Miss Teen USA 1997, the 15th Miss Teen USA

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 South Padre Island, Texas

South Padre Island, Texas

South Padre Island is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. It may be included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. The population was 2,816 at the...

 on 20 August, 1997. At the conclusion of the final competition, Shelly Moore

Shelly Moore

Shelly Moore is a beauty queen from Knoxville, Tennessee who won the Miss Teen USA 1997 title.In 1996, Moore won the Miss Northern Tennessee local title before competing for and winning the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 1997 contest. She went on to represent Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA contest held...

 of 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....

 was crowned by outgoing queen 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...

.

The pageant was hosted by J. Eddie Peck

J. Eddie Peck

John Edward Peck is an American film and television actor, known professionally as J. Eddie Peck.He lived in Joplin, Missouri during the 1970s and graduated from Joplin Parkwood High School in 1976. He attended Missouri Southern State University.Much of Peck's work has been on both daytime and...

, with color commentary by Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Marie Trump is an American businesswoman, socialite, heiress, and fashion model. The daughter of Ivana and Donald Trump, she is Executive Vice President of Development & Acquisitions at The Trump Organization...

, daughter of new pageant owner Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

. This was the first year since 1988 that there was no special entertainment.

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 1997	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.... - Shelly Moore Shelly Moore Shelly Moore is a beauty queen from Knoxville, Tennessee who won the Miss Teen USA 1997 title.In 1996, Moore won the Miss Northern Tennessee local title before competing for and winning the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 1997 contest. She went on to represent Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA contest held...
1st runner-up	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.... - Autumn Waterbury
2nd runner-up	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... - Mahana Ka'ahumanu Walters
Top 6	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.... - Ali Burr   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... - Mariah Bergman   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.... - Amanda Penix Amanda Penix Amanda Rochelle Penix is a model from Oklahoma who was crowned Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1997 and Miss Oklahoma USA 2000. Penix was also a finalist in Miss Teen USA 1997 and received an honorable mention in Miss USA 2000.-Personal life:...
Top 10	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.... - Kimberly Grigsby   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.... - Julie Nagle   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.... - Jessica Gregory   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,... - Amanda Aardsma Amanda Aardsma Amanda Aardsma is an American actress and former beauty pageant contestant who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Aardsma won the Miss Colorado Teen USA title, and competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant the following year...

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Christina Todd (Ohio)
• Miss Photogenic: Cristin Duren (Florida)
• Style Award: Andria Mullins
  Andria Mullins
  Andria Gayle Mullins is a beauty queen, model and actress from Texas who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Mullins won the Miss Texas Teen USA 1997 pageant and competed at Miss Teen USA 1997, broadcast live from South Padre Island, Texas in August 1997...
  
   (Texas)

Historical significance

• This was only Colorado's second placement, after Sholone Pakoski made the semi-finals at Miss Teen USA 1990
  Miss Teen USA 1990
  Miss Teen USA 1990, the eighth Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Biloxi, Mississippi on July 16, 1990.At the conclusion of the final competition, Bridgette Wilson of Oregon was crowned by outgoing titleholder Brandi Sherwood of Idaho....
  
  .
• Massachusetts placed for the first time since 1991, Virginia and North Carolina placed for the first time since 1992, and Hawaii placed for the first time since 1993.
• North Dakota placed for the second consecutive year, the first time this happened since 1983-1984.
• Florida became the first state to win the Miss Photogenic award in two consecutive years.

Preliminary competition

The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.

State	Interview	Swimsuit	Evening gown	Average
Alabama	9.00	8.83	8.79	8.87
Alaska	8.01	8.21	8.25	8.16
Arizona	8.09	8.21	7.98	8.09
Arkansas	8.82	8.16	8.16	8.38
California	8.58	7.92	8.82	8.51
Colorado	8.39	9.48	9.15	9.01
Connecticut	8.75	8.64	8.68	8.69
Delaware	8.43	8.05	8.12	8.20
District of Columbia	8.33	8.16	8.20	8.23
Florida	8.50	9.02	8.61	8.71
Georgia	8.21	8.68	8.60	8.50
Hawaii	8.56	9.42	8.57	9.10
Idaho	9.09	8.34	8.55	8.66
Illinois	8.87	8.99	9.09	8.98
Indiana	8.25	8.22	8.44	8.30
Iowa	9.01	8.65	8.02	8.56
Kansas	9.59	9.25	9.28	9.37
Kentucky	8.84	8.91	8.99	8.91
Louisiana	8.89	8.44	8.61	8.65
Maine	8.47	8.32	8.03	8.27
Maryland	8.43	8.70	8.31	8.48
Massachusetts	9.03	9.18	9.18	9.13
Michigan	8.76	7.88	8.64	8.43
Minnesota	8.60	8.59	8.46	8.16
Mississippi	8.61	8.66	8.58	8.61
Missouri	8.96	8.61	9.16	8.91
Montana	8.11	7.84	7.79	7.91
Nebraska	8.91	8.65	8.11	8.56
Nevada	8.98	8.66	8.86	8.83
New Hampshire	9.10	8.96	8.56	8.87
New Jersey	8.69	8.72	8.46	8.62
New Mexico	8.77	8.97	8.60	8.78
New York	8.76	8.25	8.60	8.54
North Carolina	9.33	9.39	8.91	9.21
North Dakota	9.49	8.88	8.82	9.06
Ohio	8.58	8.87	8.52	8.66
Oklahoma	9.04	9.18	8.69	8.97
Oregon	8.61	8.71	8.61	8.64
Pennsylvania	8.15	8.39	8.14	8.23
Rhode Island	8.16	8.33	8.08	8.19
South Carolina	9.12	8.95	8.76	8.94
South Dakota	8.71	7.42	8.19	8.11
Tennessee	9.26	9.49	9.27	9.34
Texas	8.77	9.03	8.93	8.91
Utah	8.90	8.57	8.46	8.64
Vermont	7.97	8.10	8.00	8.02
Virginia	9.25	9.43	8.99	9.22
Washington	8.43	8.93	8.47	8.61
West Virginia	8.50	7.85	8.39	8.25
Wisconsin	8.87	8.45	8.80	8.71
Wyoming	8.31	8.24	7.61	8.05

     Winner

     First runner-up

     Second runner-up

     Finalist

     Semi-finalist

Final competition scores

Country	Interview	Swimsuit	Evening Gown	Average
Tennessee	9.74	9.75	9.75	9.75
Illinois	9.60	9.67	9.75	9.67
Kansas	9.55	9.59	9.70	9.61
North Carolina	9.55	9.61	9.54	9.57
Oklahoma	9.60	9.57	9.46	9.54
Hawaii	9.40	9.51	9.64	9.52
Virginia	9.50	9.33	9.58	9.47
North Dakota	9.40	9.32	9.60	9.44
Massachusetts	9.36	9.42	9.47	9.42
Colorado	9.01	9.46	9.60	9.36

     Winner

     First runner-up

     Second runner-up

     Finalists

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1997 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...

- Tara Tucker

Tara Gray

Tara Gray is a former beauty queen from Birmingham, Alabama who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants. She has worked as a local journalist, reporter and entertainment presenter, as well as a national TV host and reporter...

 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...

- Laurie Miller 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...

- Julie Gulbrandsen 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...

- Brandi Watkins 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....

- Kimberly Gloudemans 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,...

- Amanda Aardsma 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....

- Alita Dawson 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....

- Cheryl Crowe 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....

- Cheri Alexander 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...

- Cristin Duren 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...

- Cheri Wheeler 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...

- Mahana Ka'ahumanu Walters 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...

- Kimberly Whiting 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....

- Autumn Waterbury 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....

- Amber Yoder 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...

- Sarah Sucher 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...

- Mariah Bergmann 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...

- Kelli Jones 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....

- Sarah Price 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....

- Crystal Carlson 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...

- Brandi Burkhardt

Brandi Burkhardt

Brandi Lynn Burkhardt is an American vocalist, actress and beauty queen. She grew up in Pasadena, Maryland but currently lives in Los Angeles.-Education:...

 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....

- Jessica Gregory 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....

- Che'vonne Burton 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....

- Jamie Duffney 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....

- Cara Lewis 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....

- Larissa Meek

Larissa Meek

Larissa Meek is a former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants and a reality television personality who starred in Average Joe: Hawaii.-Pageants:...

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...

- Cody Strickler 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...

- Natasha Fisher 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....

- Kaci Thompson 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...

- Bonnie Lynn Gagnon 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....

- Lauren Petty 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....

- Vicki Hughes 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...

- Jessica Ferdinand 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....

- Ali Burr 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....

- Julie Nagle 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,...

- Christina Todd 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....

- Amanda Penix 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...

- Steve Ficker 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....

- Ashley Witner 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....

- Lauren Alviti 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....

- Caroline Brigman 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....

- Julie Keech 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....

 - Shelly Moore

Shelly Moore

Shelly Moore is a beauty queen from Knoxville, Tennessee who won the Miss Teen USA 1997 title.In 1996, Moore won the Miss Northern Tennessee local title before competing for and winning the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 1997 contest. She went on to represent Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA contest held...

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...

- Andria Mullins

Andria Mullins

Andria Gayle Mullins is a beauty queen, model and actress from Texas who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Mullins won the Miss Texas Teen USA 1997 pageant and competed at Miss Teen USA 1997, broadcast live from South Padre Island, Texas in August 1997...

 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...

- Amy Merrill 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...

- Mariah Billado 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....

- Kimberly Grigsby 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....

- Emma DeSilets 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....

- Amanda Burns 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...

- Allison Schroeder 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...

- Esmeralda Gonzales

Contestant notes

• Only a year after giving up her Teen title, Amanda Burns (West Virginia) won the Miss West Virginia USA
  Miss West Virginia USA
  The Miss West Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss USA pageant.West Virginia has not been greatly successful at Miss USA and they have never produced a winner...
  
   1999 title and went on to compete at Miss USA 1999
  Miss USA 1999
  Miss USA 1999, the forty-eighth Miss USA pageant, was held at the Grande Palace Theatre in Branson, Missouri on February 4, 1999.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kimberly Pressler of New York, was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shawnae Jebbia of Massachusetts...
  
  . It is rare for a contestant to win the Miss pageant so soon after holding the Teen title.
• Nine years after competing at Miss Teen USA, Cristin Duren won the Miss Florida USA
  Miss Florida USA
  The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant.While Florida has been successful in terms of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, the state has never won the Miss USA pageant, although Cheryl Patton became Miss USA...
  
   2006 title. She had previously been a semi-finalist at Miss Florida USA 2002, and second runner-up at Miss Alabama USA 2005. Duren placed fourth runner-up and won the Miss Photogenic award at Miss USA 2006
  Miss USA 2006
  Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky...
  
  , becoming the first woman to win the Miss Photogenic award at both Miss Teen USA and Miss USA.
• Other delegates who later competed at Miss USA
  Miss USA
  The 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...
  
   were:
  • Laurie Miller (Alaska) - Miss Alaska USA
    Miss Alaska USA
    The Miss Alaska USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Alaska in the Miss USA pageant.Alaska's highest placement was in 1964, with Patricia Marlin as the second runner up. Alaska's most recent placement was in 1990 when Karin Meyer placed in the top 6...
    
     2000
  • Amanda Penix (Oklahoma) - Miss Oklahoma USA
    Miss Oklahoma USA
    For the article about the Miss America state pageant, see Miss OklahomaThe Miss Oklahoma USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss USA pageant....
    
     2000
  • Larissa Meek (Missouri) - Miss Missouri USA
    Miss Missouri USA
    The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system....
    
     2001 (finalist at Miss USA 2001
    Miss USA 2001
    Miss USA 2001, the 50th edition of the Miss USA pageant was held at the Genesis Convention Center, Gary, Indiana on March 2, 2001. The event was won by Kandace Krueger of Texas, who was crowned by outgoing queen Lynnette Cole of Tennessee....
    
    )
  • Alita Dawson (Connecticut) - Miss Connecticut USA
    Miss Connecticut USA
    The Miss Connecticut USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Crown Productions, who took over the pageant in 2003....
    
     2002 (fourth runner-up at Miss USA 2002
    Miss USA 2002
    The Miss USA 2002 pageant was held in Gary, Indiana on March 2, 2002. The event was won by Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia, who was crowned by outgoing queen Kandace Krueger of Texas....
    
    )
  • Tara Tucker
    Tara Gray
    Tara Gray is a former beauty queen from Birmingham, Alabama who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants. She has worked as a local journalist, reporter and entertainment presenter, as well as a national TV host and reporter...
    
    (Alabama) - Miss Alabama USA
    Miss Alabama USA
    The Miss Alabama USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss USA pageant.Alabama is one of the more successful and consistent states at Miss USA. Although they have had a number of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, they have only...
    
     2002 (semi-finalist at Miss USA 2002)
  • Cheryl Crowe (Delaware) - Miss Delaware USA
    Miss Delaware USA
    The Miss Delaware USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by D&D Investments....
    
     2003
• Delegates who later competed at Miss America
  Miss America
  The 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...
  
   were
  • Brandi Burkhardt (Maryland) - Miss New York
    Miss New York
    The Miss New York competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss America pageant. Miss New York has twice won the Miss America Crown. Also, when city representatives were common at the national pageant, Bess Myerson won as Miss New York City in...
    
     1999
  • Che'vonne Burton (Michigan) - Miss Michigan
    Miss Michigan
    The Miss Michigan competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss America pageant. Michigan has won the Miss America crown on five occasions.- Winners :- External links :*...
    
     2000
• Andria Mullins
  Andria Mullins
  Andria Gayle Mullins is a beauty queen, model and actress from Texas who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Mullins won the Miss Texas Teen USA 1997 pageant and competed at Miss Teen USA 1997, broadcast live from South Padre Island, Texas in August 1997...
  
  (Texas) competed in Miss USA state pageants for nine years but did not win a title. She was a non-finalist at Miss Texas USA
  Miss Texas USA
  The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant. In turn, the winner of Miss USA competes for the title of Miss Universe....
  
   1999-2000, made the top fifteen in 2001, placed second runner-up in 2002, and made top twelve in 2003 and 2004. Mullins then moved to New York, where she placed fourth runner-up at Miss New York USA
  Miss New York USA
  The Miss New York USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss USA pageant. Amber Collins is the reigning Miss New York USA 2011...
  
  , to California where she made top ten at Miss California USA
  Miss California USA
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   2006. In her last year of eligibility Mullins again competed in New York where she placed first runner-up to Gloria Almonte
  Gloria Almonte
  Gloria Sophia Almonte is a beauty queen from the Bronx, New York who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007....
  
  , her highest placement. Fourth runner-up at that pageant was another Miss Teen USA 1997 contestant, Ashley Witner (Pennsylvania).
• Larissa Meek
  Larissa Meek
  Larissa Meek is a former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants and a reality television personality who starred in Average Joe: Hawaii.-Pageants:...
  
  (Missouri) starred on the reality television
  Reality television
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   show Average Joe
  Average Joe
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• Amy Merrill (Utah) was America's National Teenager 1998.
• Lauren Petty (New Jersey) was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma
  Hodgkin's lymphoma
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   afterwards, but eventually survived and became an actress, making guest appearances on several TV shows, as well as a temporary contract appearance on General Hospital
  General Hospital
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