Miss Minnesota Teen USA
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The Miss Minnesota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Future Productions.
Minnesota has not been greatly successful at Miss Teen USA, with their first placement coming as late as 1995. Minnesota teens have performed best in the 2000s, with two semi-finalist and one finalist placement. Minnesota's best placing was in 2004, when Allison Arling placed in the finals at Miss Teen USA, a pageant eventually won by Shelley Hennig of Louisiana.
Three Minnesota teens have won the Miss Minnesota USA pageant and competed at Miss USA.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Vanessa Vonbehren | Apple Valley | ||||
| 2006 | Amy Blue | Anoka | 17 | |||
| 2005 | Lauren Hindi | Stacy | 16 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2004 | Allison Arling | Lakeville | 18 | Finalist | ||
| 2003 | Kristin Swoboda | White Bear Lake | 16 | |||
| 2002 | Alla Ilushka | Eden Prairie | Semi-finalist | Later Miss Minnesota USA 2007 | ||
| 2001 | Serene Aandahl | Minneapolis | Top 10 at Miss Universe Canada 2007 | |||
| 2000 | Jennifer Jones | Lakeville | ||||
| 1999 | Laura Reier | Brooklyn Park | ||||
| 1998 | Kristin Hilgenberg | Lakeville | 19 | |||
| 1997 | Jamie Duffney | Plymouth | 17 | |||
| 1996 | Sarah Cahill | Waseca | 17 | Later Miss Minnesota USA 2003 | ||
| 1995 | Michelle Borg | Brainerd | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1994 | Paige Swenson | Fridley | Later Miss Minnesota USA 2000 | |||
| 1993 | Charity Lundy | Stacy | ||||
| 1992 | Elizabeth Peters | Lake Hubert | ||||
| 1991 | Natasha Grudnoske | Arden Hills | ||||
| 1990 | Jennifer Bell | Minneapolis | ||||
| 1989 | Darcy Inglested | Prior Lake | ||||
| 1988 | Julie Ward | Savage | ||||
| 1987 | Karin Hargroves | Shoreview | ||||
| 1986 | Jennifer Geckal | Bloomington | ||||
| 1985 | Lana Burke | Crystal | ||||
| 1984 | Heather Johnson | Truman | ||||
| 1983 | Kimberly Ess | Shakopee |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
[edit] External links
| Minnesota Pageantry | |
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| Miss America Miss Minnesota |
Miss USA Miss Minnesota USA |
| Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen |
Miss Teen USA Miss Minnesota Teen USA |
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