Miss Teen USA 1985
Miss Teen USA 1985, the third Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the James L. Knight International Center Arena in Miami, Florida on 22 January 1985. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kelly Hu of Hawaii was crowned by outgoing queen Cherise Haugen of Illinois.
Miss Teen USA 1985 | |
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Date | January 22, 1985 |
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Venue | James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | Kelly Hu![]() |
Congeniality | Chelle Wilson ![]() |
Photogenic | Lisa Jessen ![]() |
Results
Placements

Map showing placements by state
Final Results | Contestant |
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Miss Teen USA 1985 | |
1st Runner-up |
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2nd Runner-up |
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3rd Runner-up |
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4th Runner-up |
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Top 10 |
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Special awards
Award | Contestant |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Best state costume |
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Final competition scores
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Historical significance
- Hawaii wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 3rd state who wins Miss Teen USA.
- Wyoming earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
- Washington earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time.
- Texas earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
- Missouri earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Hawaii, Illinois, North Carolina, North Dakota and Texas.
- Texas placed for the third consecutive year.
- Hawaii, Illinois, North Carolina and North Dakota made their second consecutive placement.
- Arkansas, Georgia and Washington last placed in 1983.
- Missouri placed for the first time.
- Wyoming placed for the first time.
Judges
- Ken Swofford
- Cathy Rigby McCoy
- Christian LeBlanc
- Ruth Zakarian - Miss Teen USA 1983 from New York
- Rowdy Gaines
- Lindsay Bloom
- Eric Van Lustbader
- Krista Tesreau
- Mayf Nutter
- Rebe Jackson
- Frank Bonner
Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1985 delegates were:
Alabama - Teresa King
Alaska - Debbie Essin
Arizona - Vanessa Stetson
Arkansas - Rhonda Heird
California - Sharon Gunther
Colorado - Debbie James
Connecticut - Kris Kunst
Delaware - Julie Weasley
District of Columbia - Meisha Hayes
Florida - Erin Townsend
Georgia - Meredith Brown
Hawaii - Kelly Hu
Idaho - Tracey Shirley
Illinois - Lisa Jessen
Indiana - Diana Ballard
Iowa - Alisha Black
Kansas - Tammy Lampton
Kentucky - Leanne Gregory
Louisiana - Julie Semika
Maine - Tracy Smith
Maryland - Lynn Bogardus
Massachusetts - Maria Ingles
Michigan - Tracey Shaw
Minnesota - Lana Burke
Mississippi - Chelle Wilson
Missouri - Rhonda Hoglan
Montana - Katie Adams
Nebraska - Tina Farber
Nevada - Leslie Peterson
New Hampshire - Katherine Borski
New Jersey - Sharon Turner
New Mexico - Teresa Rodriguez
New York - Shelley Lown
North Carolina - Kimberly Jordan
North Dakota - Jill Hutchinson
Ohio - Meg Scranton
Oklahoma - Julie Khourey
Oregon - Olga Calderon
Pennsylvania - Kari Bernowski
Rhode Island - Chris Pavalli
South Carolina - Jennifer Neuen
South Dakota - Sarah Bergraft
Tennessee - Tammy Woods
Texas - Konae Wehle
Utah - Susan Nelson
Vermont - Wanda Minard
Virginia - Alice Robinson
Washington - Dru Homer
West Virginia - Kelly Porterfield - Best State Costume Winner[1]
Wisconsin - Maria Kim
Wyoming - Emily Ernst
Contestant notes
- In 1993 Kelly Hu became the first Miss Teen USA winner to win a Miss USA state pageant. As Miss Hawaii USA she competed in the Miss USA 1993 pageant, making the finals and finishing 4th (3rd runner up, top 6 finalist), and winning the Miss Photogenic award.
- Other delegates who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were:
- Debbie James (Colorado) - Miss Colorado USA 1989 (Top 10 Semifinalist at Miss USA 1989)
- Rhonda Hoglan (Missouri) - Miss Missouri USA 1989
- Julie Khourey (Oklahoma) - Miss Oklahoma USA 1991 (Top 6 Finalist at Miss USA 1991)
- Olga Calderon (Oregon) - Miss Oregon USA 1991 (Semi-finalist at Miss USA 1991)
- Two contestants later competed in the Miss America pageant: Maria Kim (Wisconsin) who was Miss Wisconsin 1987, and Teresa Rodriguez (New Mexico) who was Miss New Mexico 1988
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