Miss Teen USA 1984

Miss Teen USA 1984
Date	April 3, 1984
Presenters	Michael Young and Heather Thomas
Venue	Memphis Cook Convention Center, Memphis, Tennessee
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Cherise Haugen Illinois
Congeniality	Robin Swain
Photogenic	Adrianne Hazelwood

Miss Teen USA 1984, the 2nd Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Memphis, Tennessee on 3 April, 1984. At the conclusion of the final competition, Cherise Haugen of Illinois was crowned by outgoing queen Ruth Zakarian of New York.

This was the second time a Miss USA or Miss Teen USA pageant had been held in Tennessee, after the Miss USA 1983 pageant had been staged in Knoxville the year before. Neither pageant has returned to the state since. This was the only time that the Miss Teen USA pageant was held in April.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

• Miss Teen USA 1984: Cherise Haugen (Illinois)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Melea Yamamura (Hawaii)
  • 2nd runner-up: Molly Brown (Tennessee)
  • 3rd runner-up: Dena Woodard (Oregon)
  • 4th runner-up: Charlene Molinar(Texas)

• The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Kari Larson (North Dakota), Tracey Kaggel (North Carolina), Jayme Brasher (Oklahoma), Cheryl Down (New Mexico), Adrianne Hazelwood (Wisconsin).

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Robin Swain (Louisiana)
• Miss Photogenic: Adrianne Hazelwood (Wisconsin)
• Best state costume: Cherise Haugen (Illinois)

Final competition scores

There was a technical error during the interview competition which resulted in only some contestants' scores being shown.

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1984 delegates were:

Contestant notes

• Adrianne Hazelwood (Wisconsin) became the first Miss Teen USA delegate to win a Miss USA state title, when she became Miss Connecticut USA 1985. She competed at Miss USA 1985, but did not place.
• Cherise Haugen also competed in the Miss USA 1984 pageant, as Miss Teen USA 1984. In the early years of the title, the Miss Teen USA titleholder was invited to compete at the following Miss USA pageant without holding a state title. Haugen did not place at the Miss event.
• Kari Larson (North Dakota) won the Miss North Dakota USA 1990 title and was a non-finalist at Miss USA 1990. She later became the director of the Miss North Dakota USA and North Dakota Teen USA pageants.
• Others who later competed at Miss USA were:
  • Molly Brown (Tennessee) - Miss Tennessee USA 1987, did not place
  • Melissa Staples (Arkansas) - Miss Arkansas USA 1988, did not place

Judges

• Ana Alicia
• Robert Lindgren
• Judi Anderson
• Michael Damian
• Mary Clark
• Michael Tylo
• Marguerite Piazza
• Jim Stuckey
• Shaun Casey
• Vincent DeFrank
• Roxie Roker

External links

• Official website