Kaliegh Garris
Miss Teen USA
Kaliegh Garris is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder 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.
Prior to being crowned Miss Teen USA, she was a
dual enrolled student at
Joseph A. Foran High School in
Milford, Connecticut and the
ACES Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven, where she studies theater.
Throughout her life, Kaliegh has participated in competitive dance, being trained in
contemporary,
jazz,
pointe,
hip hop, and
tap. She founded the organization We Are People 1st, which assists people with disabilities, and was founded due to her older sister being diagnosed with multiple disabilities; she has been recognized by the
Connecticut Department of Developmental Services for her work.