Miss United States Teen

Miss United States Teen 2003 - Kari Ann Peniche
Miss United States Teen 1998 - Carrie Stroup

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.

Titleholders

Year Miss United States Teen State Other titles held
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 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.

Notable past delegates

See also