Miss United States Teen
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The Miss United States Teen pageant is a beauty contest
held in the United States
for teenagers between the ages of 15-19 and has been held every year since 1992.
Many delegates and winners in these pageants have either competed at or later went on to compete in other state and national pageants, particularly the Miss Teen USA
and Miss USA
systems. One of the most famous winners is Chelsea Cooley
, who won the 2001 title after being Miss North Carolina Teen USA
2000, and later went on to become Miss North Carolina USA
and Miss USA
2005. Another notable winner is Kari Ann Peniche
, who was stripped of her title in 2003 after she posed nude for Playboy magazine.
Unlike many other pageants, the United States pageant has been contested among at-large delegates and delegates who won their state competitions.
2003 winner Kari Ann Peniche was stripped of crown for posing nude in Playboy and replaced as 2003 Miss United States Teen by Nathalie Knox.
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
held in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for teenagers between the ages of 15-19 and has been held every year since 1992.
Many delegates and winners in these pageants have either competed at or later went on to compete in other state and national pageants, particularly the Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
and Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
systems. One of the most famous winners is Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Cooley is a beauty queen from Charlotte, North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title....
, who won the 2001 title after being Miss North Carolina Teen USA
Miss North Carolina Teen USA
The Miss North Carolina Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant and is part of the RPM Productions group....
2000, and later went on to become Miss North Carolina USA
Miss North Carolina USA
The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group....
and Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
2005. Another notable winner is Kari Ann Peniche
Kari Ann Peniche
Kari Ann Peniche is a former beauty queen and entertainer from Fairview, Oregon. She has held the Miss Oregon Teen USA and Miss United States Teen titles. She was stripped of the latter title after appearing nude in the November 2004 issue of Playboy magazine.Peniche lived in San Diego before...
, who was stripped of her title in 2003 after she posed nude for Playboy magazine.
Unlike many other pageants, the United States pageant has been contested among at-large delegates and delegates who won their state competitions.
Titleholders
| Year | Miss United States Teen | State | Other titles held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Tara Killian Tara Killian Tara Killian is an American film and television actress. She held the Miss United States Teen title in 1994. Tara attended Irmo High School in Columbia, SC and earned a B.A... |
South Carolina | |
| 1993 | Kristi Sheffield | ||
| 1994 | Courtney Clark | ||
| 1995 | Katy Johnson | Vermont | Miss Oktoberfest 1998, Miss Vermont Miss Vermont The Miss Vermont competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Vermont in the Miss America pageant. Vermont is the only state to have never had a contestant advance to the semi-finals of the Miss America Pageant, though their representatives have won numerous... 1999, Miss Vermont USA Miss Vermont USA The Miss Vermont USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Vermont in the Miss USA pageant.Vermont is one of the least successful states, but they have produced a Miss USA - Carlene King Johnson in 1955... 2001 |
| 1996 | Anetta Burnetti | ||
| 1997 | Melissa Quesada | Florida | Miss Florida USA Miss Florida USA The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant.While Florida has been successful in terms of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, the state has never won the Miss USA pageant, although Cheryl Patton became Miss USA... 1999 |
| 1998 | Carrie Stroup Carrie Stroup -External links:*... |
North Carolina | Miss United States World 2001 |
| 1999 | Jill Nicholson | South Carolina | |
| 2000 | Starla Smith | Alabama | Miss Alabama Teen USA Miss Alabama Teen USA The Miss Alabama Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Alabama has not had a great deal of success at Miss Teen USA, with only four teens making the cut and none placing higher than 4th runner-up. That placement... 1999 |
| 2001 | Chelsea Cooley Chelsea Cooley Chelsea Cooley is a beauty queen from Charlotte, North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title.... |
Delaware http://web.archive.org/web/20011109214231/http://tftj.com/teen/usteen.htm#NatCoverage | Miss North Carolina Teen USA Miss North Carolina Teen USA The Miss North Carolina Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant and is part of the RPM Productions group.... 2000, Miss North Carolina USA Miss North Carolina USA The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group.... 2005, Miss USA Miss USA The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA... 2005 |
| 2002 | Trinity Wright | Kansas | Miss United States Miss United States The Miss United States pageant is a beauty contest held in the United States for young women between the ages of 20-28 and has been held every year since 2001.... 2004 |
| 2003 (a) | Kari Ann Peniche Kari Ann Peniche Kari Ann Peniche is a former beauty queen and entertainer from Fairview, Oregon. She has held the Miss Oregon Teen USA and Miss United States Teen titles. She was stripped of the latter title after appearing nude in the November 2004 issue of Playboy magazine.Peniche lived in San Diego before... |
Oregon | Miss Oregon Teen USA Miss Oregon Teen USA The Miss Oregon Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Until Tennessee's victory in 2009, Oregon was the only state to win more than one Miss Teen USA title - they have produced three winners... 2002 |
| 2003 (b) | Nathalie Knox | North Carolina | |
| 2004 | Candace Huggins | North Carolina | |
| 2005 | Elizabeth Carty Elizabeth Carty Elizabeth Claire Carty is a beauty queen from High Point, North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA 2004 and Miss United States Teen 2005 beauty pageants.... |
North Carolina | Miss North Carolina Teen USA Miss North Carolina Teen USA The Miss North Carolina Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant and is part of the RPM Productions group.... 2004 |
| 2006 | Hayley Swindell | Texas | |
| 2007 | Emily Wilson | North Carolina |
2003 winner Kari Ann Peniche was stripped of crown for posing nude in Playboy and replaced as 2003 Miss United States Teen by Nathalie Knox.
Notable past delegates
- Che'vonne Burton
- Michigan Teen 1998
- Miss Michigan Teen USAMiss Michigan Teen USAThe Miss Michigan Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is produced by Proctor Productions, including Melissa Pitchford who was Miss Ohio USA 1990....
1997, Miss MichiganMiss MichiganThe Miss Michigan competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss America pageant. Michigan has won the Miss America crown on five occasions.- Winners :- External links :*...
2000
- Misty Horn
- Virginia Teen 1999
- Miss Virginia Teen USAMiss Virginia Teen USAThe Miss Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
1998
- Rana Jones
- New Mexico Teen 1999
- Miss New Mexico Teen USAMiss New Mexico Teen USAThe Miss New Mexico Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
1998, Miss New MexicoMiss New MexicoFor the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss New Mexico USAThe Miss New Mexico competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss America pageant. Delegates from New Mexico have each reached the Semi Finals of Miss America six times .-...
2003
- Stevie Ficker
- North Oregon Teen 1999, Oregon Teen 2000 (1st runner-up)
- Miss Oregon Teen USAMiss Oregon Teen USAThe Miss Oregon Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Until Tennessee's victory in 2009, Oregon was the only state to win more than one Miss Teen USA title - they have produced three winners...
1996
- Jessica FurrerJessica FurrerJessica Furrer is a beauty queen who won the title Miss Arkansas USA 2005.Furrer competed for Arkansas in the Miss USA 2005 pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005. She placed in the top fifteen in the pageant, which was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina...
- Arkansas Teen 2000 (3rd runner-up)
- Miss Arkansas USAMiss Arkansas USAThe Miss Arkansas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss USA pageant.The state pageant was directed by Premier Pageants from 2002 to 2007 before becoming part of the Vanbros organization in 2007...
2005
- Brandy Drake
- Atlanta Teen 2000
- Miss Georgia Teen USAMiss Georgia Teen USAThe Miss Georgia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed Greenwood Productions...
2001
- Whitney Veach
- West Virginia Teen 2000
- Miss West Virginia Teen USAMiss West Virginia Teen USAThe Miss West Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant.The current titleholder is Miss Susan Hines King of Fairmont, West Virginia....
2003
- Monique Jones
- Massachusetts Teen 2001
- Miss Massachusetts Teen USAMiss Massachusetts Teen USAThe Miss Massachusetts Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
2000
- Ashley Hanson
- Iowa Teen 2002
- Miss Iowa Teen USAMiss Iowa Teen USAThe Miss Iowa Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Iowa in the Miss Teen USA pageant, which is co-owned by the Miss Universe Organization, NBC Universal and Donald Trump...
2001
- Sarah MedleySarah MedleySarah Ashley Medley is a beauty queen from North Charleston, South Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants....
- South Carolina Teen 2002
- Miss South Carolina Teen USAMiss South Carolina Teen USAThe Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageant is the competition that selects the representativies for the stat of South Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by RPM Productions since its inception....
2001, Miss South Carolina USAMiss South Carolina USAThe Miss South Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant has been produced by RPM Productions since 1980....
2005
- Ellen ChapmanEllen ChapmanEllen Chapman Keegan is a beauty queen from San Jose, California who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Chapman's first pageant title was Miss Teenage California 1999 and her second Miss California United States 2002. In 2002 she competed in the Miss California USA pageant for the first time,...
- Miss Teenage CaliforniaMiss Teenage CaliforniaThe Miss Teenage Calfiornia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss High School America pageant or Miss Collegiate America Pageant, depending on the annual winners educational status. Competitors are judged in the areas of "activities &...
1999 - California Miss 2002
- Miss California USAMiss California USAMiss California USA is a pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant.The current titleholder is Katie Blair. She succeeded Alyssa Campanella on June 25, 2011 after Campanella was crowned Miss USA 2011....
2004
- Miss Teenage California
- Clarissa Kroese
- Iowa Miss 2002
- Miss Iowa USAMiss Iowa USAThe Miss Iowa USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Iowa in the Miss USA pageant.While Iowa has not been greatly successful in the past four decades, they were one of the most consistent states in the first decade of the pageant's existence...
2001
Trivia
- Trinity Wright is the only woman in the history of the organization to win both the Teen and Miss titles.
- Trinity Wright is Model coordinator for the Women of KU Swimsuit Calendar.