Miss Teen USA 1992, the 10th anniversary of the Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi on 25 August 1992.
At the conclusion of the final competition, Jamie Solinger of Iowa was crowned by outgoing queen Janel Bishop of New Hampshire. Jamie is the first Miss Teen USA from Iowa. This marks the first (and so far only time) a candidate did not compete. In this case, Miss DC Teen USA was unable to go to Biloxi at the time being.
The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the third of four years, with color commentary by Leeza Gibbons in her third and final year, and Miss Teen USA 1990 Bridgette Wilson, for the only time. Music was provided by the Gulf Coast Teen Orchestra for the third consecutive year.
The final competition was forced to be held early because of the hurricane threat, and the contestants were then bused further inland. This was the first time in the pageant's ten-year history that the event was not broadcast live. During the pre-recorded competition the crownings of both Jamie Solinger and first runner-up Angela Logan were filmed in an attempt to keep the result secret until the eventual broadcast of the event. Angela was told one hour before the evening telecast that Solinger had won and that she was the first runner-up. The taping of two crownings became known as the "hurricane option" and would nearly be repeated at Miss Teen USA 1998 because of a live presidential address by Bill Clinton. Results Placements
Final results Contestant Miss Teen USA 1992 Iowa – Jamie Solinger 1st Runner-Up Oklahoma – Angela Logan 2nd Runner-Up Kansas – Danielle "Danni" Boatwright Top 6 Alabama – Christine King California – Natasha Allas North Carolina – Rachel Lee Adcock Top 12 Illinois – Julee Kleffman Indiana – Nicole Llewellyn Maryland – Vanessa Malinis Mississippi – Arleen McDonald Rhode Island – Shanna Moakler Virginia – Andrea Ballengee Special awards AwardContestant Miss Congeniality – Amber EvansMiss Photogenic – Rachel Lee AdcockBest in Swimsuit – Natasha AllasMost Beautiful Eyes – Dondi BowmanMinolta Photo Contest – Brandi Bryant Scores
State Swimsuit Interview Evening Gown AverageFinalistsIowa9.2679.6519.6209.5139.800Oklahoma9.2269.3099.487 9.3419.586Kansas9.221 9.6009.600 9.4749.486Alabama9.0109.3269.449 9.262 9.471North Carolina9.0799.207 9.500 9.2629.400California9.3409.5149.486 9.4479.400 Rhode Island9.0879.2799.3419.235 Maryland9.0219.2069.2719.166 Indiana8.9669.1039.3709.146 Virginia8.9849.1129.2799.125 Mississippi8.9179.2009.2479.121 Illinois8.8978.9699.2869.050
Legend Winner First runner-up Second runner-up Top 6 Finalist Top 12 Semifinalist
Host city This was the third of five years that the pageant was held in Biloxi, and it was interrupted by the effects of Hurricane Andrew which devastated Florida and the Gulf Coast over the period the pageant was held.
Prior to the pageant, evacuation plans were in place for the pageant to evacuate to Mobile, Alabama or Jackson, Mississippi if weather conditions deteriorated.
The final competition was forced to be held early because of the hurricane threat, and the contestants were then bused further inland. This was the first time in the pageant's ten-year history that the event was not broadcast live. During the pre-recorded competition the crownings of both Jamie Solinger and first runner-up Angela Logan were filmed in an attempt to keep the result secret until the eventual broadcast of the event. Angela was told one hour before the evening telecast that Solinger had won and that she was the first runner-up. The taping of two crownings became known as the "hurricane option" and would nearly be repeated at Miss Teen USA 1998 because of a live presidential address by Bill Clinton.
Delegates The Miss Teen USA 1992 delegates were:
Alabama - Christine King Alaska - Cindy Bridges Arizona - Heather Keckler Arkansas - Stacy Freeman California - Natasha Allas Colorado - Brandi Bryant Connecticut - Tiffany Selivonchik Delaware - Justine Jones Florida - Jennifer Sutter Georgia - Kristie Harmon Hawaii - Cameo DeCosta Idaho - Amanda Greenway Illinois - Julee Kleffman Indiana - Nicole Llewellyn Iowa - Jamie Solinger Kansas - Danielle "Danni" Boatwright Kentucky - Heather Bogess Louisiana - Evelyn Ellis Maine - Angela Walker Maryland - Vanessa Malinis Massachusetts - Victoria Grinder Michigan - WaLynda Sipple Minnesota - Elizabeth Peters Mississippi - Arleen McDonald Missouri - Robin Swain Montana - Aubrey Jo Hiller Nebraska - Marney Monson Nevada - Jennifer Gassmann New Hampshire - Angela Etter New Jersey - Lori Schmidt New Mexico - Hillary Matkin New York - Amber Evans North Carolina - Rachel Lee Adcock North Dakota - Juliette Spier Ohio - Tiffany Chaney Oklahoma - Angela Logan Oregon - Maggie Molstrom Pennsylvania - Tara Lavan Rhode Island - Shanna Moakler South Carolina - Shanen Pellerin South Dakota - Brandi Bower Tennessee - Angela Shoulders Texas - Carissa Blair Utah - Susan Kelly Vermont - Lisa Robie Virginia - Andrea Ballengee Washington - Kaley O'Kelley West Virginia - Kelly Humphrey Wisconsin - Trina Landowski Wyoming - Dondi Bowman
References
External links Official website