Miss Teen USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1983, either under the direct management of the Miss Universe Organization, or beginning with the 2021 competition, as a licensed pageant, until the 2022 competition.[1] It was already an established national pageant before Miss Universe, Inc. began its own version of it in 1983.[2][3]
The first Miss Teen USA competition first took place as a mail-in photo contest conducted by Teen magazine in 1959.[2][4] It later took place as a live stage event.[5]
Miss Teen USA titleholders from 1962 to 1968 include:
1969 Miss Teenage USA -Debbie Williams of Baton Rouge La -Broadmoor High School
Miss Teen USA titleholders from 1980 to 1982 include:
This is a list of delegates who have won the Miss Teen USA beauty pageant during the era when it was run by or associated with the Miss Universe Organization, including to the present day.
State | Number | Years |
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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 | |
New Jersey | 1 | 2023 |
Nebraska | 2022 | |
Florida | 2021 | |
Maryland | 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 |