At the Grand Casino Hotel Resort in Shawnee, Oklahoma, host and pageant co-director Jennifer Vannatta Fisher presents the 2018 Miss Oklahoma USA and Miss Oklahoma Teen USA preliminary show. Teen contestants compete in athletic wear and evening gown; Miss contestants compete in swimsuit and evening gown. The broadcast introduces the contestants and judges, then announces special awards: Teen Spirit—Hosanna Hales; Miss Spirit—Tricia McPhail; Teen Photogenic—Tahira Naido; Miss Photogenic—Danielle VanZant; Teen Congeniality—Brittany Laswell; Miss Congeniality—LaTasha Atcity; and Mentor—Albreuna Gonzaque. Reigning titleholders Baylee Ogle and Alex Smith are acknowledged, with their successors to be crowned the following evening. No new pageant winners are announced in this presentation show.
