The Miss United States Teen pageant is a beauty contest held in the United States for teenagers between the ages of 15-19 and has been held every year since 1992.
Many delegates and winners in these pageants have either competed at or later went on to compete in other state and national pageants, particularly the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA systems. One of the most famous winners is Chelsea Cooley, who won the 2001 title after being Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2000, and later went on to become Miss North Carolina USA and Miss USA 2005. Another notable winner is Kari Ann Peniche, who was stripped of her title in 2003 after she posed nude for Playboy magazine.
Unlike many other pageants, the United States pageant has been contested among at-large delegates and delegates who won their state competitions.
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| Year | Miss United States Teen | State | Other titles held |
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| 1992 | Tara Killian | South Carolina | |
| 1993 | Kristi Sheffield | ||
| 1994 | Courtney Clark | ||
| 1995 | Katy Johnson | Vermont | Miss Oktoberfest 1998, Miss Vermont 1999, Miss Vermont USA 2001 |
| 1996 | Anetta Burnetti | ||
| 1997 | Melissa Quesada | Florida | Miss Florida USA 1999 |
| 1998 | Carrie Stroup | North Carolina | Miss United States World 2001 |
| 1999 | Jill Nicholson | South Carolina | |
| 2000 | Starla Smith | Alabama | Miss Alabama Teen USA 1999 |
| 2001 | Chelsea Cooley | Delaware [1] | Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2000, Miss North Carolina USA 2005, Miss USA 2005 |
| 2002 | Trinity Wright | Kansas | Miss United States 2004 |
| 2003 (a) | Kari Ann Peniche | Oregon | Miss Oregon Teen USA 2002 |
| 2003 (b) | Nathalie Knox | North Carolina | |
| 2004 | Candace Huggins | North Carolina | |
| 2005 | Elizabeth Carty | North Carolina | Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2004 |
| 2006 | Hayley Swindell | Texas | |
| 2007 | Emily Wilson | North Carolina |
2003 winner Kari Ann Peniche was stripped of crown for posing nude in Playboy and replaced as 2003 Miss United States Teen by Nathalie Knox.
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