Miss Teen USA 1998
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Miss Teen USA 1998, the 16th Miss Teen USA
pageant, was televised live from Shreveport, Louisiana
on 17 August 1998. At the conclusion of the final competition, Vanessa Minnillo
of South Carolina
was crowned by outgoing queen Shelly Moore
of Tennessee
.
The pageant was hosted by Mario Lopez
with color commentary by Ali Landry
and Julie Moran
. Landry held the Miss Louisiana Teen USA
1990, Miss Louisiana USA
1996 and Miss USA
1996 titles, making the semi-finals at Miss Teen USA
1990 pageant before winning Miss USA 1996
.
During the pageant there was entertainment by N'Sync.
Alabama
- Heather Baugh Alaska
- Sarah Ann Smith Arizona
- Kristy Kay Stover Arkansas
- Joan Lucas California
- Amanda Joy O’Leary Colorado
- Katee Doland
Connecticut
- Natalie Perez Delaware
- Nicole Tomlin District of Columbia
- Chartese DeQuinta Day Florida
- Nicole Broderick Georgia
- Midori Thompson Hawaii
- Toby Anne Pohaikealoha Carter Idaho
- Elizabeth Barchas Illinois
- Nicole Manske Indiana
- Tashina Kastigar Iowa
- Arianna Kem Kansas
- Ashley Tessendorf Kentucky
- Elizabeth Arnold Louisiana
- Jennifer Dupont
Maine
- Krista Wakefield Maryland
- Amber Coffman Massachusetts
- Susie Castillo
Michigan
- Elizabeth Mathis Minnesota
- Kristi Renee Hilgenberg Mississippi
- Jennifer Reel Missouri
- Brittany McDonald
Montana
- Maggie Stoker Nebraska
- Lori Anderson Nevada
- Victoria Franklin New Hampshire
- Nadiyah Humber New Jersey
- Melissa Dungao New Mexico
- Rana Jones New York
- Lindsay Fredette North Carolina
- Lucy Parker North Dakota
- Brandy Smolen Ohio
- Stacy Offenberger
Oklahoma
- Tara Baker Oregon
- Melissa Maki Pennsylvania
- Katherine Kraus Rhode Island
- Kristin Luneberg South Carolina - Vanessa Minnillo
South Dakota
- Summer Simunek Tennessee
- Bridgett Jordan Texas
- Christie Cole
Utah
- Trina Seymour Vermont
- Dawn Amelia Carrow Virginia
- Misty Horn Washington
- Amber Lancaster
West Virginia
- Erica Bivans Wisconsin
- Heidi Alderson Wyoming
- Gina DeBernardi
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 Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
on 17 August 1998. At the conclusion of the final competition, Vanessa Minnillo
Vanessa Minnillo
Vanessa Joy Lachey is an-American television personality, television host, model, and actress. A former Miss Teen USA, she has been a New York-based correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and a host of Total Request Live on MTV...
of 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....
was crowned by outgoing queen 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....
.
The pageant was hosted by Mario Lopez
Mario López
Mario Michael Lopez, Jr. is an American actor who has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is best known for his portrayal of the character A.C. Slater on Saved By The Bell, which he also portrayed as a regular on Saved by the Bell: The College Years...
with color commentary by Ali Landry
Ali Landry
Ali Germaine Landry is a former Miss USA , model and actress. She is perhaps best known as the Doritos Girl from her 1998 Super Bowl commercial, and for her portrayal of Rita Lefleur on the UPN sitcom Eve. In 1998, she was named by People magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world.-...
and Julie Moran
Julie Moran
Julie Moran , America's Junior Miss 1980, was a correspondent on the entertainment news show Entertainment Tonight from 1994–2001. Before joining ET, she co-hosted NBA Inside Stuff with Ahmad Rashad and later replaced Frank Gifford as host of ABC's Wide World of Sports...
. Landry held the Miss Louisiana Teen USA
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....
1990, Miss Louisiana USA
Miss Louisiana USA
The Miss Louisiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss USA pageant.Louisiana is one of the most successful states at Miss USA and is one of only seven states to have had three or more Miss USAs.Three Miss Louisiana USA titleholders...
1996 and 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...
1996 titles, making the semi-finals at 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....
1990 pageant before winning Miss USA 1996
Miss USA 1996
Miss USA 1996, the forty-fifth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 2, 1996....
.
During the pageant there was entertainment by N'Sync.
Placements
- Miss Teen USA 1998: Vanessa MinnilloVanessa MinnilloVanessa Joy Lachey is an-American television personality, television host, model, and actress. A former Miss Teen USA, she has been a New York-based correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and a host of Total Request Live on MTV...
(South CarolinaMiss South Carolina Teen USAThe 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....
) - The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Bridgett Jordan (TennesseeMiss Tennessee Teen USAThe Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
) - 2nd runner-up: Victoria Franklin (NevadaMiss Nevada Teen USAThe 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....
)
- 1st runner-up: Bridgett Jordan (Tennessee
- The other top five finalists were (in order of placement): Gina DeBernardi (WyomingMiss Wyoming Teen USAThe 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...
), Misty Horn (VirginiaMiss Virginia Teen USAThe Miss Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
)
- The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Christie Cole (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...
), Nicole Broderick (FloridaMiss Florida Teen USAThe 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...
), Nicole ManskeNicole ManskeNicole Briscoe is an American sports reporter and former Miss Illinois Teen USA. She became nationally known in the United States when she assumed the co-host role on The Speed Report on Speed Channel as well as the host of the daily news show NASCAR Now on ESPN2 and the host of NASCAR Countdown...
(IllinoisMiss Illinois Teen USAThe Miss Illinois Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Illinois in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
), Jennifer Reel (MississippiMiss Mississippi Teen USAThe Miss Mississippi Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
), Katee Doland (ColoradoMiss Colorado Teen USAThe 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,...
)
Special awards
- Miss Congeniality: Vanessa MinnilloVanessa MinnilloVanessa Joy Lachey is an-American television personality, television host, model, and actress. A former Miss Teen USA, she has been a New York-based correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and a host of Total Request Live on MTV...
(South Carolina) - Miss Photogenic: Nicole Broderick (Florida)
- Style Award: Susie CastilloSusie CastilloSusie Castillo is a former beauty queen who held the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants...
(Massachusetts) - Best in Swimsuit: Vanessa MinnilloVanessa MinnilloVanessa Joy Lachey is an-American television personality, television host, model, and actress. A former Miss Teen USA, she has been a New York-based correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and a host of Total Request Live on MTV...
(South Carolina)
Scores
| Country | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 9.83 | 9.96 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| Virginia | 9.59 | 9.87 | 9.74 | 9.73 |
| Nevada | 9.41 | 9.83 | 9.48 | 9.57 |
| Tennessee | 9.13 | 9.88 | 9.66 | 9.56 |
| Wyoming | 9.13 | 9.74 | 9.71 | 9.53 |
| Texas | 9.16 | 9.52 | 9.82 | 9.50 |
| Florida | 8.94 | 9.72 | 9.74 | 9.47 |
| Illinois | 8.91 | 9.62 | 9.78 | 9.44 |
| Mississippi | 8.96 | 9.55 | 9.76 | 9.42 |
| Colorado | 8.99 | 9.47 | 9.61 | 9.36 |
- Winner
- First Runner-up
- Second Runner-up
- Five Finalists
Historical significance
- This was only Wyoming's second placement, after Emily Earnst placed first runner-up to Kelly HuKelly HuKelly Ann Hu is an American actress and former fashion model. She was Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993.-Early life:Hu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Juanita, an engineering drafter for Honolulu, and Herbert Hu, a salesman and exotic bird breeder; the two divorced during...
in 1985. - Nevada placed for the first time since 1983, this was also only their second placement. No other Nevada teen has bettered Victoria Franklin's placement, although Helen SalasHelen Salas-External links:*...
equalled it when she placed second runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2004Miss Teen USA 2004Miss Teen USA 2004, the 22nd Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Palm Springs on 6 August 2004. At the conclusion of the final competition, Miss Louisiana Teen USA Shelley Hennig was crowned by outgoing queen Tami Farrell of Oregon....
. Franklin was Miss Nevada USAMiss Nevada USAThe Miss Nevada USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss USA pageant.While Nevada did well in the early years of the Miss USA pageant, they only placed once from 1987 to 2000...
at the time, Salas' sister titleholder. - Mississippi placed for the first time since 1994.
- Vanessa Minillo became the first Miss Congeniality winner to also win the pageant. She also got the highest score ever in any semifinal: 9.96 in swimsuit.
- Florida won the Miss Photogenic award for the third consecutive year, a first in the history of the pageant. Nicole Broderick was Florida's first semi-finalist since 1995, and no other Florida teen would place until Jennifer Wooten made the top fifteen at Miss Teen USA 2006Miss Teen USA 2006Miss Teen USA 2006, the 24th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California on August 15, 2006. The pageant was won by Katie Blair of Montana....
.
Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1998 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...
- Heather Baugh 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...
- Sarah Ann Smith 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...
- Kristy Kay Stover 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...
- Joan Lucas 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....
- Amanda Joy O’Leary 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,...
- Katee Doland
Katee Doland
Katee Doland-Mink is a former beauty pageant titleholder who represented Colorado in Miss Teen USA 1998, Miss USA 2001, and Miss America 2004....
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....
- Natalie 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....
- Nicole Tomlin 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....
- Chartese DeQuinta Day 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...
- Nicole Broderick 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...
- Midori Thompson 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...
- Toby Anne Pohaikealoha Carter 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...
- Elizabeth Barchas 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....
- Nicole Manske 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....
- Tashina Kastigar 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...
- Arianna Kem 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...
- Ashley Tessendorf 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...
- Elizabeth Arnold 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....
- Jennifer Dupont
Jennifer Dupont
Jennifer Dupont is an American beauty pageant contestant who represented Louisiana in Miss Teen USA 1998, Miss USA 2000, and Miss America 2005....
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....
- Krista Wakefield 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...
- Amber Coffman 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....
- Susie Castillo
Susie Castillo
Susie Castillo is a former beauty queen who held the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants...
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....
- Elizabeth Mathis 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....
- Kristi Renee Hilgenberg 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....
- Jennifer Reel 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....
- Brittany McDonald
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...
- Maggie Stoker 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...
- Lori Anderson 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....
- Victoria Franklin 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...
- Nadiyah Humber 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....
- Melissa Dungao 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....
- Rana Jones 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...
- Lindsay Fredette 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....
- Lucy Parker 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....
- Brandy Smolen 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,...
- Stacy Offenberger
Stacy Offenberger
Stacy Nicole Offenberger is a beauty queen from Vincent, Ohio who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants.Offenberger won her first USA pageant title in 1997 when she became Miss Ohio Teen USA 1998. She later competed in the...
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....
- Tara Baker 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...
- Melissa Maki 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....
- Katherine Kraus 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....
- Kristin Luneberg South Carolina - Vanessa Minnillo
Vanessa Minnillo
Vanessa Joy Lachey is an-American television personality, television host, model, and actress. A former Miss Teen USA, she has been a New York-based correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and a host of Total Request Live on MTV...
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....
- Summer Simunek 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....
- Bridgett Jordan 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 Cole
Christie Cole
Christie Cole is a beauty queen from Houston, Texas who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Cole won the Miss Texas Teen USA 1998 title in a state pageant held in late 1997. She represented Texas in the Miss Teen USA 1998 pageant where she made the top ten. The pageant was the second in...
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...
- Trina Seymour 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...
- Dawn Amelia Carrow 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....
- Misty Horn 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....
- Amber Lancaster
Amber Lancaster
-Personal life:Lancaster was born in Tacoma, Washington. She attended Franklin Pierce High School in Tacoma. In 1998, she won the title of Miss Washington Teen USA. She went on to join the Sea Gals, the cheerleading squad of the Seattle Seahawks football team. Lancaster was a member of the Sea Gals...
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....
- Erica Bivans 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...
- Gina DeBernardi
Contestant notes
- Susie CastilloSusie CastilloSusie Castillo is a former beauty queen who held the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants...
(Massachusetts) went on to win the Miss Massachusetts USAMiss Massachusetts USAThe Miss Massachusetts USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss USA pageant....
2003 title, and then won the Miss USA 2003Miss USA 2003The Miss USA 2003 pageant was held in San Antonio, Texas March 24, 2003, the first time it had been held in this state since 1996 when the pageant was held in South Padre Island...
pageant. - Three of the six triple crown titleholders competed at Miss Teen USA 1998. These women held state titles for Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America.
- Only a year after passing on her Teen title, Jennifer DupontJennifer DupontJennifer Dupont is an American beauty pageant contestant who represented Louisiana in Miss Teen USA 1998, Miss USA 2000, and Miss America 2005....
(Louisiana) won the Miss Louisiana USAMiss Louisiana USAThe Miss Louisiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss USA pageant.Louisiana is one of the most successful states at Miss USA and is one of only seven states to have had three or more Miss USAs.Three Miss Louisiana USA titleholders...
2000 title, one of the few women to win teen and Miss titles in such close succession. Dupont went on to win the Miss LouisianaMiss LouisianaThe Miss Louisiana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss America pageant. For many years Miss New Orleans was the state's representative....
2004 title, and placed first runner-up to Deidre DownsDeidre DownsDeidre Downs is a beauty pageant contestant and winner of Miss America 2005. She is from Birmingham, Alabama. As part of her year of service as Miss America, she campaigned for Curing Childhood Cancer. For her talent, she sang a rendition of the ballad "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love"...
at Miss America 2005Miss America 2005Miss America 2005, the 84th Miss America, pageant, was held in Atlantic City on September 18, 2004 following a week of events including the preliminary competition.The pageant was broadcast live on ABC from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City...
.
- Only a year after passing on her Teen title, Jennifer Dupont
- Katee DolandKatee DolandKatee Doland-Mink is a former beauty pageant titleholder who represented Colorado in Miss Teen USA 1998, Miss USA 2001, and Miss America 2004....
(Colorado) won the Miss Colorado USAMiss Colorado USAThe Miss Colorado USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss USA pageant. The event was held in Loveland from 2006 to 2008 and moved to Greeley in 2010....
2001 title, and won the Miss Photogenic award at Miss USA 2001Miss USA 2001Miss 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....
. She later became Miss ColoradoMiss ColoradoThe Miss Colorado competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss America pageant. Colorado has won the Miss America crown on three occasions.- Winners :- External links :*...
2003. - Elizabeth Barchas (Idaho) won the Miss Idaho USAMiss Idaho USAThe Miss Idaho USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss USA pageant.Idaho is one of the least successful states in the history of the competition, with only four placements in fifty-seven years...
2001 title, and competed with Doland at Miss USA 2001. As Miss IdahoMiss IdahoThe Miss Idaho competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss America pageant.- Winners :-External links:*...
2004 she competed at 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...
2005 alongside Jennifer Dupont, and won a non-finalist interview award - Rana Jones (New Mexico) later won the Miss New MexicoMiss New MexicoFor the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss New Mexico USAThe Miss New Mexico competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss America pageant. Delegates from New Mexico have each reached the Semi Finals of Miss America six times .-...
2003 title and 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. She later tried to win the Miss New Mexico USAMiss New Mexico USAFor the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss New MexicoThe Miss New Mexico USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss USA pageant....
title but was unsuccessful. Her highest placement at Miss New Mexico USA was in the 2007 event, when she placed first runner-up at Casey MesserCasey MesserCasey Jean Messer is a beauty queen from Alamogordo, New Mexico who competed at the Miss USA pageant in 2007.Messer won the Miss New Mexico USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Las Cruces on 24 September 2006. She competed as "Miss Land of Enchantment"...
. - Other contestants who competed at 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...
were:- Elizabeth Arnold (Kentucky) - Miss Kentucky USAMiss Kentucky USAThe Miss Kentucky USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant. The current director for the Miss Kentucky USA and Miss Kentucky Teen USA titles is Connie Clark Harrison. Mrs...
2002 - Kristen Luneberg (Rhode Island) - Miss North Carolina USAMiss North Carolina USAThe Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group....
2003 - Tashina Kastigar (Indiana) - Miss Indiana USAMiss Indiana USAThe Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant.Nine Miss Indiana USA winners previously competed at Miss Teen USA. The state currently holds the record for the most Miss Teen USA state winners to win a Miss USA...
2003 (semi-finalist at Miss USA 2003) - Victoria Franklin (Nevada) - Miss Nevada USAMiss Nevada USAThe Miss Nevada USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss USA pageant.While Nevada did well in the early years of the Miss USA pageant, they only placed once from 1987 to 2000...
2004 - Stacy OffenbergerStacy OffenbergerStacy Nicole Offenberger is a beauty queen from Vincent, Ohio who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants.Offenberger won her first USA pageant title in 1997 when she became Miss Ohio Teen USA 1998. She later competed in the...
(Ohio) - Miss Ohio USAMiss Ohio USAThe Miss Ohio USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss USA pageant.Ohio achieved success in the first decades of the Miss USA competition but has not done as well in recent years...
2006 (third runner-up at Miss USA 2006Miss USA 2006Miss 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...
) - Amber Lancaster (Washington) is currently a model of The Price Is RightThe Price Is RightThe Price Is Right is a television game show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and created by Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed...
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- Elizabeth Arnold (Kentucky) - Miss Kentucky USA
- Elizabeth Mathis (Michigan) went on to play Denzel Washington's daughter in the 2010 film UnstoppableUnstoppable (2010 film)Unstoppable is a 2010 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott, written by Mark Bomback, and starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. The film tells the story of a runaway freight train, and the two men who attempt to stop it.The film was released in the United States and Canada on...
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Trivia
- Vanessa Minnillo and Mario Lopez would later host together the 2007 Miss UniverseMiss Universe 2007Miss Universe 2007, the 56th Miss Universe pageant, took place on May 28, 2007 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. 77 delegates competed for the title. Riyo Mori of Japan was crowned the winner of the title by Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico....
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