List of Miss Teen USA titleholders

Miss Teen USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1983.

Titleholders

This is a list of delegates who have won the Miss Teen USA beauty pageant.

Year Miss Teen USA State Represented Hometown Age Notes
1983 Ruth Zakarian New York Amsterdam 17 She competed as Miss Teen USA in the Miss USA pageant in 1984 alongside Cherise Haugen of Illinois who had held the Miss Teen USA title that year. (a short-lived tradition gave Miss Teen USA's in the early 1980s this opportunity). She was unplaced.
1984 Cherise Haugen Illinois Sleepy Hollow 17 She competed as Miss Teen USA in the Miss USA pageant in 1984 alongside Ruth Zakarian of New York who had also previously held the Miss Teen USA title, in 1983. (a short-lived tradition gave Miss Teen USA's in the early 1980s this opportunity). She was unplaced.
1985 Kelly Hu Hawaii Honolulu 16 First Asian American (and as well as the first multiracial) to win the Miss Teen USA title. Later Miss Hawaii USA 1993 and top 6 at Miss USA 1993 Actress has starred in moves such as Cassandra in The Scorpion King and Lady Deathstrike in X2: X-Men United
1986 Allison Brown Oklahoma Edmond 17 She competed as Miss Teen USA in the Miss USA pageant in 1987 (a short-lived tradition gave Miss Teen USA's in the early 1980s this opportunity). She was unplaced. Second longest reigning Teen titleholder.
1987 Kristi Addis Mississippi Holcomb 16
1988 Mindy Duncan Oregon Newberg 16
1989 Brandi Sherwood Idaho Idaho Falls 18 Later Miss Idaho USA 1997 and 1st runner-up at Miss USA 1997, assumed the Miss USA title after Brook Lee won Miss Universe
1990 Bridgette Wilson Oregon Gold Beach 16 Actress; recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award in 1998; married to tennis player Pete Sampras
1991 Janel Bishop New Hampshire Manchester 17 First African American to win the Miss Teen USA title
1992 Jamie Solinger Iowa Altoona 17 Later Miss Iowa USA 1998
1993 Charlotte Lopez Vermont Dorset 16 First Hispanic American to win the Miss Teen USA title
1994 Shauna Gambill California Acton 17 Later Miss California USA 1998, 1st runner-up at Miss USA 1998 and top 10 at Miss World 1998
1995 Keylee Sue Sanders Kansas Louisburg 18 She was co-director of the Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA pageants from 2006 to 2007 along with Keith Lewis of K2 Productions
1996 Christie Lee Woods Texas Huntsville 18 Two-time The Amazing Race contestant
1997 Shelly Moore Tennessee Knoxville 18
1998 Vanessa Minnillo South Carolina Charleston 17 Born in the Philippines. Actress and presenter is known for hosting Total Request Live on MTV from 2003 to 2007 as well as her past reporting as a New York-based correspondent for Entertainment Tonight; married to singer-actor and TV personality Nick Lachey
1999 Ashley Coleman Delaware Camden 17 Appeared briefly on The Price Is Right as a Barkers Beauty
2000 Jillian Parry Pennsylvania Newtown 18
2001 Marissa Whitley Missouri Springfield 18
2002 Vanessa Semrow Wisconsin Rhinelander 17
2003 Tami Farrell Oregon Phoenix 18 Later 1st runner-up at Miss California USA, assumed the title after Carrie Prejean was dethroned due to Miss USA 2009 same-sex marriage controversy
2004 Shelley Hennig Louisiana Destrehan 17 One of the most successful Miss Teen USA winners as she became an actress, model and dancer. Notable appearance roles on Days of Our Lives as Stephanie Johnson (being nominated for an Daytime Emmy Awards in 2010 and 2012), The Secret Circle as Diana Meade and Teen Wolf as Malia Tate (winning an Teen Choice Awards in 2016). Also appeared in films like Ouija, Unfriended and Summer of 8.
2005 Allie LaForce Ohio Vermilion 16 Correspondent on the show Game Changers. Won an Emmy in 2011 for the show Friday Night Touchdown
2006 Katie Blair Montana Billings 18 Later 1st runner-up at Miss California USA 2011, assumed the title after Alyssa Campanella crowned Miss USA 2011
2007 Hilary Cruz Colorado Louisville 18
2008 Stevi Perry Arkansas Hamburg 18
2009 Stormi Henley Tennessee Crossville 18
2010 Kamie Crawford Maryland Potomac 17
2011 Danielle Doty Texas Harlingen 18
2012 Logan West Connecticut Southington 18 Previously Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen 2010. First former Miss America's Outstanding Teen state titleholder to win the Miss Teen USA title.
2013 Cassidy Wolf California Temecula 19 The oldest Miss Teen USA ever to win the title
2014 K. Lee Graham South Carolina Chapin 17
2015 Katherine Haik Louisiana Franklinton 15 The youngest Miss Teen USA ever to win the title at the age of 15
2016 Karlie Hay Texas Tomball 18
2017 Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff Missouri Kansas City 17
2018 Hailey Colborn Kansas Wichita 17
2019 Kaliegh Garris Connecticut New Haven 18 At 1 year, 6 months and 10 days or 559 days, Garris became the longest reigning Miss Teen USA titleholder surpassed Alison Brown's previous record of 546 days on October 26, 2020. She also became the first adult to serve the Teen title.
2020 Kiʻilani Arruda Hawaii Kapaa 18
2021 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

By number of wins
State Number Years
Texas 3 1996, 2011, 2016
Oregon 1988, 1990, 2003
Hawaii 2 1985, 2020
Connecticut 2012, 2019
Kansas 1995, 2018
Missouri 2001, 2017
Louisiana 2004, 2015
South Carolina 1998, 2014
California 1994, 2013
Tennessee 1997, 2009
Maryland 1 2010
Arkansas 2008
Colorado 2007
Montana 2006
Ohio 2005
Wisconsin 2002
Pennsylvania 2000
Delaware 1999
Vermont 1993
Iowa 1992
New Hampshire 1991
Idaho 1989
Mississippi 1987
Oklahoma 1986
Illinois 1984
New York 1983

States have yet to win the Miss Teen USA title

References
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