Miss Teen USA 2009, the 27th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held at the Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, The Bahamas on July 31, 2009.Miss Teen USA: The Pageant – 2009 Miss Teen USA Pageant – Venue For the first time since 1986, the Miss Teen USA pageant was held earlier than the Miss Universe pageant. Miss Teen USA 2008, Stevi Perry of Arkansas, crowned Stormi Henley of Tennessee as her successor. http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/international/Miss_Teen_Tennessee_crowned_Miss_Teen_USA_2009_in_The_Bahamas7177.shtml
For the first time, the event was webcast live over the Internet via Ustream (on www.missteenusa.com).Miss Teen USA: News – 2009 MISS TEEN USA PAGEANT TO BE STREAMED LIVE ON JULY 31st FROM ATLANTIS, PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS ON WWW.MISSTEENUSA.COM Ed Fields and Stevi Perry hosted the presentation show, where Seth Goldman and Miss USA 2008, Crystle Stewart hosted the final show. Pop rock band Honor Society and Canadian pop singer, songwriter Leah Renee performed during the two hours live event.
Final results
Placements Final results Contestant Miss Teen USA 2009 Tennessee – Stormi Henley 1st Runner-Up Georgia – Brooke Fletcher 2nd Runner-Up California – Chelsea Gilligan 3rd Runner-Up Maryland – Kasey Staniszewski 4th Runner-Up Louisiana – Brittany Guidry Top 15 Arkansas – Allison Kusenberger Kentucky – Jefra Bland Michigan – Kristen Danyal Missouri – Sierra Drimak Nevada – Ileri Tunrarebi Ohio – Kelsey Stevens Rhode Island – Talia Turco Utah – Tasha Smedley Washington – Sadie Porter Wyoming – Amy David Special awards Award Contestant Miss Congeniality Hawaii – Ashley Moser Miss Photogenic Iowa – Allyson Hovda
New crown Miss Teen USA : Charities (not at this link) Diamond Nexus Labs created a new crown for Miss Teen USA 2009, replacing the Milkimoto crown that has been worn since 2002.
Delegates The Miss Teen USA 2009 delegates were:Miss Teen USA : Members StateNameHometownAgePlacementAwardsNotes Alabama Alexandria Blansit Fort Payne 18 Later top 15 at Miss Alabama USA 2012 Alaska Zlata Sushchik Anchorage 19 Arizona Whitney Nelson Phoenix 18 Arkansas Allison Kusenberger Little Rock 18 Top 15 Later competed in Miss Arkansas USA and placed in the top 5 for six consecutive years from 2012 to 2017 California Chelsea Gilligan Beaumont 18 2nd runner-up Colorado Taylor Schettler Castle Rock 16 Later 2x runner-up at Miss Kansas USA Connecticut Tiffany Teixeira Bridgeport 18 Later Miss Connecticut USA 2016 and top 10 at Miss USA 2016 Delaware Kelsey Miller Wilmington 18 Later Miss Delaware USA 2014 District of Columbia Jessica Nowlin Washington, D.C. 17 Florida Kayla Collier Pahokee 18 Georgia Brooke Fletcher Peachtree City 17 1st runner-up Later Miss Georgia USA 2015 Hawaii Ashley Moser Honolulu 17 Miss Congeniality Idaho Marissa Wickland Boise 17 Sister of Miss Idaho Teen USA 2006 and later Miss Idaho USA 2013 Illinois Stacie Juris Tinley Park 18 Later Miss Illinois USA 2013 and 2nd runner-up at Miss USA 2013 Indiana Bailee Zimmerman Lebanon 17Later 2x semifinalist at Miss New York USA Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Indiana USA 2020 Iowa Allyson Hovda Cedar Rapids 18 Miss Photogenic Originally first runner-up, but assumed the title after winner Ally Cymboluk resigned for personal reasons. Kansas Alexis Rewalt Olathe 18 Later 4th runner-up at Miss Kansas USA 2016 Kentucky Jefra Bland Campbellsville 19 Top 15 Louisiana Brittany Guidry Houma 16 4th runner-up Cousin of Miss Louisiana USA 2008, Michelle Berthelot Later Miss Louisiana USA 2014 and 3rd runner up at Miss USA 2014 Maine Jordan Shiers Gorham 17 Later 4th runner-up at Miss Maine USA 2014 Maryland Kasey Stanisewski Edgewater 18 3rd runner-up Previously Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen 2007 Later Miss Maryland USA 2013 and top 15 at Miss USA 2013 Massachusetts Katie Vatalaro Easton 18 Michigan Kristen Danyal Sterling Heights 19 Top 15 Later Miss Michigan USA 2012 and top 15 at Miss USA 2012 Minnesota Vanessa Johnston Lakeville 17 Appeared in cycle 15 of America's Next Top Model, eliminated in casting rounds Mississippi Paromita Mitra Hattiesburg 17 Later Miss Mississippi USA 2013 Missouri Sierra Drimak Cottleville 18 Top 15 Montana Haley Boyer Stevensville 18 Nebraska Sarah Hollins Omaha 19 Later Miss Nebraska USA 2016 Nevada Ileri Tunrarebi Henderson 19 Top 15 New Hampshire Amber Faucher Pelham 18 Later Miss New Hampshire USA 2013 New Jersey Alexa Brunetti Brigantine 18 New Mexico Alexis Duprey Alamogordo 18 Later Miss New Mexico 2013 Later Miss New Mexico USA 2015 New York Taylor Gildersleeve Mattituck 17 Formerly on ABC daytime soap opera All My Children as Sydney Harris (2006–2007) North Carolina Scarlett Howell Ansonville 16 North Dakota Codi Miller Amidon 16 Later competed in Miss North Dakota USA and placed in the top 5 for five consecutive years from 2017 to 2021 Ohio Kelsey Stevens Aurora 18 Top 15Sister of Amanda Stevens, Miss Ohio Teen USA 2003 Later 2x semifinalist at Miss Ohio USA Oklahoma Chelsea Colvard Tulsa 18 Oregon Michelle Modey Burns 18 Pennsylvania Alexis Jahnke Furlong 16 Rhode Island Talia Turco Lincoln 18 Top 15 Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Rhode Island USA 2012 South Carolina Mary Helen Caver North Augusta 19 South Dakota Fallyn Patterson Rapid City 17 Later 2x runner-up at Miss South Dakota USA Tennessee Stormi Henley Crossville 18 Miss Teen USA 2009 Texas Kelli Harral Fort Stockton 16 Utah Tasha Smedley Syracuse 18 Top 15Previously Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2006 Would resign her title of Miss Utah Teen USA 2009, effective September 17, 2009, for personal reasons. Previously Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Vermont Brittany Kelemen Richmond 19 Virginia Maggie Lawson Bristol 18 Later 1st runner-up at Miss Virginia USA 2014 Washington Sadie Porter Selah 18 Top 15 West Virginia Alysia Thompson Ripley 17 Wisconsin Elizabeth Bryson Brookfield 18 Wyoming Amy David Pinedale 17 Top 15
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References
External links Miss Teen USA official website