Miss Teen USA 1994

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Miss Teen USA 1994
Date:	August 16, 1994
Presenters:	Bob Goen
Venue:	Biloxi, Mississippi
Broadcaster:	CBS
Winner:	Shauna Gambill
Represented:	California
Congeniality:	Mary Elizabeth Stevenson
Photogenic:	Angelie Eldred

Miss Teen USA 1994, the 12th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi on 16 August 1994. At the conclusion of the final competition, Shauna Gambill of California was crowned by outgoing queen Charlotte Lopez of Vermont.

The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen for the first of three years, with color commentary by Daisy Fuentes and Jamie Solinger, Miss Teen USA 1992. Music was provided by the Gulf Coast Teen Orchestra.

This was the fifth and final year that the pageant was held in Biloxi.

Contents 1 Results 1.1 Placements 1.2 Special awards 1.3 Scores 1.4 Historical significance 2 Delegates 3 Contestant notes 4 External links

[edit] Results

[edit] Placements

• Miss Teen USA 1994: Shauna Gambill (California )
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Whitney Fuller (Georgia)
  • 2nd runner-up: Melissa Hurtig (Kansas)

• The other top six finalists were (in order of placement): Tiffany Meyer (Missouri), Mary Elizabeth Stevenson (South Carolina) and Allison Alderson (Tennessee).

• The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Kelli Lynn Paarz (New Jersey), Angie Carpenter (Mississippi), Nicole Bigham (Pennsylvania), Sarah Louther (Louisiana), Kristy Fatsinger (Florida), Nicolette Van Hook (Indiana)

[edit] Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Mary Elizabeth Stevenson (South Carolina)
• Miss Photogenic: Angelie Eldred (Washington)
• Best in Swimsuit: Shauna Gambill (California)
• Minolta Photo Contest: Denise Fisher (Maryland)

[edit] Scores

Country Preliminaries Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average California 9.090 9.270 9.437 9.429 9.379 South Carolina 9.057 9.220 9.369 9.516 9.368 Georgia 8.949 9.343 9.217 9.519 9.360 Tennessee 9.212 9.321 9.364 9.330 9.338 Kansas 9.197 9.194 9.297 9.433 9.308 Missouri 9.097 9.143 9.140 9.617 9.300 New Jersey 9.117 9.047 9.329 9.334 9.234 Mississippi 9.042 9.170 9.109 9.127 9.135 Pennsylvania 8.940 9.183 9.031 9.163 9.123 Louisiana 9.017 9.118 9.023 9.189 9.110 Florida 8.968 8.891 9.134 9.179 9.068 Indiana 8.964 8.934 9.017 9.236 9.062

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Finalists

[edit] Historical significance

• This was Florida's first placement since 1986 and New Jersey's first since 1988.
• Kansas recorded their second second runner-up placement in three years, following Danni Boatwright's placing in 1992.
• Indiana placed for the fourth consecutive year, a record which has yet to be eclipsed.

[edit] Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1994 delegates were:

Alabama - Melanie McLin Alaska - Krystina Bellamy Arizona - Missy Kline Arkansas - Rebecca Hall California - Shauna Gambill Colorado - Angie Payne Connecticut - Stacey Raffo Delaware - Celina Delgrossa District of Columbia - Tamara McDowell Florida - Christy Fatzinger Georgia - Whitney Fuller Hawaii - Emily Huff Idaho - Sarah Elizabeth Polk Illinois - Charlotte Martin Indiana - Nicolette Van Hook Iowa - Erika Miller Kansas - Melissa Hurtig Kentucky - Crystal Batahvie Louisiana - Sarah Miriam Louther Maine - Jennifer Hunt Maryland - Denise Fisher Massachusetts - Michelle Neves Michigan - Melissa Jackson Minnesota - Paige Swenson Mississippi - Angie Carpenter Missouri - Tiffany Meyer

Montana - Desiree Gravelle Nebraska - Elizabeth Schmidt Nevada - Heather Kittrel New Hampshire - Keri Lynn Pratt New Jersey - Kelli Lynn Paarz New Mexico - Samantha Sengle New York - Kimberly Pressler North Carolina - Valarie Beasley North Dakota - Allison Nesemeier Ohio - Rebecca Reed Oklahoma - Summer Riley Oregon - Jodi Ann Paterson Pennsylvania - Nicole Bigham Rhode Island - Nicole Coletti South Carolina - Mary Stevenson South Dakota - Autumn McKinney Tennessee - Allison Alderson Texas - Jacqueline Pena Utah - Heather Henderson Vermont - Christel Marquardt Virginia - Christin Wilson Washington - Angelie Eldred West Virginia - Jonelle Spiker Wisconsin - Tara Llewelowitz Wyoming - Whitney Ahlstrom

[edit] Contestant notes

• Allison Alderson (Tennessee) later won the Miss Tennessee 1999 and Miss Tennessee USA 2002 titles, becoming only one of six Triple Crown winners. She went on to marry Jay DeMarcus of the band Rascal Flatts.
• One other contestant also competed at Miss America: Michelle Ann Neves, who was Miss Massachusetts 2000.
• Contestants who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were:
  • Allison Nesemeier (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota USA 1998
  • Kelli Paarz (New Jersey) - Miss New Jersey USA 1998
  • Shauna Gambill (California) - Miss California USA 1998 (first runner-up at Miss USA 1998)
  • Kimberly Pressler (New York) - Miss New York USA and Miss USA 1999
  • Angie Carpenter (Mississippi) - Miss Mississippi USA 2000
  • Jennifer Lyn Hunt (Maine) - Miss Maine USA 2000
  • Paige Swenson (Minnesota) - Miss Minnesota USA 2000
  • Tiffany Meyer (Missouri) - Miss Kansas USA 2000 (finalist at Miss USA 2000)
  • Nicole Bigham (Pennsylvania) - Miss Pennsylvania USA 2002
• Jodi Ann Paterson (Oregon) was Playboy's' Playmate of the Year 2000
• Charlotte Martin (Illinois) went on to become a successful singer-songwriter.
• Shauna Gambill (California) went on to win the Miss World USA 1998 title. She was chosen to represent the United States at Miss World 1998 where she placed in the Top 10.
• Keri Lynn Pratt (New Hampshire) is a television and movie actress. She has appeared in the movies Drive Me Crazy and America's Sweethearts. She has guest starred on hit television shows 7th Heaven and Brothers & Sisters.
• Emily Huff's (Hawaii) sister, Ashley, won the titles of Miss Nevada 2001 and Miss Nevada USA 2003.

[edit] External links

• Official website

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