Kaliegh Garris
Kaliegh Garris | |
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Kaliegh Garris in 2019 | |
| Born | August 21, 2000 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Southern Connecticut State University |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
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| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
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Kaliegh Garris (born August 21, 2000) is an American TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2019. Garris had previously been crowned Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2019; she is the second entrant from Connecticut to have been crowned Miss Teen USA, following Logan West who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2012.
With her win, 2019 became the first year that all five major pageants were won by mixed and black women; other titleholders were Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica (as Miss World 2019), Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa (as Miss Universe 2019), Nia Franklin (as Miss America 2019), and Cheslie Kryst (as Miss USA 2019).