The Miss Michigan Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner. This pageant is produced by Proctor Productions, including Melissa Pitchford who was Miss Ohio USA 1990.
In terms of number of placements, Michigan has a moderated success at Miss Teen USA, having only placed ten times. The state's highest placement was in 2005, when Catherine "Cathy" Laurion was 1st runner-up to Allie LaForce of Ohio. Courtney Pizzimenti placed 2nd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2012.
Mia Vanessa Prom of Deltona, FL was appointed Miss Michigan Teen USA 2026 on July 30th, 2026, after the open casting call from Thomas Brodeur, the new owner of the national pageant. She will represent Michigan at Miss Teen USA 2026.
Results summary Placements 1st runner-up: Catherine "Cathy" Laurion (2005) 2nd runners-up: Alicia Jaros (2003), Courtney Pizzimenti (2012) 3rd runner-up: Isabella Mosqueda (2022) Top 5: Sara Dusendang (1999) Top 10: Tamika Thomas (1996) Top 15: Raquel McClendon (2006), Kristen Danyal (2009), Iris Robare (2014), Anane Loveday (2018) Top 20: Mia Vanessa Prom (2026) Michigan holds a record of 11 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Local title Placement at Miss Teen USA Special awards at Miss Teen USA Notes 2026 Mia Vanessa Prom Tampa, FL 17 Miss Tampa Bay Teen Top 20 2nd runner-up at Miss Florida Teen USA 2026 2025 Eliy Simmer Clare 19 Miss Clare Teen 2024 Maddison Lynn Kott Troy 18 Miss Heart of Michigan Teen 2023 Avery Hill Farmington Hills 16 Miss Farmington Hills Teen 2022 Isabella Mosqueda Cedar Springs 19 Miss Pure Michigan Teen 3rd runner-up 2021 Jada Moylan Hudsonville 17 Miss Lake State Teen Daughter of Miss Michigan Teen USA 1999, Sara Dusendang-Moylan 2020 Aneesa Sheikh Bloomfield Hills 18 Miss Bloomfield Hills Teen Longest running Miss Teen USA state titleholder at onto the organization's history 2019 Alexis Lubecki Canton 18 Miss Canton Teen 2018 Anane Loveday Grosse Ile 16 Miss Grosse Ile Teen Top 15 2017 Kenzie Weingartz Marysville 17 Miss Marysville Teen 2016 Unjaneé WellsYpsilanti 18 Miss Heart of Michigan Teen 2015 Maria Rendina Monroe 18 Miss Monroe Teen 2014 Iris Robare Gladstone 16 Miss Upper Peninsula Teen Top 15 2013 Ruby King Ludington 17 Miss Mason County Teen 2012 Courtney Pizzimenti Oakland Township 17 Miss Oakland Teen 2nd runner-up 2011 Taylor Sherman Dearborn Heights 17 Miss Dearborn Heights Teen 2010 Catherine McGhee Ortonville 16 Miss Ortonville Teen 2009 Kristen Danyal Sterling Heights 19 Miss Sterling Heights Teen Top 15 Later Miss Michigan USA 2012 Top 16 at Miss USA 2012 2008 Elizabeth Hawthorne Clarkston 17 Miss Clarkston Teen 2007 Caitlin Klug Eau Claire 18 Miss Berrien County Teen 2006 Raquel McClendon Kincheloe 17 Miss Northern Michigan Teen Top 15 2005 Catherine "Cathy" Laurion West Branch 17 Miss West Branch Teen 1st runner-up 2004 Yelena Crawford Brooklyn 18 Miss Southern Michigan Teen 2003 Alicia Jaros Riverview 17 Miss Metro Detroit Teen 2nd runner-up 2002 Kyleen Krstich Troy 18 Miss Troy Teen 2001 Chelsea-Lyn Rudder Rochester Hills 17 2000 Kylie Rhew Bridgman 17 1999 Sara Dusendang Paris 18 Top 5, finishing in 5th place Later Mrs. Michigan America 2008 under her married name, Sara Dusendang-Moylan. Mother of Miss Michigan Teen USA 2021, Jada Moylan 1998 Elizabeth Mathis Detroit 18 1997 Che'vonne Burton Detroit 15 Later Miss Michigan 2000 Top 10 at Miss America 2001 1996 Tamika Thomas Detroit 18 Top 10 1995 Kathleen McConnell Trenton 18 1994 Melissa Jackson Wixom 1993 Ashley Whitt Macomb 1992 WaLynda Lou Sipple Berrien Springs Later Miss Nebraska USA 1999 Mother of Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2024 Maggie Wadginski 1991 Lori Hahnbomb Chelsea 1990 Erica Webber Niles 1989 Betsy Cox Edwardsburg 18 1988 Melissa Sinkevics Dearborn Heights Mother of Aidan Hutchinson and Miss Michigan USA 2022 Aria Hutchinson 1987 Elena Hall Warren 1986 Terri Turner Clawson 1985 Tracy Shaw St. Clair 1984 Dawn Downing South Haven 1983 Cathy McBride Farmington Hills 17 1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
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