Hilary Cruz will crown Miss Teen USA 2008 in the Bahamas in August.

Contestants in Miss Teen USA have to be aged between 15 and 19 years of age to compete in the beauty pageant.

Beauty contestants from 50 American states will participate in the 2008 beauty pageant.

• Alabama represented by 16 year old Courtney Parker of Daphne, AL
  
• Alaska represented by 18 year old Victoria Ray Eagle River, AK
  
• Arizona represented by 16 year old Ashley Stainton Gilbert, AZ
  
• Arkansas represented by 17 year old Stevi Perry Hamburg, AR
  
• California represented by 17 year old Taylor Atkins Piru, CA
  
• Colorado represented by Danielle Scimeca Fort Collins, CO
  
• Connecticut represented by 18 year old Brianne Hiltz Shelton, CT
  
• Delaware represented by 18 year old Bethany Brindley Wilmington, DE
  
• District of Columbia represented by 17 year old Ivana Grace Washington, DC
  
• Florida represented by 17 year old Jillian Wunderlich Fort Myers, FL
  
• Georgia represented by 16 year old Shannon Geraghty Norcross, GA
  
• Hawaii represented by 18 year old Emma Wo Honolulu, HI
  
• Idaho represented by 18 year old Shareece Pfeiffer Idaho Falls, ID
  
• Illinois represented by 16 year old Nora Downs Chicago, IL
  
• Indiana represented by 18 year old Morgan Abel North Vernon, IN
  
• Iowa represented by 18 year old Emily Bey Cedar Rapids, IA
  
• Kansas represented by 17 year old Jessie Colonna Leawood, KS
  
• Kentucky represented by 15 year old Shannen Reil West Van Lear, KY
  
• Louisiana represented by 18 year old Lindsey Evans Blanchard, LA
  
• Maine represented by 16 year old Avery Barr Gorham, ME
  
• Maryland represented by 16 year old Ana Maria Lawson Westminster, MD
  
• Massachusetts represented by 17 year old Caroline Lunny Holliston, MA
  
• Michigan represented by 16 year old Elizabeth Hawthorne Clarkston, MI
  
• Minnesota represented by 16 year old Sarah Sprayberry St Paul, MN
  
• Mississippi represented by 18 year old Elizabeth Holloman Madison, MS
  
• Missouri represented by 18 year old Jeni Dixon Hartville, MO
  
• Montana represented by 18 year old Stacey Velasco Dillon, MT
  
• Nebraska represented by 17 year old Melissa DeJong David City, NE
  
• Nevada represented by 18 year old Lauren Hudman Las Vegas, NV
  
• New Hampshire represented by 18 year old Courtney Morgan Windham, NH
  
• New Jersey represented by 17 year old Michelle Leonardo Tinton Falls, NJ
  
• New Mexico represented by 18 year old Victoria Padilla Santa Fe, NM
  
• New York represented by 18 year old Sana Idnani Roslyn, NY
  
• North Carolina represented by 16 year old Julia Dalton Wilmington, NC
  
• North Dakota represented by 18 year old Gretchen Dawley Munich, ND
  
• Ohio represented by 16 year old Chelsie Folden Wellston, OH
  
• Oklahoma represented by 16 year old Taylor Gorton Glenpool, OK
  
• Oregon represented by 17 year old Brittany Schwab Milwaukie, OR
  
• Pennsylvania represented by 17 year old Elliot Griffin Wexford, PA
  
• Rhode Island represented by 16 year old Tiondra Martinez Woonsocket, RI
  
• South Carolina represented by 18 year old Brittany Pjetraj Chapin, SC
  
• South Dakota represented by 17 year old Elizabeth Hoffman Eureka, SD
  
• Tennessee represented by 16 year old Natalie Phillips Murfreesboro, TN
  
• Texas represented by 18 year old Lauren Guzman Laredo, TX
  
• Utah represented by 18 year old Kate Feinstein Centerville, UT
  
• Vermont represented by 17 year old Sydney Perry Middlesex, VT
  
• Virginia represented by 18 year old Megan Myrehn Catharpin, VA
  
• Washington represented by 18 year old Mandy Schendel Newcastle, WA
  
• West Virginia represented by 17 year old Micah Michael Morgantown, WV
  
• Wisconsin represented by 18 year old Courtney Lopez Oak Creek, WI
  
• Wyoming represented by 18 year old Callie Bishop Casper, WY