Miss Teen USA 1996
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Miss Teen USA 1996, the 14th Miss Teen USA
pageant, was televised live from Las Cruces, New Mexico
on 21 August 1996. At the conclusion of the final competition, Christie Lee Woods
of Texas
was crowned by outgoing queen Keylee Sue Sanders
of Kansas
.
The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen
for the third and final year, with color commentary by Shari Belafonte
and entertainment from The Monkees
. This was the only year that the pageant was held in Las Cruces, although Albuquerque had previously played host to the 1987 Miss USA pageant.
Alabama
- Luann Roberts Alaska
- Brandee McCoskey
Arizona
- Courtney Hamilton Arkansas
- Aimee Delatte California
- Michelle Cardamon Colorado
- Ara Francis Connecticut
- Marissa Perez Delaware
- Ashley Anderson District of Columbia
- Shannan McCray Florida
- Kelly Gaudet Georgia
- Summer Newmann Hawaii
- Monica Ivey Idaho
- Suzan Dandeneau Illinois
- Eisa Istok Indiana
- Misha Ivetich Iowa
- Allison Dickey Kansas
- Amanda Carraway
Kentucky
- Kelly Marie Sodan Louisiana
- Kimi Fairchild Maine
- Laura Larson Maryland
- Jennifer Smith Massachusetts
- Maria Menounos
Michigan
- Tamika Thomas Minnesota
- Sarah Cahill
Mississippi
- Brandee Layne Loving Missouri
- Leah Sexton
Montana
- Grace Murray Tubbs Nebraska
- Mandy Groff Nevada
- Cerina Vincent
New Hampshire
- Melissa Coish New Jersey
- Jessica Ponzo New Mexico
- Whitni Zimmerman New York
- Aiesha Hendrick North Carolina
- Tammy Ashton North Dakota
- Katrina Bergstrom Ohio
- Tara Shaffer Oklahoma
- Latoya Farley Oregon
- Heather Noelle Jones Pennsylvania
- Patricia Campbell Rhode Island
- Kelly Dutra South Carolina
- Wendy Christina Roberts South Dakota
- Tatewin Means Tennessee
- Adrienne Parker Texas
- Christie Lee Woods
Utah
- Jodi Webb Vermont
- Lavinia Magruder Virginia
- Kandy Marshall Washington
- Emily Ballard West Virginia
- Heather Gray Wisconsin
- Heidi Alderson Wyoming
- Michelle Marie Jefferson
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
pageant, was televised live from Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Cruces, also known as "The City of the Crosses", is the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 97,618 in 2010 according to the 2010 Census, making it the second largest city in the state....
on 21 August 1996. At the conclusion of the final competition, Christie Lee Woods
Christie Lee Woods
Christie Lee Woods is an American model, actress and the first woman from Texas to capture the Miss Teen USA crown ....
of Texas
Miss Texas Teen USA
The Miss Texas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Texas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Texas is one of the most successful states across all twenty-seven years of competition at Miss Teen USA. They have had fifteen semi-finalists, three more than any...
was crowned by outgoing queen Keylee Sue Sanders
Keylee Sue Sanders
Keylee Sue Sanders was Miss Kansas Teen USA and Miss Teen USA 1995.Sanders first won the Miss Kansas Teen USA title in late 1994. In August 1995 she was crowned Miss Teen USA in the national pageant televised live from Wichita, in her home state of Kansas...
of Kansas
Miss Kansas Teen USA
The Miss Kansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.This pageant has been part of the Vanbros organisation since 1992, and in 2006 celebrated their fifteen-year anniversary with a reunion of former titleholders at...
.
The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen
Bob Goen
Robert Kuehl "Bob" Goen is an American game show emcee and television personality, best known for his work on Entertainment Tonight between 1993 and 2004...
for the third and final year, with color commentary by Shari Belafonte
Shari Belafonte
Shari Belafonte is an American actress, model, writer and singer. The daughter of singer Harry Belafonte, she is known for her role as Julie Gilette on the 1980s television series Hotel and as a spokesperson for the diet supplement Slim-Fast during the 1990s.-Personal life:Shari Lynn Belafonte was...
and entertainment from The Monkees
The Monkees
The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...
. This was the only year that the pageant was held in Las Cruces, although Albuquerque had previously played host to the 1987 Miss USA pageant.
Placements
- Miss Teen USA 1996: Christie Lee WoodsChristie Lee WoodsChristie Lee Woods is an American model, actress and the first woman from Texas to capture the Miss Teen USA crown ....
(TexasMiss Texas Teen USAThe Miss Texas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Texas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Texas is one of the most successful states across all twenty-seven years of competition at Miss Teen USA. They have had fifteen semi-finalists, three more than any...
) - The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Patricia Campbell (PennsylvaniaMiss Pennsylvania Teen USAThe Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Sanders and Associates....
) - 2nd runner-up: Michelle Cardamon (CaliforniaMiss California Teen USAThe Miss California Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is part of the Miss Universe Organization, owned by Donald Trump....
)
- 1st runner-up: Patricia Campbell (Pennsylvania
- The other top six finalists were (in order of placement): Jennifer Smith (MarylandMiss Maryland Teen USAThe Miss Maryland Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Maryland did not place at Miss Teen USA until 1992, but since then this state has been quite successful, including earning four runner-up placements, and a...
), Leah Sexton (MissouriMiss Missouri Teen USAThe Miss Missouri Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Missouri in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant has been directed by Vanbros since 1993....
) and Courtney Hamilton (ArizonaMiss Arizona Teen USAThe Miss Arizona Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arizona in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Arizona has not had a great deal of success at Miss USA, with only five teens making the cut...
).
- The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Latoya Farley (OklahomaMiss Oklahoma Teen USAThe Miss Oklahoma Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This state was taken over by Vanbros in 1997....
), Tamika Thomas (MichiganMiss Michigan Teen USAThe Miss Michigan Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is produced by Proctor Productions, including Melissa Pitchford who was Miss Ohio USA 1990....
), Katrina Bergstrom (North DakotaMiss North Dakota Teen USAThe Miss North Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
), Aiesha Hendrick (New YorkMiss New York Teen USAThe Miss New York Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Like the first Miss USA competition , the first Miss Teen USA competition was won by a Miss New York Teen USA. That winner was Ruth Zakarian, who went on to...
)
Special awards
- Miss Congeniality: Lavinia Magruder (Vermont)
- Miss Photogenic: Kelly Gaudet (Florida)
- Style Award: Mandy Carraway (Kansas)
- Best in Swimsuit: Leah Sexton (MissouriMiss Missouri Teen USAThe Miss Missouri Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Missouri in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant has been directed by Vanbros since 1993....
)
Historical significance
- Pennsylvania recorded their highest placement in the pageant up to that time.
- Michigan placed for the first time. Prior to the pageant, it was one of only three states that had never made the semi-finals. Of the remaining two, Nebraska did not place until 2004, and Montana recorded their first placement in 2006 when Katie BlairKatie BlairKatherine Amanda Blair is an American model, beauty queen, and television personality from Billings, Montana, who held the Miss Teen USA 2006 and Miss California USA 2011 title. She was the first person from Montana to win a major pageant title...
won the Miss Teen USA title. - This was Maryland's first placement since 1992, North Dakota's first since 1991, and Arizona's first since 1990.
- Texas also made the cut for the first time since 1991, ending four consecutive years without placement. This was the longest period without placement in the state's history, coming after it placed in eight of the nine years since the competition started.
- For the first time ever, 6 out of 10 semifinalists were African-American.
Preliminary competition
The following is the contestants average scores in the preliminary competition.| State | Average |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 8.70 |
| Alaska | 8.42 |
| Arizona | 9.25 |
| Arkansas | 8.70 |
| California | 9.18 |
| Colorado | 8.40 |
| Connecticut | 8.22 |
| Delaware | 8.55 |
| District of Columbia | 8.44 |
| Florida | 9.13 |
| Georgia | 8.78 |
| Hawaii | 8.73 |
| Idaho | 8.47 |
| Illinois | 8.82 |
| Indiana | 8.46 |
| Iowa | 8.77 |
| Kansas | 8.88 |
| Kentucky | 8.86 |
| Louisiana | 8.99 |
| Maine | 8.29 |
| Maryland | 9.25 |
| Massachusetts | 9.04 |
| Michigan | 9.13 |
| Minnesota | 9.01 |
| Mississippi | 8.39 |
| Missouri | 9.26 |
| Montana | 8.49 |
| Nebraska | 8.62 |
| Nevada | 9.01 |
| New Hampshire | 8.59 |
| New Jersey | 8.28 |
| New Mexico | 8.56 |
| New York | 9.21 |
| North Carolina | 8.51 |
| North Dakota | 9.40 |
| Ohio | 8.92 |
| Oklahoma | 9.31 |
| Oregon | 8.51 |
| Pennsylvania | 9.32 |
| Rhode Island | 8.73 |
| South Carolina | 9.10 |
| South Dakota | 8.92 |
| Tennessee | 8.97 |
| Texas | 9.27 |
| Utah | 8.40 |
| Vermont | 8.13 |
| Virginia | 8.90 |
| Washington | 8.52 |
| West Virginia | 8.55 |
| Wisconsin | 8.44 |
| Wyoming | 8.55 |
- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Finalist
- Semi-finalist
Final competition scores
| Country | Preliminaries | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Average | Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 9.26 | 9.84 | 9.76 | 9.77 | 9.79 | 9.54 |
| California | 9.18 | 9.76 | 9.64 | 9.66 | 9.69 | 9.71 |
| Pennsylvania | 9.32 | 9.75 | 9.63 | 9.54 | 9.64 | 9.86 |
| Texas | 9.27 | 9.39 | 9.74 | 9.72 | 9.62 | 9.73 |
| Arizona | 9.25 | 9.56 | 9.59 | 9.70 | 9.62 | 9.40 |
| Maryland | 9.25 | 9.40 | 9.73 | 9.55 | 9.56 | 9.60 |
| Oklahoma | 9.31 | 9.44 | 9.57 | 9.63 | 9.54 | |
| Michigan | 9.13 | 9.37 | 9.51 | 9.40 | 9.42 | |
| North Dakota | 9.40 | 9.15 | 9.30 | 9.38 | 9.27 | |
| New York | 9.21 | 9.19 | 9.18 | 9.32 | 9.23 |
- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Finalists
Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1996 delegates were:Alabama
Miss Alabama Teen USA
The Miss Alabama Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Alabama has not had a great deal of success at Miss Teen USA, with only four teens making the cut and none placing higher than 4th runner-up. That placement...
- Luann Roberts Alaska
Miss Alaska Teen USA
The Miss Alaska Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Alaska has not had a great deal of success at Miss Teen USA, with only three teens making the cut. However, Marla Johnston placed 1st runner-up to Bridgette...
- Brandee McCoskey
Brandee McCoskey
Brandee Dawn McCoskey is a Miss Alaska Teen USA titleholder from Anchorage, Alaska, who competed at Miss Teen USA 1996.McCoskey was crowned Miss Alaska Teen USA 1996 in November 1995...
Arizona
Miss Arizona Teen USA
The Miss Arizona Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arizona in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Arizona has not had a great deal of success at Miss USA, with only five teens making the cut...
- Courtney Hamilton Arkansas
Miss Arkansas Teen USA
The Miss Arkansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.From 1986 until 2004, when Summer Thorn won Miss Photogenic, no Miss Arkansas Teen USA had placed or won an award at the national competition...
- Aimee Delatte California
Miss California Teen USA
The Miss California Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is part of the Miss Universe Organization, owned by Donald Trump....
- Michelle Cardamon Colorado
Miss Colorado Teen USA
The Miss Colorado Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss Teen USA pageant. From 2007, the pageant has been directed by the Future Productions group which also directs pageants in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota,...
- Ara Francis Connecticut
Miss Connecticut Teen USA
The Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed Pageant Associates as of June, 2010....
- Marissa Perez Delaware
Miss Delaware Teen USA
The Miss Delaware Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed D&D Investments....
- Ashley Anderson District of Columbia
Miss District of Columbia Teen USA
The Miss District of Columbia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
- Shannan McCray Florida
Miss Florida Teen USA
The Miss Florida Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Florida ties with Illinois for most Miss Photogenic awards...
- Kelly Gaudet Georgia
Miss Georgia Teen USA
The Miss Georgia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed Greenwood Productions...
- Summer Newmann Hawaii
Miss Hawaii Teen USA
The Miss Hawaii Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Although Hawaii has made the cut fewer times than many states, they have achieved a number of high placings. They are ranked seventh in terms of placements won...
- Monica Ivey Idaho
Miss Idaho Teen USA
The Miss Idaho Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Idaho has only placed twice and as such is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA...
- Suzan Dandeneau Illinois
Miss Illinois Teen USA
The Miss Illinois Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Illinois in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
- Eisa Istok Indiana
Miss Indiana Teen USA
The Miss Indiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Sanders and Associates....
- Misha Ivetich Iowa
Miss Iowa Teen USA
The Miss Iowa Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Iowa in the Miss Teen USA pageant, which is co-owned by the Miss Universe Organization, NBC Universal and Donald Trump...
- Allison Dickey Kansas
Miss Kansas Teen USA
The Miss Kansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.This pageant has been part of the Vanbros organisation since 1992, and in 2006 celebrated their fifteen-year anniversary with a reunion of former titleholders at...
- Amanda Carraway
Amanda Carraway
Amanda Renae Carraway-Marsh is a beauty queen and model from Manhattan, Kansas who was crowned Miss Kansas USA 1999. She competed in the Miss USA 1999 pageant but was unplaced. She was also Miss Kansas Teen USA 1996.-Personal life:...
Kentucky
Miss Kentucky Teen USA
The Miss Kentucky Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Kentucky is ranked eight in terms of place and value of placements across all twenty-three years of competition at Miss Teen USA. When this is broken down to...
- Kelly Marie Sodan Louisiana
Miss Louisiana Teen USA
The Miss Louisiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
- Kimi Fairchild Maine
Miss Maine Teen USA
The Miss Maine Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maine in the Miss Teen USA pageant. From 2007 the pageant will be directed by Mackenzie Davis, Miss Maine USA 2004....
- Laura Larson Maryland
Miss Maryland Teen USA
The Miss Maryland Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Maryland did not place at Miss Teen USA until 1992, but since then this state has been quite successful, including earning four runner-up placements, and a...
- Jennifer Smith Massachusetts
Miss Massachusetts Teen USA
The Miss Massachusetts Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
- Maria Menounos
Maria Menounos
Maria Menounos is a Greek-American actress, journalist, and television presenter known in America for her appearances as a correspondent for Today, Access Hollywood, Extra, and abroad for co-hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece.-Early life and beauty pageants:Menounos, a...
Michigan
Miss Michigan Teen USA
The Miss Michigan Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is produced by Proctor Productions, including Melissa Pitchford who was Miss Ohio USA 1990....
- Tamika Thomas Minnesota
Miss Minnesota Teen USA
The Miss Minnesota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Future Productions....
- Sarah Cahill
Sarah Cahill
Sarah Mae Cahill is a beauty queen from Waseca, Minnesota, who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants. She was born to Steven & Marcyne Tietz Cahill. She has one brother named Joseph....
Mississippi
Miss Mississippi Teen USA
The Miss Mississippi Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
- Brandee Layne Loving Missouri
Miss Missouri Teen USA
The Miss Missouri Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Missouri in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant has been directed by Vanbros since 1993....
- Leah Sexton
Montana
Miss Montana Teen USA
The Miss Montana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Montana in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Montana's first placement at Miss Teen USA occurred in 2006 at Miss Teen USA 2006...
- Grace Murray Tubbs Nebraska
Miss Nebraska Teen USA
The Miss Nebraska Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nebraska in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant has been directed by Vanbros since 2002.Nebraska has had only two placements at Miss Teen USA...
- Mandy Groff Nevada
Miss Nevada Teen USA
The Miss Nevada Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by The Atwell Group....
- Cerina Vincent
Cerina Vincent
Cerina Vincent is an American film actress, and model best known for playing the Yellow Ranger Maya in the television series Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy, a naked foreign exchange student in Not Another Teen Movie, and Marcy in Cabin Fever. She is considered a scream queen.-Early life:Vincent was...
New Hampshire
Miss New Hampshire Teen USA
The Miss New Hampshire Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss Teen USA pageant.In terms of number of placements New Hampshire is one of the least successful states...
- Melissa Coish New Jersey
Miss New Jersey Teen USA
The Miss New Jersey Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
- Jessica Ponzo New Mexico
Miss New Mexico Teen USA
The Miss New Mexico Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
- Whitni Zimmerman New York
Miss New York Teen USA
The Miss New York Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Like the first Miss USA competition , the first Miss Teen USA competition was won by a Miss New York Teen USA. That winner was Ruth Zakarian, who went on to...
- Aiesha Hendrick North Carolina
Miss North Carolina Teen USA
The Miss North Carolina Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant and is part of the RPM Productions group....
- Tammy Ashton North Dakota
Miss North Dakota Teen USA
The Miss North Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
- Katrina Bergstrom Ohio
Miss Ohio Teen USA
The Miss Ohio Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Ohio is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, and has only placed three times. Most importantly, Allie LaForce won the Miss Teen USA crown in 2005,...
- Tara Shaffer Oklahoma
Miss Oklahoma Teen USA
The Miss Oklahoma Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This state was taken over by Vanbros in 1997....
- Latoya Farley Oregon
Miss Oregon USA
The Miss Oregon USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss USA pageant.Oregon has only had limited success at Miss USA and has never won the competition. The highest placed Miss Oregon USA was Gail Atchison who finished 2nd runner-up to...
- Heather Noelle Jones Pennsylvania
Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA
The Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Sanders and Associates....
- Patricia Campbell Rhode Island
Miss Rhode Island Teen USA
The Miss Rhode Island Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Rhode Island in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
- Kelly Dutra South Carolina
Miss South Carolina Teen USA
The Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageant is the competition that selects the representativies for the stat of South Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by RPM Productions since its inception....
- Wendy Christina Roberts South Dakota
Miss South Dakota Teen USA
The Miss South Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Future Productions....
- Tatewin Means Tennessee
Miss Tennessee Teen USA
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
- Adrienne Parker Texas
Miss Texas Teen USA
The Miss Texas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Texas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Texas is one of the most successful states across all twenty-seven years of competition at Miss Teen USA. They have had fifteen semi-finalists, three more than any...
- Christie Lee Woods
Christie Lee Woods
Christie Lee Woods is an American model, actress and the first woman from Texas to capture the Miss Teen USA crown ....
Utah
Miss Utah Teen USA
The Miss Utah Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss Teen USA pageant.From 2006, the pageant will be produced by Red Curtain Productions, which includes a number of former Miss Utah Teen USAs and Miss Utah USAs.Utah is one of the least...
- Jodi Webb Vermont
Miss Vermont Teen USA
The Miss Vermont Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Vermont in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Vermont is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, having only placed twice...
- Lavinia Magruder Virginia
Miss Virginia Teen USA
The Miss Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
- Kandy Marshall Washington
Miss Washington Teen USA
The Miss Washington Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The Miss Teen USA pageant will be held in late July 2011, in the Bahamas....
- Emily Ballard West Virginia
Miss West Virginia Teen USA
The Miss West Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant.The current titleholder is Miss Susan Hines King of Fairmont, West Virginia....
- Heather Gray Wisconsin
Miss Wisconsin Teen USA
The Miss Wisconsin Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Wisconsin is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, having only placed on two occasions...
- Heidi Alderson Wyoming
Miss Wyoming Teen USA
The Miss Wyoming Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wyoming in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Wyoming is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, having only placed on four occasions...
- Michelle Marie Jefferson
Crossovers
- Two contestants later competed in the Miss AmericaMiss AmericaThe Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant. Kelly Gaudet (Florida) later became Miss FloridaMiss FloridaThe Miss Florida competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss America pageant. Florida has twice won the Miss America crown.-Winners:* Assumed the crown after Miss Florida won Miss America...
2001 and Marissa Perez (Connecticut) held the Miss ConnecticutMiss ConnecticutThe Miss Connecticut competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss America pageant. Connecticut has won the Miss America crown once .- Winners :- External links :***...
title the same year. Gaudet made the top ten in the pageant. - Two other contestants competed in the Miss USAMiss USAThe Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
pageant. Amanda Carraway (Kansas) became Miss Kansas USAMiss Kansas USAThe Miss Kansas USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss USA pageant.Kansas did not place at Miss USA until 1973, the third-to-last state to make their first placement. From then, no delegate from Kansas made the cut until 1991, when Kelli...
1999 and Sarah CahillSarah CahillSarah Mae Cahill is a beauty queen from Waseca, Minnesota, who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants. She was born to Steven & Marcyne Tietz Cahill. She has one brother named Joseph....
(Minnesota) was Miss Minnesota USAMiss Minnesota USAThe Miss Minnesota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss USA pageant.Despite a strong start in the first three years of competition at Miss USA, Minnesota has been largely unsuccessful overall...
2003. Since 1990, this year had the smallest number of delegates who went on to win a Miss USA state title. - Christie Lee Woods later competed on the fifth season of the Emmy award winning CBS reality show, The Amazing Race, with her boyfriend turned fiance Colin Guinn, and finished in second place. They were deemed by the show's host to be one of the most competitive couples to ever compete.
- Patricia Campbell (PA), won one of the episodes of NBC's reality show Fear Factor