Miss South Carolina Teen USA
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The Miss South Carolina Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by RPM Productions since its inception.
South Carolina is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, having only placed four times. They have, however, produced one winner, when Vanessa Minnillo won the Miss Teen USA crown in the national pageant held at Shreveport, Louisiana in August 1998. Minnillo went on to become a successful actress and entertainer.
South Carolina does, however, hold the record for the most Miss Congeniality awards. It has won three: in 1994, 1998 (Minnillo is one of only two Miss Teen USAs to have also won the Miss Congeniality award) and 2002.
Four South Carolina teens have won the Miss South Carolina USA title and competed at Miss USA. Beth Woodard, who was the first to hold the Miss South Carolina Teen USA title, was also the first Miss Teen USA delegate from any state to win a Miss USA state title.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
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| 2007 | Caitlin Upton | Lexington | ||||
| 2006 | Brittany Smith | Lyman | 17 | Top 15 | ||
| 2005 | Lauren Taylor | Travelers Rest | 18 | |||
| 2004 | Lindsey Sporrer | Easley | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2003 | Stephanie Horton | Sumter | ||||
| 2002 | Austen Brown | Charleston | 17 | Miss Congeniality | ||
| 2001 | Sarah Medley | North Charleston | 15 | Later Miss South Carolina USA 2004 | ||
| 2000 | Morgan Smith | Lexington | ||||
| 1999 | Hannah Grooms | Wallace | ||||
| 1998 | Vanessa Minnillo | Charleston | 17 | Winner | Miss Congeniality | |
| 1997 | Caroline Brigman | Latta | ||||
| 1996 | Wendy Roberts | Pelzer | ||||
| 1995 | Garianne Phillips | Leesville | ||||
| 1994 | Mary Stevenson | Greenville | Finalist | Miss Congeniality | ||
| 1993 | Lauren Poppell | Rock Hill | Semi-finalist | Later Miss South Carolina USA 1999 | ||
| 1992 | Shannon Pelerin | Lexington | ||||
| 1991 | Jeanie Bowers | Prosperity | ||||
| 1990 | Katherine Hancock | Greenwood | ||||
| 1989 | Michelle Warner | Inman | ||||
| 1988 | Nicole Adams | West Columbia | ||||
| 1987 | Carol Carver | Hilton Head | ||||
| 1986 | Angela Shuler | Rock Hill | Later Miss South Carolina USA 1989 | |||
| 1985 | Jennifer Newin | Florence | ||||
| 1984 | Mary Delgado | Florence | ||||
| 1983 | Beth Woodard | Aiken | Later Miss South Carolina USA 1987 |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
[edit] External link
| South Carolina Pageantry | |
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| Miss America Miss South Carolina |
Miss USA Miss South Carolina USA |
| Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss South Carolina's Outstanding Teen |
Miss Teen USA Miss South Carolina Teen USA |
| RPM Productions | ||||
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| Miss Louisiana USA 1991- Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990- |
Miss North Carolina USA 1992- Miss North Carolina Teen USA 1992- |
Miss South Carolina USA 1980- Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1983- |
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