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Meet Kiran Reddy, the 18-year-old Georgia student who became the first Indian American to win Miss Teen USA

From Times of India · () English

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  • Kiran Reddy, an 18-year-old from Douglas, Georgia, won the Miss Teen USA title after defeating contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
  • She became the first Indian American to win the national crown and Georgia’s first national winner in the pageant’s history.
  • Reddy studies biological sciences on a pre-medical track at the University of Georgia and is scheduled to represent the United States at Miss Teen Universe in Cambodia.

Kiran Reddy made pageant history on Aug. 26 by becoming the first Indian American to win the national Miss Teen USA crown. The 18-year-old from Douglas, Georgia, defeated 50 other contestants at the 44th annual competition in Miami, after first becoming the inaugural Indian American winner of the Miss Georgia Teen USA title.

Her victory also gave Georgia its first national win in the pageant’s history. Contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia took part. Raquel Olea of Arkansas finished as first runner-up, while Elisa Akin of New York, Kiersten Alvarado of Indiana and Chloe Bella Dietz of Texas completed the top five.

“I am so blessed to represent Georgia and the U.S. and be the role model I always needed growing up,” Reddy said after her victory. Last year’s winner, Mailyn Marsh of Missouri, placed the crown on her successor. Model Sean Michael Rae and former titleholder Noelia Voigt hosted the event.

Reddy graduated as valedictorian of Coffee High School in Douglas and now studies biological sciences on a pre-medical track at the University of Georgia. Her goal of working in healthcare forms part of her platform alongside her pageant career.

She began competing in pageants at 15. She finished as first runner-up at Miss Georgia Teen USA in 2024 and second runner-up in 2025, before receiving the state title through an open casting call in June 2026. Her next international appearance is scheduled for October, when she will represent the United States at Miss Teen Universe in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

I am so blessed to represent Georgia and the U.S. and be the role model I always needed growing up.

· Kiran ReddyReddy described her feelings after winning the national Miss Teen USA title.
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