Curved composite components are being used more frequently in engineering applications due to their desirable and customizable mechanical properties coupled with their low density. However, the stress analyses that have been published thus far are mostly for twodimensional finite element models and for a cross-ply and unidirectional laminates. These do not accurately model how the interlaminar stresses induced by the lay-up of the laminate couple with the radial stresses induced by the geometry of the curved component. A three-dimensional finite element model of a curved composite component was created and compared to published experimental data to verify its accuracy. The model was then used to model six symmetric layups: unidirectional, [0/10]s, [0/20]s, [0/45]s, [0/70]s, and [0/90]s subjected to similar loading as the published experiment. The interlaminar normal stresses were modeled across the width of the curved composite component at selected regions of the circumference. Interlaminar normal stress was determined to have the largest effect in delamination initiation of a curved composite component. The radius of the curve was varied and the maximum radial stress was found to increase as the radius of the curve decreased. The effect that the lay-up had on the interlaminar normal stress distribution was investigated and it was found to influence both the interlaminar stresses induced at the free edge of the laminate and the torsion induced as a result of the constraints of the coupon and the proneness of the laminate to twisting. It was concluded that three-dimensional modeling is required to accurately determine where delamination will initiate on a curved composite component with angled plies, as a two-dimensional model could underpredict the interlaminar normal stress by up to 37%.