Miss Louisiana USA, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2017 crowned

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Miss Louisiana USA Bethany Trahan (L) and Miss Louisiana Teen USA Hailey Crausby (R) celebrate their wins during the finals of the Miss Louisiana USA and Miss Louisiana Teen USA pageant at the Jefferson Parish Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 8, 2016. (Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com| The Times-Picayune)

Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com and the Times-Picayune

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By Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune 
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on October 09, 2016 at 12:32 AM, updated October 09, 2016 at 12:53 AM

Miss Louisiana USA and Miss Louisiana Teen USA were crowned Saturday (Oct. 8) during the second night of competitions held at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center. 

Winning the titles were Hailey Crausby, representing the Northshore, for Miss Louisiana Teen USA and Bethany Trahan, representing Calcasieu Parish, for Miss Louisiana USA. 

The two young women will both go on to represent the state as they compete at national competitions next year: Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. Louisiana has a recent history of winning the national pageant. Katherine Haik of Franklinton won Miss Teen USA in 2015. 

The crownings came after a night of preliminaries held Friday, which for both the Miss Louisiana USA and Miss Louisiana Teen USA crowning include bathing suit and evening gown competitions. Interviews are also part of the judges' final scores. 

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