| Formation | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Dallas |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss Texas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Texas in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is part of the Miss USA organization, owned by Texas native Crystle Stewart, who was Miss USA for 2008.
Texas is in the top 5 most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Alongside Oregon they are the only two states to have produced three winners.
Chanel Williams of San Antonio was crowned Miss Texas Teen USA 2022 on July 3, 2022, at Hilton Houston Post Oak in Houston. She will represent Texas for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022.
Texas's best performance came in the 1980s, where they placed in all but one year and were runners-up on five occasions. Despite this, they still placed second to New York in that decade in terms of number and value of placements.[1] Despite being on top overall, Texas has never been the best state in any particular decade.
Texas is one of the most successful states across all thirty-seven years of competition at Miss Teen USA. They have had seventeen semi-finalists, three more than any other state. They have won the crown three times (along with Oregon), in 1996 when Christie Lee Woods took the title (Woods later went on to star in The Amazing Race 5 and The Amazing Race 31) and 15 years later in 2011 when Danielle Doty won. Karlie Hay became the third Texan entrant to win the crown in 2016. Texas and the state of Oregon are the only states to have won Miss Teen USA three times. Texas has also won several awards, including Miss Photogenic in 2010.
While a number of Texas teens have competed for the Miss Texas USA title, only six have won both pageants. The most successful of these was Nicole O'Brian, who placed 1st runner-up at Miss Teen USA and 2nd runner-up at Miss USA. O'Brien also competed alongside Woods on The Amazing Race 5. Woods was the first Miss Teen USA to not win a Miss title on her first attempt, and despite competing in a number of years never won the Miss Texas USA crown.
Texas holds a record of 22 placements at Miss Teen USA.
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
| 2023 | Haylee Elyse Puckett | Houston | 16 | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 2022 | Chanel Williams | San Antonio | 15 | |||
| 2021 | Landry Davis | Dallas | 18 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 2020 | Anissa Mendez | Laredo | 17 | Longest reigning Miss Texas Teen USA (1 year, 5 months, and 29 days) | ||
| 2019 | Kennedy Edwards | Houston[3] | 17 | First African American Miss Texas Teen USA | ||
| 2018 | Brenna Flynn | Fort Worth | 18 | |||
| 2017 | Kirby Lindley | Cypress | 18 | Top 15 | ||
| 2016 | Karlie Hay | Tomball | 18 | Miss Teen USA 2016 | ||
| 2015 | Chloe Kembel | Denton | 18 | Top 15 | ||
| 2014 | Kellie Stewart | Fort Worth | 16 | Top 15 | ||
| 2013 | Daniella Rodriguez | Laredo | 16 | Later Miss Texas USA 2016 | ||
| 2012 | Madison Lee | Houston | 18 | |||
| 2011 | Danielle Doty | Harlingen | 18 | Miss Teen USA 2011 | ||
| 2010 | Chelsea Morgensen | Laredo | 15 | Miss Photogenic | Later Miss Hooters International 2017 | |
| 2009 | Kelli Harral | Fort Stockton | 16 | Later NFL Houston Texans Cheerleader May 2011-June 2014 | ||
| 2008 | Lauren Guzman | Laredo | 18 | Later Miss Texas USA 2014 | ||
| 2007 | Sommer Isdale | Harker Heights | 16 | |||
| 2006 | Raevan Valadez[4] | Spicewood | 18 | |||
| 2005 | April Ford | Texarkana | 18 | |||
| 2004 | Magen Ellis | Whitehouse | 17 | Semi-finalist | Later Miss Texas USA 2007, top 10 at Miss USA 2007 | |
| 2003 | Tye Felan | Tomball | 18 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2002 | Brittany Tiner[5] | Freeport | 16 | |||
| 2001 | Katherine Perello[6] | Lake Jackson | 16 | 3rd runner-up | Body Glove Swimsuit Award | |
| 2000 | Nicole O'Brian | Friendswood | 17 | 1st runner-up | Swimsuit Award | Later Miss Texas USA 2003, 2nd runner up at Miss USA 2003, contestant on The Amazing Race 5 |
| 1999 | Misty Giles[7] | Killeen | 18 | Semi-finalist | Contestant on Survivor: Panama | |
| 1998 | Christie Cole[8] | Houston | 16 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1997 | Andria Mullins | Waco | 16 | Style award | Contestant on The Starlet | |
| 1996 | Christie Lee Woods | Huntsville | 18 | Miss Teen USA 1996 | Two-time contestant on The Amazing Race (seasons 5 and 31) | |
| 1995 | Mandy Jeffreys | Midland | 17 | Appeared on The Bachelor | ||
| 1994 | Jaqueline Pena | Corpus Christi | 18 | |||
| 1993 | Erin Burnett | Plano | 16 | |||
| 1992 | Carissa Blair | Columbus | 17 | Later Miss Texas USA 1999 | ||
| 1991 | Kara Williams | Houston | 18 | Semi-finalist | Later Miss Texas USA 1996, semifinalist at Miss USA 1996 | |
| 1990 | Becky Fisher | Cypress | 18 | Top 6 | ||
| 1989 | Kristi Wright | Del Rio | 16 | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 1988 | Libby Pelton[9] | Austin | 18 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1987 | Richelle Kesling | Spring | 15 | |||
| 1986 | Becky Pestana | San Antonio | 17 | 1st runner-up | ||
| 1985 | Konae Wehle | Humble | 16 | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 1984 | Charlene Molinar | El Paso | 18 | 4th runner-up | ||
| 1983 | Sheri Scholz | Lubbock | 17 | 4th runner-up |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant