Miss Teen USA 1987, the 5th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from El Paso Civic Center, El Paso, Texas on July 21, 1987. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kristi Lynn Addis of Mississippi was crowned by outgoing queen Allison Brown of Oklahoma.
Background In March 1987, both El Paso County and the El Paso City Council voted to support a bid to host Miss Teen USA 1987, each contributing an equal share of the financial backing. El Paso provided over 300 volunteers, 3,000 hotel room nights, and $150,000 in funding to facilitate the event The expected return on their investment included 15 minutes of promotional footage of the El Paso area, broadcast to over 80 million viewers throughout the United States.
Richard Guy and Rex Holt, directors of the Miss Texas USA pageant at the time, were involved in bringing the pageant to El Paso and organising the event.
Event A state 'gift' auction, featuring items donated by contestants from each state, along with a state costume competition, collectively raised over $3,800 for charities in El Paso. The state costume competition was won by Juli Hodges, Miss Arizona Teen USA, who appeared dressed as a gold thunderbird. Second place was Miss California Teen USA Angie Aylor and third place was Miss South Carolina Teen USA Carol Carver.
For the first time in the history of the Miss Teen USA pageant, the Miss Photogenic award resulted in a tie, with Raye-Anne Johnson of Rhode Island and Angie Aylor of California sharing the honor.
Actress Stephanie Kramer was due to host the pageant alongside Michael Young but had to withdraw due to an inner ear infection; Tracy Scoggins was brought in to replace her.
Judges The celebrity panel of judges consisted of the following: Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner – World champion ice skaters and US Senior Pairs Champions Sharyn Skeeter - editor of Black Elegance Magazine Michael Maron – celebrity make up artist and hair stylist Kelly Hu - Miss Teen USA 1985 from Hawaii Michaeljohn – hair stylist Cpt. Terri Jones – model, businesswoman and commercially rated pilot John H. Brennan – actor, Another World Ramón Sheen – actor and son of Michael Sheen Adele Laufer – managing editor of BOP Magazine Dean Devlin – actor, L.A. Law and Hard Copy
Results Placements
The Miss Teen USA 1987 results were as follows: Final results Contestant Miss Teen USA 1987 Mississippi – Kristi Lynn Addis1st Runner-UpNorth Carolina – Peggy Blackwell2nd Runner-UpLouisiana – Bobbie Brown3rd Runner-UpOklahoma – Raelynn Coffman4th Runner-UpNorth Dakota – DayNa Decker Top 10California – Angi Aylor District of Columbia – Ni’Cole Elayne Bobbitt Georgia – Melissa Hope Allen Massachusetts – Kristen Lee Mastroianni New York – Michelle Ann Kelenski
Special awards AwardContestant Miss Amity Connecticut – Allison Barbeau-DiorioMiss Photogenic California – Angi Aylor and Rhode Island - Raye-Anne JohnsonBest state costume Arizona – Julie Hodges
Delegates The Miss Teen USA 1986 delegates were: Contestant Age Hometown Placement/Award Notes Ref. Alabama Elizabeth Woodman 17 Pleasant Grove Alaska Lauren Straubb Arizona Juli Hodges 17 Phoenix Best state costume ArkansasPaige YandellGreenwoodLater Miss Arkansas USA 1989 California Angie Aylor 15El ToroSemi-finalist & Miss PhotogenicColoradoNicki AnselmoConnecticutAllison Barbeau-DiorioFairfieldMiss AmityLater Miss Connecticut USA 1990 Delaware Cristi Griffin 16 Newark District of ColumbiaNi'Cole Bobbitt17Washington, D.C.Semi-finalistFlorida Kimberlee Edwards15Key WestGeorgiaMelissa Hope Allan16ThomastonSemi-finalist HawaiiLeslie Ann Lum16HonoluluLater assumed Miss Hawaii USA 1997 titleIdahoLuanne Relyea18Meridian Illinois Danielle Reese 16 Riverwoods Indiana Terri Salmon 16 HammondIowaJan Hoyer17Fort MadisonLater Miss Iowa USA 1993 and top ten at Miss USA 1993 Kansas Stephanie Resnick 17 Whitewater Kentucky Tracy Marsee 15 Louisiana Bobbie Brown 17 Baton Rouge 2nd runner-up Maine Donna Stevenson 17 Bangor Maryland Renee Rebstock 17 Pasadena Later Miss Maryland USA 1992 Massachusetts Kristen Mastroianni 16 Wilbraham Semi-finalist Later Miss Massachusetts USA 1995 and a semi-finalist at Miss USA 1995 MichiganElena Hall MinnesotaKarin Hargroves17ShoreviewMississippi Kristi Addis Holcomb Miss Teen USA Missouri Sherri Gardner 17 Kansas City Montana Andrea Madsen Bozeman Nebraska Susan Weikel 17 Elkhorn NevadaTerri Broca New HampshireCara Daras New Jersey Tara Eldridge 16 Voorhees New MexicoSamantha Romero Owen17Albuquerque New YorkMichelle Kelenski18Ballston SpaSemi-finalistNorth CarolinaPeggy Blackwell17Fayetteville1st runner-upNorth DakotaDayNa Decker17Fargo4th runner-up Ohio Christy Hoyt 17 New ConcordOklahomaJannetta Kaufman17Oklahoma City3rd runner-upOregonKasey Weisiger17JacksonvillePennsylvaniaTracy Reed16Myerstown Rhode Island Raye-Anne Johnson17 Wakefield Miss Photogenic Later Miss Rhode Island USA 1994 South CarolinaCarol Carver17Hilton Head Island South DakotaCammy VarlandKeldronTennesseeShannon Castle17McMinnville TexasRichelle Kesling15Spring Utah Tiffany DeMille Orem VermontChristy BeltramiBarreLater Miss Vermont USA 1994VirginiaKristi Pearce16Colonial HeightsWashington Johna Sainsbury West Virginia Cheryl Cullop WisconsinBarbara Nelson16OshkoshWyomingKim RobertsRock Springs
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