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Miss Teen USA 1992, the 10th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi on 25 August 1992. At the conclusion of the final competition, Jamie Solinger of Iowa was crowned by outgoing queen Janel Bishop of New Hampshire.[1]
The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the second of three years, with color commentary by Leeza Gibbons in her third consecutive year, and Bridgette Wilson, Miss Teen USA 1990, for the first and only time. Music was provided by the Gulf Coast Teen Orchestra for the third consecutive year.
[edit] Host city
This was the third of five years that the pageant was held in Biloxi, and it was interrupted by the effects of Hurricane Andrew which devastated Florida and the Gulf Coast over the period the pageant was held.
Prior to the pageant, evacuation plans were in place for the pageant to evacuate to Mobile, Alabama or Jackson, Mississippi if weather conditions deteriorated.[2]
The final competition was forced to be held early because of the hurricane threat, and the contestants were then bussed further inland. This was the first time in the pageant's ten year history that the event was not broadcast live.[3] During the pre-recorded competition the crownings of both Solinger and Angela Logan were filmed in an attempt to keep the result secret until the eventual broadcast of the event.[4] Logan was told one hour before the evening telecast that Solinger had won and that she was the first runner-up. The taping of two crownings became known as the "hurricane option" and would nearly be repeated at Miss Teen USA 1998 because of the live presidential address by Bill Clinton.
[edit] Results
[edit] Placements
Map showing placements by state
[edit] Special awards
- Miss Congeniality: Amber Evans (New York)
- Miss Photogenic: Rachel Adcocks (North Carolina)
- Best in Swimsuit: Natasha Allas (California)
- Most Beautiful Eyes: Dondi Bowman (Wyoming)
- Minolta Photo Contest: Brandi Bryant (Colorado)
[edit] Scores
| State |
Prelims |
Interview |
Swimsuit |
Evening Gown |
Average |
Finalists |
| Iowa |
9.039 |
9.651 |
9.267 |
9.620 |
9.513 |
9.755 |
| Kansas |
9.118 |
9.600 |
9.221 |
9.600 |
9.474 |
9.480 |
| California |
9.099 |
9.514 |
9.340 |
9.486 |
9.447 |
9.400 |
| Oklahoma |
9.000 |
9.309 |
9.226 |
9.487 |
9.341 |
9.577 |
| North Carolina |
9.149 |
9.207 |
9.079 |
9.500 |
9.262 |
9.411 |
| Alabama |
8.956 |
9.326 |
9.010 |
9.449 |
9.262 |
9.466 |
| Rhode Island |
9.115 |
9.279 |
9.087 |
9.341 |
9.235 |
| Maryland |
8.998 |
9.206 |
9.021 |
9.271 |
9.166 |
| Indiana |
8.968 |
9.103 |
8.966 |
9.370 |
9.146 |
| Virginia |
8.986 |
9.112 |
8.984 |
9.279 |
9.125 |
| Mississippi |
8.978 |
9.200 |
8.917 |
9.247 |
9.121 |
| Illinois |
9.031 |
8.969 |
8.897 |
9.286 |
9.050 |
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- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Finalists
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[edit] Historical significance
- Maryland and Iowa recorded their first placements in the competition.
- Mississippi placed for the first time since 1988 and Virginia for the first time since 1986.
- This was the first time in five years that Texas did not make the semi-finals. Prior to 1992, Texas had made the initial cut eight out of the nine years.
[edit] Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1992 delegates were:
[edit] Contestant notes
- 1992 was the first and only year that the District of Columbia did not send a delegate to the pageant.
- Shanna Moakler (Rhode Island) won the Miss New York USA 1995 title and went on to place first runner-up at Miss USA 1995. When titleholder Chelsi Smith became Miss Universe, Moakler assumed the Miss USA title. She was the first former Miss Teen USA contestant to hold the Miss USA title.
- Danielle Boatwright (Kansas), second runner-up at Miss Teen USA, later won the Miss Kansas USA 1996 title and placed first runner-up to Ali Landry at Miss USA 1996. At the time she was the most successful woman across both pageants. She later won the reality television show Survivor: Guatemala.
- Juliette Spier (North Dakota) was later Miss North Dakota USA 1996 and a finalist at Miss USA 1996. Her sister Jessica Spier won the Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1995 title and competed at Miss Teen USA 1995.
- Others who competed at Miss USA were:
- Two contestants later competed in the Miss America pageant: Aubrey Jo Hiller (Montana) who was Miss Montana 1996, and Stacy Freeman (Arkansas) who was Miss Arkansas 1997.
- Jamie Solinger later competed in the 2004 Mrs. America pageant (as Jamie Patterson) and placed 3rd runner up. Andrea Ballengee (Virginia) competed and won both the 2003 Mrs. United States pageant representing Ohio (as Andrea Preuss), and the 2005 Mrs. America Pageant representing California. The Mrs. America Pageant is a preliminary to Mrs. World. Andrea did not place at Mrs. World.
[edit] References
- ^ "Miss Iowa is crowned Miss Teen USA", The Baton Rouge Advocate, 1992-08-27.
- ^ Trebbe, Ann. "Andrew rains on Miss Teen parade", USA Today, 1992-08-25.
- ^ "Andrew steals the show, forces taping of Miss Teen USA pageant", The Baton Rouge Advocate, 1992-08-28.
- ^ "Miss Teen USA Yields to Hurricane", Associated Press, 1992-08-25.
- ^ "Marney Monson To Represent State", The Omaha World-Herald, 1991-11-26.
- ^ Huffey, Dorothy. "Nevada's contender in Miss Teen USA Pageant receives send-off at party", The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1992-08-17.
- ^ "New Pageant Contestants Chosen", Portland Oregonian, 1991-11-19, p. B03.
[edit] External links
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