Miss Teen USA 2001, the 19th 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 26 August 2001. At the conclusion of the final competition, Marissa Whitley

Marissa Whitley

Marissa Whitley was Miss Teen USA 2001, representing the state of Missouri.. , Kentucky New Era She was the first titleholder from that state to win the national competition....

 of 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....

 was crowned by outgoing queen Jillian Parry

Jillian Parry

Jillian Parry was Miss Teen USA 2000, representing her home town of Newtown and state of Pennsylvania. She was the first titleholder from that state to win the national competition....

 of 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....

.

Host city

After hosting the pageant for three consecutive years from 1998–2000, officials in 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....

 indicated that they were reluctant to host the pageant for a fourth year because disorganization by the Miss Universe Organization meant that the city lost over $70,000 in expected revenue.

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 2001	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.... - Marissa Whitley Marissa Whitley Marissa Whitley was Miss Teen USA 2001, representing the state of Missouri.. , Kentucky New Era She was the first titleholder from that state to win the national competition....
1st runner-up	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... - 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....
2nd runner-up	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.... - Marianna Zaslavsky
3rd runner-up	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... - Katherine Perello
4th runner-up	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.... - Jillian Dornbush
Top 10	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.... - Casey McClain   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.... - Paige Egan   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... - Brandy Drake   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.... - Shannon Hulbert   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.... - Jaqueline Drakeford

Special awards

• Congeniality: Sarah Warner (Oregon)
• Photogenic: Jillian Dornbush (Indiana)
• Style: Brandy Drake (Georgia)
• Best in Swimsuit: Katherine Perello (Texas)

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 2001 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...

- Rollins Albritton 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...

- Danielle 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...

- Eva Marie St. Arnauld 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...

- Lauren Arnold 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....

- Casey McClain 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,...

- Krystal Spurr 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....

- Marie Lynn Piscitelli 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....

- Christie Aiken 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....

- Jacqueline Drakeford 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...

- Joanna Candelaria 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...

- Brandy Drake 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...

- Alana Paulo-Tamashiro 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...

- Hayley Vancleave 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....

- Brittany Richmond 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....

- Jillian Dornbush 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...

- Ashley Hanson 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...

- Lindsey Mackey 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...

- Katherine Faulkner 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....

- Paige Egan 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....

- Mei-Ling Lam 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...

- Precious Grady 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....

- Marianna Zaslavsky 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....

- Chelsea Rudder 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....

- Serene Aandahl 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....

- Ashley Buckman 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....

 - Marissa Whitley

Marissa Whitley

Marissa Whitley was Miss Teen USA 2001, representing the state of Missouri.. , Kentucky New Era She was the first titleholder from that state to win the national competition....

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...

- Kristi Krings 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...

- Heidi Lammli 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....

- Tahnee Harrison 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...

- Ashley Lynne Blair 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....

- Erin Abrahamson

Erin Abrahamson

Erin Court Abrahamson is a beauty queen from Essex Fells, New Jersey and Livingston, New Jersey who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.-Pageants:...

 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....

- Alaina Castillo 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...

- 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....

 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....

- Erin O'Kelley

Erin O'Kelley

Erin O'Kelley is a beauty queen from Asheville, North Carolina, United States who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and for the Miss USA title in 2007....

 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....

- Stacey Thomas 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,...

- Angela Wilson 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....

- Lindsey Camp 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...

- Sarah Warner 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....

- Rebecca Schlappich 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....

- Amy Diaz 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....

- Sarah Medley

Sarah Medley

Sarah Ashley Medley is a beauty queen from North Charleston, South Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants....

 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....

- Jessica Herrgott 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....

- Jessica Myers 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...

- Katherine Perello 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...

- Nicole Hansen 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...

- Heather Moylan 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....

- Kathleen Lighthiser 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....

- Shannon Hulbert 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....

- Tara Szerszen 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...

- Kellyann Langford 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...

- Natalie Koontz

Contestant notes

• Six contestants later won 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...
  
   state titles:
  • Sarah Medley
    Sarah Medley
    Sarah Ashley Medley is a beauty queen from North Charleston, South Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants....
    
    (South Carolina) - Miss South Carolina USA
    Miss South Carolina USA
    The Miss South Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant has been produced by RPM Productions since 1980....
    
     2005
  • Erin Abrahamson
    Erin Abrahamson
    Erin Court Abrahamson is a beauty queen from Essex Fells, New Jersey and Livingston, New Jersey who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.-Pageants:...
    
    (New Jersey) - Miss New Jersey USA
    Miss New Jersey USA
    The Miss New Jersey USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss USA pageant.New Jersey has had only moderate success at Miss USA, and has never produced a winner. New Jersey's best streak was from 1989 to 1991 when they had two 2nd...
    
     2007
  • 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....
    
    (New York) - 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...
    
     2007 and competed in Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 and She was semifinalist
  • Erin O'Kelley
    Erin O'Kelley
    Erin O'Kelley is a beauty queen from Asheville, North Carolina, United States who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and for the Miss USA title in 2007....
    
    (North Carolina) - Miss North Carolina USA
    Miss North Carolina USA
    The 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....
    
     2007, top 15 semifinalist at Miss USA 2007
    Miss USA 2007
    Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Hollywood, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith, of Tennessee....
    
    
  • Amy Diaz
    Amy Diaz
    Amy Diaz is a beauty queen from Rhode Island who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2008 and Miss Earth United States 2009.-Background:...
    
    (Rhode Island) - Miss Rhode Island USA
    Miss Rhode Island USA
    The Miss Rhode Island USA competition is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state Rhode Island in the Miss USA pageant....
    
     2008, top 15 semifinalist at Miss USA 2008
    Miss USA 2008
    Miss USA 2008, the 57th Miss USA beauty pageant, was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Crystle Stewart, Miss Texas USA, was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Rachel Smith of Tennessee...
    
    
  • Marie-Lynn Piscitelli (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....
    
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