Miss Teen USA 2000

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Miss Teen USA 2000
Date: April 26, 2000
Presenters: Brian McFayden
Entertainment: Rachel Lampa
98 Degrees
Westlife
Venue: Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana
Broadcaster: CBS
Winner: Jillian Parry
Represented: State flag Pennsylvania
Congeniality: Shari Short
Photogenic: Kristen Johnson

Miss Teen USA 2000, the 18th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from South Padre Island, Texas on 26 August 2000. At the conclusion of the final competition, Jillian Parry of Pennsylvania was crowned by outgoing queen Ashley Coleman of Delaware.

The pageant was hosted by newcomer Brian McFayden with color commentary by Ali Landry and Julie Moran for the third year. Landry held the Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990, Miss Louisiana USA 1996 and Miss USA 1996 titles, making the semi-finals at Miss Teen USA 1990 pageant before winning Miss USA 1996.

During the pageant there were performances by Rachel Lampa, 98 Degrees and Westlife.

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[edit] Host city

The pageant was held in Shreveport, Louisiana for the third consecutive year. Following the event, officials in indicated that they were reluctant to host the pageant for a fourth year because disorganization by the Miss Universe Organization meant that the city lost over $70,000 in expected revenue.[1]

[edit] Results

[edit] Placements

Map showing placements by state
Map showing placements by state
  • The other top five finalists were (in order of placement): Casey Porter (Tennessee), Abby Vaillancourt (Georgia)

[edit] Special awards

  • Congeniality: Shari Short (Idaho)
  • Photogenic: Kristen Johnson (Kentucky)
  • Style: Abby Vaillancourt (Georgia)
  • Best in Swimsuit: Nicole O'Brian (Texas)

[edit] Historical significance

  • This was the first placement for Georgia since Whitney Fuller placed first runner-up, ending its largest period without a placement. Indiana also recorded its first placement since Nicolette VanHook was a semi-finalist in 1994.
  • Pennsylvania placed for the first time since 1996, when Patricia Campell placed first runner-up to Christie Lee Woods). Missouri also placed for the first time since 1996.
  • The District of Columbia placed for the first time since 1987 and Washington for the first time since 1989.

[edit] Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 2000 delegates were:

[edit] Contestant notes

  • Chelsea Cooley, a non-finalist in the pageant, later won the Miss USA 2005 title as Miss North Carolina USA. She placed 11th in the preliminaries, missing the cut by a slight margin.
  • Kristen Johnson, who placed second runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2000, placed second runner-up to Cooley at Miss USA 2005. She later appeared in the reality television show Treasure Hunters.
  • First runner-up Nicole O'Brian won the Miss Texas USA title less than two years after passing on her Teen title, and later placed second runner-up at Miss USA 2003.
  • In a rare occurrence, Christina Olensjack won the Miss Alaska USA 2002 title only one year after giving up her Teen crown.
  • Others who competed in Miss USA pageants were Tiara Dews (District of Columbia, 2004), Kristin George (Wyoming, 2006) and Raelene Aguilar (New Mexico, 2008)
  • Kimberly Williamson, Miss Illinois Teen USA, died on December 27 2004. The cause of her death was unknown. Williamson, who was 23 and living in Knoxville, Tennessee when she died, was a gemologist who hosted a show on Jewelry Television.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Cities may not seek pageant", The Baton Rouge Advocate, 2000-09-01. 
  2. ^ "Obituaries - Kimberly Williamson", Peoria Journal Star, 2004-12-30. 

[edit] External links

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