch Local 22 and Local 44 News Monday morning. Both Jackie and Alexandra will be live on the shows to talk with Brittney Hibbs and Mike Curkov about their wins.