Miss Teen USA 1988, the 6th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from San Bernardino, California on July 25, 1988. At the conclusion of the final competition, Mindy Duncan of Oregon was crowned by outgoing queen Kristi Addis of Mississippi.
This was the first of two years the pageant was held in San Bernardino. It was hosted by Dick Clark for the first time, with color commentary from Tracy Scoggins. The preliminary competition was hosted by KCBS-TV weatherman Maclovio Perez and beauty expert Beverly Sassoon.
This was also the last time the State Costume competition took place and would not return until thirty-three years later in 2021, under a different organization.
Results This pageant had a top ten, with five finalists. Placements Final results Contestant Miss Teen USA 1988 Oregon – Mindy Duncan1st Runner-UpNew York – Jessica Collins2nd Runner-UpLouisiana – Amy Pietsch3rd Runner-UpIllinois – Kathleen McClellan4th Runner-UpAlabama – Anna Mingus Top 10Mississippi – Honey East New Jersey - Michelle Knipfelberg New Mexico – Jill Vasquez Texas – Libby Pelton West Virginia – Wendy Stephens Special awards AwardContestant Miss Congeniality Alabama – Anna Mingus and Tennessee – Missy PierceMiss Photogenic Texas – Kathleen McClellanBest State costume California – Alison Moreno
Delegates The Miss Teen USA 1988 delegates were:
Alabama - Anna Mingus Alaska - Joleen Jeffcoat Arizona - Kristen Peterson Arkansas - Jessica Welch California - Alison Moreno (disqualified) Colorado - Leah Crawford Connecticut - Bobbie Jo Shanahan Delaware - Edith Senter District of Columbia - Sabrina Curtis Florida - Holly Nicholson Georgia - Erin Nance Hawaii - Michelle Wong Idaho - Renee Griggs Illinois - Kathleen McLelland Indiana - Deborah Lindboe Iowa - Stacy Horst Kansas - Jennifer Eastes Kentucky - Marti Hendricks Louisiana - Amy Pietsch Maine - Christine Despres Maryland - Sherry Twilley Massachusetts - Alicia Gawrys Michigan - Melissa Sinkevics Minnesota - Julie Ward Mississippi - Honey East Missouri - Beverly Boatright Montana - Kristen Anderson Nebraska - Pamela Brown Nevada - Erin Abernathy New Hampshire - Christa Jones New Jersey - Michelle Knipfelberg New Mexico - Jill Vasquez New York - Jessica Collins North Carolina - Michelle Moore North Dakota - Jennifer Seminary Ohio - Teresa Merola Oklahoma - Linda Parsons Oregon - Mindy Duncan Pennsylvania - Desiree Fess Rhode Island - Debbie Peters South Carolina - Nicole Adams South Dakota - Jillayne Fossum Tennessee - Missy Pierce Texas - Libby Pelton Utah - Kathleen Treadway Vermont - Andrea Varney Virginia - Audra Wilks Washington - Karen Petre West Virginia - Wendy Stephens Wisconsin - Jennifer Schwalenberg Wyoming - Michele Apostoles
Contestant notes After competing in the preliminary competition and winning the Best State Costume award, Alison Moreno (California) was disqualified from the final competition after she left her room without a chaperone, contrary to pageant rules. Delegates who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were: Jillayne Fossum (South Dakota) - Miss South Dakota USA 1991 Erin Nance (Georgia) - Miss Georgia USA 1993 (first runner-up at Miss USA 1993) Jennifer Seminary (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota USA 1993 Kristen Anderson (Montana) - Miss Montana USA 1993 Jill Vasquez (New Mexico) - Miss New Mexico USA 1994 Anna Mingus (Alabama) - Miss Alabama USA 1995 Audra Wilks (Virginia) - Miss Virginia USA 1997 Jill Vasquez became one of the directors of the Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA pageants in 2007. Jessica Collins became a successful actress who played Meredith Davies on Tru Calling.
References
External links Yahoo! TV Complete list of pageant judges, personnel, and production crew for the CBS broadcast