| Miss Teen USA 1995 | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 15, 1995 |
| Presenters | Bob Goen, Maty Monfort |
| Entertainment | All-4-One |
| Venue | Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas |
| Broadcaster | CBS, KWCH-TV |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner | Keylee Sue Sanders Kansas |
| Congeniality | Shelly Forest.svg.png){kind=small} Oklahoma |
| Photogenic | Lynnette Cole Tennessee |
Miss Teen USA 1995, the 13th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 15 August 1995. At the conclusion of the final competition, Keylee Sue Sanders of Kansas was crowned by outgoing queen Shauna Gambill of California.[1]
The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen for the second year, with color commentary by Maty Monfort and entertainment by All-4-One.[2] This was the only year that the pageant was held in Wichita, which also held the Miss USA pageant from 1990 to 1994, and it was the first time that a delegate won the Miss Teen USA title in her home state.
Results
Placements
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Map showing placements by state
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Teen USA 1995 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 6 |
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| Top 12 |
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Semifinal scores
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic | |
| Style Award |
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Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1995 delegates were:
Alabama - Jennifer Otts
Alaska - Heather Evans
Arizona - Brandy Leigh Campbell[3].svg.png)
Arkansas - Natalie Fisher
California - Kellie Foster Moore
Colorado - Melissa Schuster
Connecticut - Tiffany-Anne Kosma
Delaware - Dawn Renee Huey
District of Columbia - Michelle Wright
Florida - Corinna Clark.svg.png)
Georgia - Gillian Nicholson
Hawaii - Sara Kirby
Idaho - Amy Jo Ambrose
Illinois - Anne-Marie Dixon[4]
Indiana - Sarah McClary
Iowa - Chelsey Ridge
Kansas - Keylee Sue Sanders
Kentucky - Brittany Johnson.svg.png)
Louisiana - Shawn Elizabeth Price[5]
Maine - Katie Aselton
Maryland - Jennifer Ritz
Massachusetts - Erika Ewald
Michigan - Kathleen McConnell
Minnesota - Michelle Borg.jpg)
Mississippi - Meredith Joy Cash
Missouri - Melana Scantlin
Montana - Christi Hanson
Nebraska - Marlo McVea[6]
Nevada - Alicia Carnes[7]
New Hampshire - Denise Courtney Hill
New Jersey - Joyce Houseknecht
New Mexico - Shelby Phillips
New York - Tara Campbell[8]
North Carolina - Meredith Jackson[9]
North Dakota - Jessica Spier
Ohio - Amber Vaughan.svg.png)
Oklahoma - Shelly Forest
Oregon - Kirra O'Brien
Pennsylvania - Erika Lynn Shay[10]
Rhode Island - Carol Pedrosa
South Carolina - Garianne Phillips
South Dakota - Marty Eaton
Tennessee - Lynnette Cole
Texas - Mandy Jeffreys.svg.png)
Utah - Loni Sorden[11]
Vermont - Melissa Perron
Virginia - Kristel Jenkins
Washington - Summer Springer
West Virginia - Sarah Russell[12]
Wisconsin - Rebecca Rowe
Wyoming - Erica Lynn Williams
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Preliminary scores
The following is the contestants average scores in the preliminary competition.
Historical significance
- Kansas wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 12th state who wins Miss Teen USA.
- Maine earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time and reached its highest placement ever at the pageant.
- Utah earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time and reached its highest placement ever at the pageant.
- Delaware finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
- Illinois finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
- Tennessee finishes as Top 6 for the second time and repeats the same position as the last year.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee.
- Tennessee placed for the third consecutive year.
- California, Florida, Kansas and Missouri made their second consecutive placement.
- Maine last placed in 1993.
- Illinois and Iowa last placed in 1992.
- Kentucky last placed in 1990.
- Delaware placed for the first time.
- Minnesota placed for the first time.
- Utah placed for the first time.
- Georgia, Pennsylvania and South Carolina break an ongoing streak of placements since 1993.
- Indiana breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1991.
Crossovers
- Contestants who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were:
- Anne-Marie Dixon (Illinois) - Miss Oklahoma USA 1998
- Amy Jo Ambrose (Idaho) - Miss Idaho USA 1999
- Alicia Carnes (Nevada) - Miss Nevada USA 2000
- Lynnette Cole (Tennessee) - Miss Tennessee USA and Miss USA 2000
- Kristel Jenkins (Virginia) - Miss Virginia USA 2001
- Sarah McClary (Indiana) - Miss Indiana USA 2001
- Melana Scantlin (Missouri) - Miss Missouri USA 2002
- Michelle Wright (District of Columbia) - Miss District of Columbia USA 2003
- Katie Aselton, first runner-up, became an actress. She is well known for her role of Jenny McArthur on The League, and has also appeared in The Puffy Chair and the fifth season of Undressed.
- Jessica Spier (North Dakota) is the younger sister of Juliette Spier, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1992. Juliette would go on to win Miss North Dakota USA 1996.
Judges
- Lisa Akey[13]
- Allison Brown Young
- Clarence Gilyard
- Brian McNamara
- Adam Oates
- Lisa Santos
- Raphael Sbarge
- David Sidoni
- Laurin Sydney
References
- ^ "Homestate Favorite Named Miss Teen USA". Associated Press. 1995-08-15.
- ^ "Live from Wichita, it's Miss Teen USA". Dayton Daily News. 1995-07-19.
- ^ Wagner, Raina (1995-08-07). "Local teen is pageant veteran". The Arizona Daily Star. p. 4B.
- ^ Highland, Robert (1996-07-06). "Metro East teens winners in pageant: Highland girl set for Miss Teen USA". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ Moore, Elizabeth (1994-09-25). "Big Sister's patience pays off". The New Orleans Times-Picayune.
- ^ "Roncalli Senior, 17 Wins Teen Pageant". The Omaha World-Herald. 1994-11-28.
- ^ Przybys, John (1995-08-02). "Teen Queen: Miss Teen Nevada not afraid to admit her love for bowling". The Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 1C.
- ^ Anderson, Dale (1994-11-07). "Clarence girl wins state teen competition". Buffalo News. p. C18.
- ^ Overton, Rod (1994-11-17). "Win propels teen to national competition". Greensboro News & Record.
- ^ "Teen pageant winners". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1994-09-19. p. B4.
- ^ Johnson, Jill (1995-05-05). "A beautiful year for Sorden". The Salt Lake Tribune.
- ^ "Teen ready for national event". Charleston Daily Mail. 1995-08-14.
- ^ "The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas on August 16, 1995 Page 2". newspapers.com. August 16, 1995.
The nine judges for the pageant included: Allison Brown Young, Miss Teen USA in 1986; actress Lisa Akey; actors Clarence Gilyard, Brian McNamara, Raphael Sbarge and David Sidoni; Boston Bruins player Adam Gates; Hollywood literary agent Lisa Santos; and Laurin Sydney, an anchor on CNN.