Miss Kansas Teen USA
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The Miss Kansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant has been part of the Vanbros organisation since 1993.
Kansas had a slow start at Miss Teen USA, and did not place until 1991. Despite this they placed extremely well in the 1990s, with one semi-finalist placing, one finalist placing, two 2nd runner-up placings and one winner, and were in fact the second highest placed state in that decade [1]. Latasha Laine Lawrie brought Kansas back into the placings in the 21st century with her finalist placing in 2005. She also won the Miss Photogenic award, the only major award won by a Kansas teen.
Three Kansas teens have gone on to win the Miss Kansas USA crown. The most successful, and most notable of these was Danielle Boatwright, who placed 1st runner-up to Miss Teen USA, 2nd runner-up to Miss USA and won the reality tv show Survivor: Guatemala.
[edit] List of Winners
- 2006 - Gentry Miller (Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2006)
- 2005 - Latasha Laine Lawrie (Finalist at Miss Teen USA)
- 2004 - Carissa Kelley
- 2003 - Megan Nicole Price
- 2002 - Amber Ross
- 2001 - Lindsey MacKey
- 2000 - Sarah Jump
- 1999 - Grace Shibley
- 1998 - Ashley Tessendorf
- 1997 - Mariah Bergmann (Finalist at Miss Teen USA)
- 1996 - Mandy Carraway (Style Award) -- future Miss Kansas USA 1999
- 1995 - Keylee Sue Sanders (Miss Teen USA) -- director of the Miss California USA pageant (2006- )
- 1994 - Melissa Hurting (2nd runner-up at Miss USA)
- 1993 - Christy Dipree
- 1992 - Danielle Boatwright (2nd runner-up at Miss USA) -- future Miss Kansas USA 1996, sports broadcaster and Survivor: Guatemala winner
- 1991 - Denise Blatchford (Semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA)
- 1990 - Kerri Williams
- 1989 - Tracey Knopp
- 1988 - Jennifer Eastes
- 1987 - Stephanie Resnick
- 1986 - Kimberlee Girrens -- future Miss Kansas USA 1992
- 1985 - Tammy Lansing
- 1984 - Nancy Mardis
- 1983 - Melissa Lyczak
[edit] External links
| Vanbros State Pageants | ||||||
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| Miss Kansas USA 1993- Miss Kansas Teen USA 1992- |
Miss Missouri USA 1993- Miss Missouri Teen USA 1993- |
Miss Nebraska USA 2002- Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2002- |
Miss Oklahoma USA 1997- Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1997- |
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