Miss Teen USA 1983

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Miss Teen USA 1983
Date: August 30, 1983
Presenters: Michael Young and Morgan Brittany
Venue: Lakeland, Florida
Broadcaster: CBS
Winner: Ruth Zakarian
Represented: State flag New York
Congeniality: Angela Boyd
Photogenic: Linda Burkholder

Miss Teen USA 1983, the 1st ever Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Lakeland Civic Auditorium in Lakeland, Florida on 30 August 1983. At the conclusion of the final competition, Ruth Zakarian of New York was crowned Miss Teen USA, by Miss USA 1983 Julie Hayek and Miss Universe 1983 Lorraine Downes.

Contents

[edit] Results

[edit] Placements

Map showing placements by state
Map showing placements by state

[edit] Special awards

  • Miss Congeniality: Angela Boyd (Arkansas)
  • Miss Photogenic: Linda Burkholder (Illinois)
  • Best state costume: Christine Lawlor (Massachusetts)

[edit] Final competition scores

State Preliminaries Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average
Virginia 8.616 8.838 8.760 8.876 8.760
New York 8.466 9.144 8.516 9.000 8.886
Georgia 8.273 8.811 8.866 8.850 8.842
Kentucky 8.358 8.405 8.933 9.065 8.801
Texas 8.365 8.744 8.755 8.877 8.792
Pennsylvania 8.466 8.611 8.732 8.961 8.768
California 8.270 8.488 8.900 8.811 8.733
Arkansas 8.395 8.500 8.700 8.566 8.588
Nevada 8.340 8.350 8.633 8.577 8.520
Washington 8.627 8.444 8.333 8.611 8.462
     Winner
     First runner-up
     Second runner-up
     Third runner-up
     Fourth runner-up

[edit] Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1983 delegates were:

[edit] Contestant notes

  • Kelly Jerles (Georgia) became the first and only delegate from Miss Teen USA 1983 to compete in the Miss America pageant. She held the Miss Georgia 1987 title and won preliminary swimsuit and non-finalist talent awards at Miss America 1988.
  • Ruth Zakarian (New York) competed in the Miss USA 1984 pageant as Miss Teen USA but did not place. In the early years of the pageant, the Teen titleholder could compete at Miss USA without holding a state title.
  • Beth Woodard (South Carolina) - Miss South Carolina USA 1987
  • Kris Keim (Arizona) - Miss Arizona USA 1988
  • Maureen Murray (New Hampshire) - Miss New York USA 1991 (semi-finalist at Miss USA 1991)


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