Miss Teen USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1983, either under the direct management of the Miss Universe Organization, or beginning with the 2021 competition, as a licensed pageant, until the 2022 competition. It was already an established national pageant before Miss Universe, Inc. began its own version of it in 1983.
The first Miss Teen USA competition first took place as a mail-in photo contest conducted by Teen magazine in 1959. It later took place as a live stage event.
Titleholders
1959 1959: Peggy Collins, 17, of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
1962 to 1968
Miss Teen USA titleholders from 1962 to 1968 include: 1962: Linda Henning, 15, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 1963: Judy Adams, 16, of Ohio. 1964: Nancy Spry of Van Nuys, California. 1965: Susan Henning, 18, of Palos Verdes, California. 1966: Cindy Lewis. 1967: Sandee Jones, 18, of Anaheim, California. Miss Teen U.S.A. and Runner Up for Miss Teen International 1967. 1968: Pamela Martin, 18, of Birmingham, Michigan.
1969 Miss Teenage USA -Debbie Williams of Baton Rouge La -Broadmoor High School
1980 to 1982 Miss Teen USA titleholders from 1980 to 1982 include: 1980: Susan McDannold, 19, of St. Albans, West Virginia. 1981: Tammy Jo Hopkins, 17, of Omaha, Nebraska (partial reign, relinquished title to Susan McDannold). (another view of clipping) (Yearbook full page article with three pageant photos of Hopkins wearing her "Miss Nebraska Teen" sash and crown. Quote: As Miss Nebraska Teen, Tammy Hopkins finds herself faced with a 'full-time' job. ... As Nebraska's representative, she participated in the national pageant held in New Mexico. Participated is quite an understatement considering that on November 22, she was our own Miss Teen U.S.A.") 1981: Susan McDannold, 19, of St. Albans, West Virginia (1980 titleholder also). 1982: Hugrun Ragnarsson, 18, of Long Island, New York.
1983 to present This is a list of delegates who have won the Miss Teen USA beauty pageant during the era when it was run by or associated with the Miss Universe Organization, including to the present day. Key
Year Miss Teen USA Age State Hometown Placement at Miss Teen Universe 1983 Ruth Zakarian 17 New York Amsterdam rowspan="43" align="center" 1984 Cherise Haugen 17 Illinois Sleepy Hollow 1985 Kelly Hu 16 Hawaii Honolulu 1986 Allison Brown 17 Oklahoma Edmond 1987 Kristi Addis 16 Mississippi Holcomb 1988 Mindy Duncan 16 Oregon Hillsboro 1989 Brandi Sherwood 18 Idaho Idaho Falls 1990 Bridgette Wilson 16 Oregon Gold Beach 1991 Janel Bishop 17 New Hampshire Manchester 1992 Jamie Solinger 17 Iowa Altoona 1993 Charlotte Lopez 16 Vermont Dorset 1994 Shauna Gambill 17 California Acton 1995 Keylee Sue Sanders 18 Kansas Louisburg 1996 Christie Lee Woods 18 Texas Huntsville 1997 Shelly Moore 18 Tennessee Knoxville 1998 Vanessa Minnillo 17 South Carolina Charleston 1999 Ashley Coleman 17 Delaware Camden 2000 Jillian Parry 18 Pennsylvania Newtown 2001 Marissa Whitley 18 Missouri Springfield 2002 Vanessa Marie Semrow 17 Wisconsin Rhinelander 2003 Tami Farrell 18 Oregon Phoenix 2004 Shelley Hennig 17 Louisiana Destrehan 2005 Allie LaForce 16 Ohio Vermilion 2006 Katie Blair 18 Montana Billings 2007 Hilary Cruz 18 Colorado Louisville 2008 Stevi Perry 18 Arkansas Hamburg 2009 Stormi Henley 18 Tennessee Crossville 2010 Kamie Crawford 17 Maryland Potomac 2011 Danielle Doty 18 Texas Harlingen 2012 Logan West 18 Connecticut Southington 2013 Cassidy Wolf 19 California Temecula 2014 K. Lee Graham 17 South Carolina Chapin 2015 Katherine Haik 15 Louisiana Franklinton 2016 Karlie Hay 18 Texas Tomball 2017 Sophia Domínguez-Heithoff 17 Missouri Kansas City 2018 Hailey Colborn 17 Kansas Wichita 2019 Kaliegh Garris 18 Connecticut New Haven 2020 Kiʻilani Arruda 18 Hawaii Kapaʻa 2021 Breanna Myles 18 Florida Port St. Lucie 2022 Faron Medhi 18 Nebraska Omaha 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava (resigned) 16 New Jersey Morris Plains 2024 Addison "Addie" Carver 17 Mississippi Monticello 2025 Mailyn Marsh 17 Missouri Ozark 2026 Kiran Reddy 18 Georgia Douglas
Winners gallery
By number of wins State Number Years Missouri32001, 2017, 2025 Texas 1996, 2011, 2016 Oregon 1988, 1990, 2003 Mississippi2 1987, 2024 Hawaii 1985, 2020 Connecticut 2012, 2019 Kansas1995, 2018 Louisiana 2004, 2015 South Carolina 1998, 2014 California 1994, 2013 Tennessee 1997, 2009 Georgia1 2026 New Jersey 2023 Nebraska 2022 Florida 2021 Maryland 2010 Arkansas 2008 Colorado 2007 Montana 2006 Ohio 2005 Wisconsin 2002 Pennsylvania 2000 Delaware 1999 Vermont 1993 Iowa 1992 New Hampshire 1991 Idaho 1989 Oklahoma 1986 Illinois 1984 New York 1983
States have yet to win Miss Teen USA There have been no Miss Teen USA winners from the following states:
Alabama Alaska Arizona District of Columbia Indiana Kentucky Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Rhode Island South Dakota Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wyoming
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