Miss Teen USA special awards

The following tables list the winners of the special awards given to candidates at the Miss Teen USA pageant.

Contents

Miss Congeniality

Year Winner State Placement at MTUSA Notes
1983 Angela Boyd Arkansas Semifinalist
1984 Robin Swain Louisiana
1985 Chelle Wilson Mississippi
1986 Dana Moody Arkansas
1987 Allison Barbeau-Diorio Connecticut
1988 (tie) Anna Mingus Alabama 4th Runner up Later Miss Alabama USA 1995
1988 (tie) Missy Pierce Tennessee
1989 Heidi Jo Langseth North Dakota 4th Runner up
1990 Shirelle Robinson District of Columbia
1991 Holly Furman North Carolina
1992 Amber Evans New York
1993 Juliana Kaulukukui Hawaii Finalist
1994 Mary Elizabeth Stevenson South Carolina
1995 Shelly Forest Oklahoma
1996 Lavinia Magruder[1] Vermont
1997 Christina Todd Ohio
1998 Vanessa Minnillo[2] South Carolina Winner
1999 Morgan Maholich New York
2000 Shari Short[3] Idaho
2001 Sarah Warner[4] Oregon
2002 Austen Brown[5] South Carolina
2003 Tami Farrell Oregon Winner
2004 Breanna Abernathy North Dakota Top 15 semifinalist
2005 Rachel Woolard Missouri
2006 Blair Griffith Colorado
2007 Anne Elise Parks Mississippi
2008 Elizabeth Hollomon Mississippi
2009 Ashley Moser Hawaii
2010 Hosanna Kabakoro Idaho
2011 Savannah Schechter New Jersey Top 15

Miss Photogenic

Year Winner State Placement at MTUSA Notes
1983 Linda Burkholder Illinois
1984 Adrienne Hazelwood Wisconsin Semi-finalist Later Miss Connecticut USA 1985
1985 Lisa Jessen Illinois Semi-finalist
1986 Kristy Vanney Arizona
1987 (tie) Angi Aylor California Semi-finalist
1987 (tie) Raye Anne Johnson Rhode Island
1988 Kathleen McClellan Illinois 3rd runner-up
1989 Stacey Harris Maryland
1990 J.J. Casper Nevada
1991 Gina Tognoni Rhode Island Semi-finalist
1992 Rachel Adcocks North Carolina
1993 Melanie Breedlove Missouri Later Miss Missouri USA 1998, 2nd runner up at Miss USA 1998.
1994 Anjelie Eldredge Washington
1995 Lynnette Cole Tennessee Finalist Later Miss Tennessee USA 2000, Miss USA 2000, and Top 5 Finalist at Miss Universe 2000
1996 Kelly Gaudet Florida
1997 Cristin Duren Florida First woman to win Miss Photogenic at both Miss Teen USA & Miss USA (later Miss Florida USA 2006 and 4th Runner up at Miss USA 2006)
1998 Nicole Broderick Florida Semifinalist
1999 Lexie Kemper Kentucky
2000 Kristen Johnson Kentucky 2nd runner-up Later Miss Kentucky USA 2005
2001 Jillian Dornbush Indiana 3rd runner-up
2002 Rachel Smith Tennessee Top 10 Later Miss Tennessee USA 2007, Miss USA 2007, and 4th Runner up at Miss Universe 2007
2003 Jacklyn Pezzota New Jersey 4th runner-up
2004 Sarah French Arkansas Later Miss Missouri 2006
2005 Latasha Lawry Kansas Top 10
2006 Melissa Lingafelt North Carolina 1st runner-up
2007 Allison Farrow Maryland
2008 Sana Idnani New York
2009 Allyson Hovda Iowa
2010 Chelsea Morgensen Texas
2011 Courtney Coleman Hawaii

Best State Costume

Year Winner State Placement at MTUSA Notes
1983 Christine Lawlor Massachusetts Semifinalist
1984 Cherise Haugen Illinois Winner
1985 Kelly Porterfield West Virginia
1986 Melissa Forlini Pennsylvania
1987 Juli Hodges Arizona
1988 Alison Moreno California Disqualified from competing in the final competition after she left her room without a chaperone, contrary to pageant rules.[6]

Style award

Year Winner State Placement at MTUSA Notes
1996 Mandy Carraway Kansas
1997 Andria Mullins Texas
1998 Susie Castillo Massachusetts Later Miss Massachusetts USA 2003 and Miss USA 2003
1999 Morgan O'Murray Colorado Later Miss Colorado 2002
2000 Abby Vaillancourt Georgia Top 5
2001 Brandy Drake Georgia Top 10

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Felicia (1996-08-19). "Huntsville woman takes Miss Teen USA crown". Austin American-Statesman. p. B6. 
  2. ^ Associated Press (1998-08-19). "Miss South Carolina wins Teen Pageant; Clinton's Speech Bumped Live Telecast Monday". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 
  3. ^ "Idahoan shows congeniality". The Spokesman Review. 2000-08-30. p. B8. 
  4. ^ "Miss Missouri TEEN USA, Marissa Whitley Crowned MISS TEEN USA(R) 2001 During Live CBS Telecast on August 22". PR Newswire. 2001-08-23. 
  5. ^ "Vanessa Semrow Crowned MISS TEEN USA(R) 2002 During Live CBS Telecast On August 28". PR Newswire. 2002-08-29. 
  6. ^ Grimaldi, James (1988-05-27). "Teen barred from pageant seen without chaperone // `She left her hallway, was reported missing'". The Orange County Register. p. A03. 

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