Miss Iowa USA and Miss Iowa Teen USA Crowned

Miss Iowa USA and Miss Iowa Teen USA were named Sunday night in Newton.

Kelsey Weier (above left) of West Des Moines was named Miss Iowa USA 2017 and Carley Arnold (above right) of Chariton was crowned Miss Iowa Teen USA 2017. Kelsey is a 2012 graduate of the Salon Professional Academy in Iowa City and currently works in Clive. Carley is a student at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.

Kelsey and Carley will each get thousands of dollars in prizes and awards and will compete for the national titles of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. Kelsey will compete on the live national telecast of Miss USA on Fox-TV in 2017, while Carley will be in the Miss Teen USA pageant next year.

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