Miss Hawaii Teen USA
| Formation | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Honolulu |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | Hawaiian |
| Website | Official website |
Courtney Coleman, Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2011
Serena Karnagy, Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2007
Kelly Hu, Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1985, prior to winning the Miss Teen USA 1985 title
The Miss Hawaii Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
Although Hawaii has made the cut fewer times than many states, they have achieved a number of high placings. Hawaii Teen USAs have been quite successful at Miss Teen USA, and are ranked fifteenth in terms of number and value of placements and were ranked third in the 1980s . Kelly Hu won the competition in 1985 and two Hawaii teens have placed 1st runner-up.
Kelly Hu was the first Hawaii teen to cross over to Miss Hawaii USA, and she was also the most successful. Only two other Teens have competed at Miss USA.
Results summary
Placements
- Winner: Kelly Hu (1985)
- First runners-up: Malia Yamamura (1984), Sonya Balmores (2004)
- Second runners-up: Mahana Walters (1997)
- Top 6: Juliana Kaulukukui (1993)
- Top 10: Camille Peraro (2003)
- Top 15: Serena Karnagy (2007)
- Top 16: Kathryn Teruya (2012), Samantha Neyland (2013)
Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Juliana Kaulukukui (1993), Ashley Moser (2009)
- Miss Photogenic: Courtney Coleman (2011)
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kyla Hee | Honolulu | 17 | Daughter of Miss Hawaii 1987 Luana Alapa | ||
| 2014 | Mariah Gosling | Honolulu | 18 | |||
| 2013 | Samantha Neyland | Honolulu | 17 | Top 16 | ||
| 2012 | Kathryn Teruya | Kahala | 15 | Top 16 | ||
| 2011 | Courtney Coleman | Moanalua | 17 | Miss Photogenic | ||
| 2010 | Julianne Chu | Kāhala | 18 | |||
| 2009 | Ashley Moser[1] | Hawai'i Kai | 17 | Miss Congeniality | ||
| 2008 | Emma Wo | Honolulu | 18 | |||
| 2007 | Serena Karnagy | Honolulu | 16 | Top 15 | Represented Hawaii in Miss International 2008. | |
| 2006 | Hannah Thomas | Honolulu | 17 | |||
| 2005 | Melissa Benz | Honolulu | 18 | |||
| 2004 | Sonya Balmores[2] | Kalaheo | 18 | 1st runner-up | ||
| 2003 | Camille Peraro | Honolulu | 17 | Top 10 | ||
| 2002 | Erin Madden | Kailua | 17 | |||
| 2001 | Alana Paulo-Tamashiro | Honolulu | 16 | |||
| 2000 | Lauren Madden | Kailua | 18 | |||
| 1999 | Aureana Tseu | Mililani | 15 | Later Miss Hawaii USA 2009 | ||
| 1998 | Toby Pohaikealoha Carter | Mililani | 17 | |||
| 1997 | Mahana Walters | Pupukea | 17 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 1996 | Monica Ivey | Mililani | 17 | |||
| 1995 | Sara Kirby | |||||
| 1994 | Emily Elizabeth Huff | |||||
| 1993 | Juliana Maili Kaulukukui | Honolulu | 18 | Top 6 | Miss Congeniality | |
| 1992 | Cameo DeCosta | |||||
| 1991 | Trini-Ann Kaopuiki | 18 | Later Miss Hawaii USA 1999 | |||
| 1990 | Sunny Kana'iaupuni | |||||
| 1989 | Paulette Dean | |||||
| 1988 | Michelle Wong | |||||
| 1987 | Leslie-Ann Lum | Honolulu | Later 1st runner up at Miss Hawaii USA 1997. Assumed the Miss Hawaii USA 1997 title when Brook Lee became Miss USA 1997 (Miss Universe 1997). | |||
| 1986 | Michelle Hardin[3] | |||||
| 1985 | Kelly Hu | Honolulu | 16 | Miss Teen USA 1985 | Later Miss Hawaii USA 1993, finished 3rd runner-up at Miss USA 1993 | |
| 1984 | Malia Yamamura | Honolulu | 16 | 1st runner-up | ||
| 1983 | Erika Matich |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
- ↑ "Miss Hawaii Teen USA sees win as missionary opportunity". The Deseret News. 2009-04-08.
- ↑ "Fil-Am beauty in new series is former Miss Hawaii Teen USA". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2007-09-26.
- ↑ "Miss Hawaii Teen". The Albany Sunday Herald. 1985-12-18.
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