History

The following is a list of pageant editions and information.

Year	Edition	Date	Venue	Host State/Country	Entrants
1983	1st	August 30	Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland	Florida	51
1984	2nd	April 3	Memphis Cook Convention Center, Memphis	Tennessee	51
1985	3rd	January 22	James L. Knight Center, Miami	Florida	51
1986	4th	January 21	Ocean Center, Daytona Beach	Florida	51
1987	5th	July 21	El Paso Civic Center, El Paso	Texas	51
1988	6th	July 25	Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino	California	50
1989	7th	July 25	Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino	California	51
1990	8th	July 16	Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi	Mississippi	51
1991	9th	August 19	Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi	Mississippi	51
1992	10th	August 25	Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi	Mississippi	50
1993	11th	August 10	Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi	Mississippi	51
1994	12th	August 16	Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi	Mississippi	51
1995	13th	August 15	Century II Convention Center	Kansas	51
1996	14th	August 21	Pan American Center, Las Cruces	New Mexico	51
1997	15th	August 20	South Padre Island	Texas	51
1998	16th	August 17	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport	Louisiana	51
1999	17th	August 24	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport	Louisiana	51
2000	18th	August 26	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport	Louisiana	51
2001	19th	August 22	South Padre Island Convention Centre, South Padre Island	Texas	51
2002	20th	August 28	South Padre Island Convention Centre, South Padre Island	Texas	51
2003	21st	August 12	Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs	California	51
2004	22nd	August 6	Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs	California	51
2005	23rd	August 8	Baton Rouge River Center, Baton Rouge	Louisiana	51
2006	24th	August 15	Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs	California	51
2007	25th	August 24	Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena	California	51
2008	26th	August 16	Grand Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau	Bahamas	51
2009	27th	July 31	Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau	Bahamas	51
2010	28th	July 24	Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau	Bahamas	51
2011	29th	July 16	Grand Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau	Bahamas	51
2012	30th	July 28	Grand Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau	Bahamas	51
2013	31st	August 10	Grand Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau	Bahamas	51
2014	32nd	August 2	Grand Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau	Bahamas	51
2015	33rd	August 22	Grand Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau	Bahamas	51
2016	34th	TBD	TBD	TBD	51

Competition rounds

Prior to the final telecast the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in swimsuit and evening gown.

During the final competition, the semi-finalists are announced and go on to compete in swimsuit and evening gown. From 1983 to 2002 all semi-finalists also competed in an interview competition as well as both swimsuit and evening gown, followed by one or two final interview questions. In 2003, a new format was introduced where the top fifteen competed in evening gown, the top ten competed in swimsuit and the top five competed in the final question. In 2006, the order of competition was changed where the top fifteen competed in swimsuit and the top ten in evening gown. The latest competition format was used since 2008 the final not broadcast on TV, where the top fifteen both competed in swimsuit and evening gown, and the top five competed in the final question who all signed up by a panel of judges.

Titleholders

This is a list of women who have won the Miss Teen USA beauty pageant.

Year	Miss Teen USA	State Represented	Hometown	Age	Notes
2016	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
2015	Katherine Haik	Louisiana	Franklinton	15
2014	K. Lee Graham	South Carolina	Chapin	17
2013	Cassidy Wolf	California	Temecula	19
2012	Logan West	Connecticut	Southington	18	Previously Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen 2010
2011	Danielle Doty	Texas	Harlingen	18
2010	Kamie Crawford	Maryland	Potomac	18
2009	Stormi Henley	Tennessee	Crossville	19
2008	Stevi Perry	Arkansas	Hamburg	18
2007	Hilary Cruz	Colorado	Louisville	19	Dating Ryan Seacrest, appeared in several low budget movies
2006	Katie Blair	Montana	Billings	19	Later Miss California USA 2011
2005	Allie LaForce	Ohio	Vermilion	17	Correspondent on the show Game Changers. Won an Emmy in 2011 for the show Friday Night Touchdown
2004	Shelley Hennig	Louisiana	Destrehan	17	Formerly an actress on Days of Our Lives as Stephanie Johnson, now on Teen Wolf as Malia Tate
2003	Tami Farrell	Oregon	Phoenix	19	Later Miss California USA 2009
2002	Vanessa Semrow	Wisconsin	Rhinelander	17
2001	Marissa Whitley	Missouri	Springfield	18
2000	Jillian Parry	Pennsylvania	Newtown	18
1999	Ashley Coleman	Delaware	Camden	18	Appeared briefly on The Price is Right as a Barkers Beauty
1998	Vanessa Minnillo	South Carolina	Charleston	17	Born in the Philippines, this actress is known for hosting Total Request Live on MTV from 2003-2007 as well as her past reporting as a New York-based correspondent for Entertainment Tonight
1997	Shelly Moore	Tennessee	Knoxville	18
1996	Christie Lee Woods	Texas	Huntsville	18	Appeared on The Amazing Race 5
1995	Keylee Sue Sanders	Kansas	Louisburg	18
1994	Shauna Gambill	California	Acton	17	Later Miss California USA 1998, 1st Runner-up at Miss USA 1998 and Top 10 at Miss World 1998
1993	Charlotte Lopez	Vermont	Dorset	16
1992	Jamie Solinger	Iowa	Altoona	17	Later Miss Iowa USA 1998
1991	Janel Bishop	New Hampshire	Manchester	17
1990	Bridgette Wilson	Oregon	Gold Beach	16	Recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award in 1998.
1989	Brandi Sherwood	Idaho	Idaho Falls	18	Later Miss Idaho USA 1997; 1st Runner-up at Miss USA 1997, held Miss USA title after Brook Lee won the Miss Universe title.
1988	Mindy Duncan	Oregon	Newberg	16
1987	Kristi Addis	Mississippi	Holcomb	16
1986	Allison Brown	Oklahoma	Edmond	17	She competed as Miss Teen USA in the Miss USA pageant in 1987 (a short-lived tradition gave Miss Teen USA’s in the early 1980s this opportunity). She was unplaced.
1985	Kelly Hu	Hawaii	Honolulu	16	Later Miss Hawaii USA 1993 and Top 6 at Miss USA 1993
1984	Cherise Haugen	Illinois	Sleepy Hollow	17	She competed as Miss Teen USA in the Miss USA pageant in 1984 alongside Ruth Zakarian of New York who had also previously held the Miss Teen USA title, in 1983. (a short-lived tradition gave Miss Teen USA’s in the early 1980s this opportunity). She was unplaced.
1983	Ruth Zakarian	New York	Amsterdam	17	She competed as Miss Teen USA in the Miss USA pageant in 1984 alongside Cherise Haugen of Illinois who had held the Miss Teen USA title that year. (a short-lived tradition gave Miss Teen USA’s in the early 1980s this opportunity). She was unplaced.

Winners gallery

• Miss Teen USA 2013
  Cassidy Wolf, California

• Miss Teen USA 2011
  Danielle Doty, Texas

• Miss Teen USA 2010
  Kamie Crawford, Maryland

• Miss Teen USA 2009
  Stormi Henley, Tennessee

• Miss Teen USA 2008
  Stevi Perry, Arkansas

• Miss Teen USA 2007
  Hilary Cruz, Colorado

• Miss Teen USA 2006
  Katie Blair, Montana

• Miss Teen USA 2004
  Shelley Hennig, Louisiana

• Miss Teen USA 2003
  Tami Farrell, Oregon
  (In 2010 as Miss California USA.)

• Miss Teen USA 1998
  Vanessa Minnillo, South Carolina

• Miss Teen USA 1985
  Kelly Hu, Hawaii

Delegates

• Seven Miss Teen USA delegates have appeared on reality television and two have been game show models. A sixth delegate is an ESPN presenter. A seventh is a reporter for Access Hollywood.
  • Brandi Sherwood (Miss Teen USA 1989), Ashley Coleman (Miss Teen USA 1999) and Claudia Jordan, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1990 have been "Barker's Beauties" on The Price Is Right.
  • Jordan has also been a suitcase model on Deal or No Deal.
  • Delegates who have appeared on The Amazing Race are Erika Shay (Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 1995, season 5), Christie Lee Woods (Miss Teen USA 1996, season 5), Nicole O'Brian (Miss Texas Teen USA 2000, season 5).
  • Delegate who appeared on "America's Prom Queen is Macy Erwin (Miss Tennessee Teen USA) 2007.
  • Delegates who have appeared on Survivor are Misty Giles (Miss Texas Teen USA 1999, Panama) and Danni Boatwright (Miss Kansas Teen USA 1992, Guatemala).
• Danielle Boatwright represented Kansas at Miss Teen USA in 1992 and was 2nd runner-up to Jamie Solinger. Four years later, she represented Kansas again at Miss USA in 1996, and was 1st runner-up to Ali Landry. In 2005, she appeared on Survivor: Guatemala and won the $1 million first-place prize, beating out Stephenie LaGrossa at the final tribal council.
• Nicole Briscoe (née Manske) (Miss Illinois Teen USA 1998) became a journalist and is currently an ESPN presenter, currently the studio host for motorsport programming (though she is not permitted to work IndyCar Series races on ESPN because of her husband Ryan Briscoe, an IndyCar driver).
• Maria Menounos (Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1996) became a reporter for Entertainment Tonight (2002-2004) before going to Access Hollywood and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006.
• Cerina Vincent (Miss Nevada Teen USA 1996) went on to become a successful model and actress, with many film and television credits to her name. Her most notable role being Maya, the Yellow Ranger in the television series Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999).
• Shelley Hennig (Miss Teen USA 2004) currently stars on the MTV series Teen Wolf, playing the character Malia Tate.

Broadcasting of the pageant

1983-2007: Viewership and later decline

The pageant's viewership peak was hit in 1988, when the pageant averaged over 22 million viewers on CBS. Even as recently as 1999, the show managed to bring in over 10 million viewers. The 2006 airing was the second lowest rated in the pageant's 23-year history, with only 5.6 million viewers watching the live broadcast (the lowest: 2004, with 5.34 million). The 2007 telecast (25th Anniversary, scheduled for August 24, 2007) was the last time Miss Teen USA aired live on television.

2008: Dark pageant

The 2008 pageant was held, untelevised, on August 16, 2008. One factor that prevented NBC from broadcasting was its prime time commitment to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

2009-present: Internet pageant

Since 2009, it is broadcast over the Internet on the Miss Teen USA website. It can be viewed worldwide, without any region restrictions via geolocation. Currently, it is hosted by YouTube.

In 2012, the pageant began to simulcast in selected regions on Microsoft's Xbox Live service, expanding accessibility to Xbox consoles and Windows devices.

Crossovers with Miss USA

Miss Teen USA at Miss USA

In the early years of Miss Teen USA, three winners represented the title "Miss Teen USA" at Miss USA. The three queens were: Ruth Zakarian (1983), Cherise Haugen (1984), and Allison Brown (1986). This also made history because the Miss USA 1984 pageant had 53 delegates, the most ever in a Miss USA pageant. In 1987, Miss Teen USA 1986, Allison Brown participated in the 1987 Miss USA pageant. All three failed to make the cut at their respective Miss USA pageants.

Only in the three years mentioned above did Miss Teen USA winners automatically gain representation at Miss USA. Starting in 1988, if the Miss Teen USA winners want to compete at Miss USA, they first must win a Miss USA state crown. A total of seven Miss Teen USA winners have participated at Miss USA, with four winning their state Miss USA crowns first. The first of these was Kelly Hu, Miss Teen USA 1985, who won the Miss Hawaii USA 1993 title and represented Hawaii at Miss USA 1993. She finished as a finalist. The next was Jamie Solinger, Miss Teen USA 1992. She took the Miss Iowa USA 1998 title but failed to make the cut at the Miss USA pageant. Only two Miss Teen USA winners have made the top 3 of Miss USA. Brandi Sherwood, Miss Teen USA 1989 won the Miss Idaho USA 1997 title. Succeeding Kelly, she took 1st runner up and later inherited the Miss USA crown, when Brook Mahealani Lee of Hawaii won Miss Universe 1997. She is the only Miss Teen USA winner to hold the title Miss USA. Shauna Gambill was close in winning the Miss USA 1998 title, but placed 1st runner up to Shawnae Jebbia, Miss Massachusetts USA 1998. However, to date it has never happened that the same woman had won the 2 separate pageants officially.

There have been two years when two Miss Teen USA winners participated at Miss USA. The first was 1984, when Miss Teen USA 1983 and Miss Teen USA 1984 participated, the second was 1998, when Jamie Solinger competed as Miss Iowa USA but went unplaced, and Shauna Gambill competed as Miss California USA and placed first runner-up.

The first Miss Teen USA not to win a Miss USA state pageant on her first attempt was Christie Lee Woods, Miss Teen USA 1996, of Texas, who placed third runner-up in the Miss Texas USA 2002 pageant. She would also become the first Miss Teen USA to compete for, but never win a Miss USA state title (she also placed as a semi-finalist in 2003 and 2004). The second Miss Teen USA who did not win a Miss USA state title on her first attempt was Ashley Coleman, Miss Teen USA 1999, of Delaware, who competed in the Miss California USA 2006 pageant and finished third runner-up. She is the first Miss Teen USA winner to compete in a different state from that where she won her Miss Teen USA crown. Tami Farrell, Miss Teen USA 2003, competed at Miss California USA 2009 as Miss Malibu USA, but failed to win the crown, placing first runner-up to Carrie Prejean. Farrell competed at Miss Teen USA as Miss Oregon Teen USA, and was one of the few Miss Teen USA winners to try for the state crown outside of the state she represented for Miss Teen USA. In a span of only two years later, Miss Teen USA 2006, Katie Blair also competed at Miss California USA 2011. Representing the state of Montana at Miss Teen USA 2006, Blair is only the third Miss Teen USA to compete in a state other than the state she competed in Teen. Similarly to Coleman and Farrell, Blair placed 1st runner up in the pageant, to Alyssa Campanella, who also competed in Miss Teen USA representing another state. Campanella went on to win Miss USA 2011.

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