Miss Teen USA 1990

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Miss Teen USA 1990
Date: July 16, 1990
Presenters: Sandy Duncan and Leeza Gibbons
Entertainment: Gulf Coast Teen Orchestra
Venue: Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi
Broadcaster: CBS
Winner: Bridgette Wilson
Represented: State flag Oregon
Congeniality: Shirelle Robinson
Photogenic: Bridgette Wilson, Marla Johnson, Susan Barnett, & Ali Landry (4-way tie)

Miss Teen USA 1990, the eighth Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Biloxi, Mississippi on July 16, 1990. At the conclusion of the final competition, Miss Oregon Teen USA Bridgette Wilson was crowned by outgoing queen Brandi Sherwood of Idaho.[1]

This was the first year the pageant was held at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi,[2] where it would be held for the following four years. It was hosted by Sandy Duncan and Leeza Gibbons, with music provided by the Gulf Coast Teen Orchestra. Duncan was the first female host of an American beauty pageant.[3]

1990 marked the first year that a state won the pageant for the second time, after Mindy Duncan won in 1988 and the state won the title again in 2003 when Tami Farrell took the crown. No other state has won more than one title.

Contents

[edit] Results

[edit] Placements

Map showing placements by state
Map showing placements by state

[edit] Special awards

[edit] Historical significance

  • Colorado, Arizona and Alaska placed for the first time. Alaska did not record another placement until 2003.

[edit] Scores

[edit] Preliminary competition

The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.

State Swimsuit Evening gown Interview Average
Alabama 7.28 7.17 7.20 7.22
Alaska 7.53 7.20 8.74 7.82
Arizona 7.86 7.37 7.59 7.61
Arkansas 6.39 6.40 7.39 6.73
California 7.41 7.33 8.37 7.70
Colorado 7.91 7.34 7.80 7.68
Connecticut 6.74 6.59 7.14 6.82
Delaware 7.04 6.73 7.37 7.05
District of Columbia 7.27 7.64 7.41 7.44
Florida 6.93 6.61 7.89 7.14
Georgia 7.49 7.84 8.57 7.97
Hawaii 6.94 6.87 7.50 7.10
Idaho 6.83 7.17 8.06 7.35
Illinois 7.26 6.84 7.64 7.25
Indiana 7.17 7.21 7.93 7.44
Iowa 6.74 6.80 8.07 7.20
Kansas 7.11 6.64 7.49 7.08
Kentucky 7.86 7.34 8.13 7.78
Louisiana 8.09 8.31 7.70 8.03
Maine 6.64 6.86 7.43 6.98
Maryland 7.67 6.94 7.39 7.33
Massachusetts 7.86 7.66 7.66 7.79
Michigan 7.04 7.59 7.10 7.24
Minnesota 6.96 7.23 7.83 7.16
Mississippi 7.24 7.97 7.09 7.43
Missouri 7.69 7.73 8.27 7.90
Montana 7.00 6.97 6.60 6.86
Nebraska 6.56 7.21 7.87 7.21
Nevada 7.24 7.00 7.84 7.36
New Hampshire 6.97 6.74 7.79 6.82
New Jersey 6.63 6.63 7.79 7.02
New Mexico 6.49 6.89 7.49 6.96
New York 7.40 7.64 7.76 7.60
North Carolina 7.25 7.21 8.11 7.52
North Dakota 6.96 7.49 7.80 7.42
Ohio 6.67 6.97 8.09 7.24
Oklahoma 6.81 7.00 7.61 7.14
Oregon 7.49 8.67 7.54 7.90
Pennsylvania 7.96 7.64 8.57 8.06
Rhode Island 7.20 7.40 7.33 7.31
South Carolina 7.43 7.67 7.66 7.59
South Dakota 6.29 6.51 7.34 6.71
Tennessee 6.80 7.34 8.64 7.59
Texas 7.93 7.63 8.59 8.05
Utah 6.70 7.57 8.04 7.44
Vermont 6.57 6.59 7.14 6.77
Virginia 6.84 7.11 8.23 7.39
Washington 6.59 6.64 7.49 6.91
West Virginia 7.16 6.91 7.34 7.14
Wisconsin 6.63 6.97 7.66 7.09
Wyoming 6.49 6.70 8.00 7.06
     Winner
     First runner-up
     Second runner-up
     Finalist
     Semi-finalist

[edit] Final competition

State Swimsuit Evening Gown Interview Average
Georgia 9.014 9.386 9.214 9.204
Oregon 8.943 9.300 9.271 9.171
Texas 8.930 9.400 9.050 9.126
Kentucky 8.857 9.329 9.107 9.097
Pennsylvania 9.086 9.286 8.757 9.043
Alaska 8.757 9.200 9.151 9.036
Louisiana 8.746 9.214 8.857 8.939
California 8.543 9.057 8.971 8.857
Missouri 8.671 9.014 8.743 8.809
Massachusetts 8.543 9.029 8.829 8.800
Arizona 8.429 8.929 8.957 8.771
Colorado 8.843 8.843 8.529 8.738
     Winner
     First runner-up
     Second runner-up
     Finalists

[edit] Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1990 delegates were:

[edit] Contestant notes

[edit] Dolphin controversy

In a pre-taped segment for the pageant telecast on July 2, a small group of delegates was filmed playing with dolphins in a training pool at the Marine Life Oceanarium. This led to a probe by the National Marine Fisheries Service to investigate whether the oceanarium was in violation of its permit by allowing the delegates to swim with the dolphins.[8] It was later decided that the segment would be edited so that it only showed the delegates feeding the mammals.[9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Oregon Girl Wins Pageant", Associated Press, 1990-07-16. 
  2. ^ "Miss. Gulf Coast enjoying TV exposure", The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, 1990-07-09. 
  3. ^ "Sandy Duncan eases into a `first'", St. Petersburg Times, 1990-07-06, p. 7D. 
  4. ^ "Teen pageant airs Monday", Teen pageant airs Monday, 1990-07-12, p. 5-C. 
  5. ^ "UNL Student, Omaha Teen Win Pageants", The Omaha World-Herald, 1990-01-07, p. 2b. 
  6. ^ "Teen chosen at pageant", Portland Oregonian, 1989-11-27, p. 4. 
  7. ^ Taylor, Charles. "Once in lifetime experience may be just that...", The Richmond News Leader, 1990-07-17. 
  8. ^ "Marine Life being probed after letting teen girls in pool", The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, 1990-07-09. 
  9. ^ "Pageant telecast won't include dolphin scenes", The Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate, 1990-07-15. 

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