Miss Teen USA 1989, the seventh Miss Teen USA

Miss Teen USA

Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....

 pageant, was televised live from San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...

 on July 25, 1989.

At the conclusion of the final competition, Brandi Sherwood

Brandi Sherwood

Brandi Sherwood is an American model and pageant winner. She was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was Miss USA 1997 and Miss Teen USA 1989 and was a frequent rotating Barker's Beauty model on the US daytime television game show The Price Is Right from 2002-2009.-Pageant history:In 1997, she won...

 of Idaho

Miss Idaho Teen USA

The Miss Idaho Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Idaho has only placed twice and as such is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA...

 was crowned by outgoing titleholder Mindy Duncan

Mindy Duncan

Mindy Duncan is a beauty queen from Newberg, Oregon, who won the title Miss Teen USA 1988.The petite red haired sixteen-year-old became the first Miss Oregon Teen USA to win at the Miss Teen USA competition, when she won the title in the pageant held in San Bernardino, California on July 25, 1988...

 of Oregon

Miss Oregon Teen USA

The Miss Oregon Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Until Tennessee's victory in 2009, Oregon was the only state to win more than one Miss Teen USA title - they have produced three winners...

. Brandi is the only Miss Teen USA from Idaho. She's also the only teen from her state to ever place.

This was the second and final year the pageant was held in San Bernardino. It was hosted by Wil Shriner

Wil Shriner

Wil Shriner is an American actor, comedian, director and game show host.-Life and career:Shriner was born in New York City, New York, the twin brother of soap opera actor Kin Shriner and the son of Eileen “Pixie” McDermott and Herb Shriner, a Hoosier humorist who had several shows in the early...

, with color commentary from Marcia Strassman

Marcia Strassman

Marcia A. Strassman is an American actress best known for her roles as Julie Kotter in the TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter and Diane Szalinski in the 1989 feature film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, its first sequel Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3-D film spin-off Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! which...

 and Angela Visser

Angela Visser

Angela Visser is the first woman from the Netherlands to win the Miss Universe pageant in 1989.-Miss Universe:...

, Miss Universe 1989

Miss Universe 1989

Miss Universe 1989, the 38th Miss Universe pageant was held at Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico on May 23, 1989. Angela Visser of Holland was crowned as Miss Universe 1989. Seventy-six contestants competed for the crown....

. Entertinament was provided by Kid Creole and the Coconuts

Kid Creole and the Coconuts

Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created and led by August Darnell. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular "American and Latin American, South American, Caribbean, Trinidadian, Calloway" and conceptually inspired by the big band era...

.

Placements

• Miss Teen USA 1989: Brandi Sherwood
  Brandi Sherwood
  Brandi Sherwood is an American model and pageant winner. She was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was Miss USA 1997 and Miss Teen USA 1989 and was a frequent rotating Barker's Beauty model on the US daytime television game show The Price Is Right from 2002-2009.-Pageant history:In 1997, she won...
  
  (Idaho
  Miss Idaho Teen USA
  The Miss Idaho Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Idaho has only placed twice and as such is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA...
  
  )
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Kristie Dawn Hicks (Kentucky
    Miss Kentucky Teen USA
    The Miss Kentucky Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Kentucky is ranked eight in terms of place and value of placements across all twenty-three years of competition at Miss Teen USA. When this is broken down to...
    
    )
  • 2nd runner-up: Kara Quinn (Vermont
    Miss Vermont Teen USA
    The Miss Vermont Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Vermont in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Vermont is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, having only placed twice...
    
    )
  • 3rd runner-up: Kristi Wright (Texas
    Miss Texas Teen USA
    The Miss Texas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Texas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Texas is one of the most successful states across all twenty-seven years of competition at Miss Teen USA. They have had fifteen semi-finalists, three more than any...
    
    )
  • 4th runner-up: Heidi Jo Langseth (North Dakota
    Miss North Dakota Teen USA
    The Miss North Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
    
    )

• The remaining semi-finalists were: Amy Travis (Washington
  Miss Washington Teen USA
  The Miss Washington Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The Miss Teen USA pageant will be held in late July 2011, in the Bahamas....
  
  ), Jeannie Plotz (Alabama
  Miss Alabama Teen USA
  The Miss Alabama Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Alabama has not had a great deal of success at Miss Teen USA, with only four teens making the cut and none placing higher than 4th runner-up. That placement...
  
  ), Lisa Williamson (South Dakota
  Miss South Dakota Teen USA
  The Miss South Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Future Productions....
  
  ), Beth Savage (New York
  Miss New York Teen USA
  The Miss New York Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Like the first Miss USA competition , the first Miss Teen USA competition was won by a Miss New York Teen USA. That winner was Ruth Zakarian, who went on to...
  
  ), Staci Fulsom (Oklahoma
  Miss Oklahoma Teen USA
  The Miss Oklahoma Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This state was taken over by Vanbros in 1997....
  
  ).

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Heidi Jo Langseth (North Dakota
  Miss North Dakota Teen USA
  The Miss North Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
  
  )
• Miss Photogenic: Stacey Harris (Maryland
  Miss Maryland Teen USA
  The Miss Maryland Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Maryland did not place at Miss Teen USA until 1992, but since then this state has been quite successful, including earning four runner-up placements, and a...
  
  )

Final competition scores

State	Interview	Swimsuit	Evening Gown	Average
Idaho	8.688	8.925	8.850	8.821
Kentucky	8.863	9.175	9.400	9.146
Vermont	8.425	9.013	9.300	8.913
Texas	8.688	8.975	8.875	8.846
North Dakota	8.800	8.975	9.175	8.983
Washington	8.688	8.788	8.863	8.779
Alabama	8.650	8.475	8.938	8.688
South Dakota	8.300	8.838	8.513	8.550
New York	8.463	8.713	8.400	8.525
Oklahoma	8.275	8.325	8.700	8.433

     Winner

     First runner-up

     Second runner-up

     Third runner-up

     Fourth runner-up

Historical significance

• This was Idaho's first placement at Miss Teen USA and she went on to win the title.
• Kentucky recorded their highest placement in the pageant's history; this has yet to be equalled or surpassed.
• Vermont also placed for the first time, and only placed one more time in 1993, when Vermont won the title.
• This equalled North Dakota's highest previous placement in the pageant, a record surpassed in 2006 when they placed second runner-up.
• Washington placed for the first time since 1985.
• New York placed for the fourth consecutive year.
• South Dakota placed only for the second time, and has not placed since.

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1989 delegates were:

Alabama

Miss Alabama Teen USA

The Miss Alabama Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Alabama has not had a great deal of success at Miss Teen USA, with only four teens making the cut and none placing higher than 4th runner-up. That placement...

- Jeannie Plott Alaska

Miss Alaska Teen USA

The Miss Alaska Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Alaska has not had a great deal of success at Miss Teen USA, with only three teens making the cut. However, Marla Johnston placed 1st runner-up to Bridgette...

- Amy Allen Arizona

Miss Arizona Teen USA

The Miss Arizona Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arizona in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Arizona has not had a great deal of success at Miss USA, with only five teens making the cut...

- Leann Elston Arkansas

Miss Arkansas Teen USA

The Miss Arkansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.From 1986 until 2004, when Summer Thorn won Miss Photogenic, no Miss Arkansas Teen USA had placed or won an award at the national competition...

- Susan Marshall California

Miss California Teen USA

The Miss California Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is part of the Miss Universe Organization, owned by Donald Trump....

- Michealean Bonilla Colorado

Miss Colorado Teen USA

The Miss Colorado Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss Teen USA pageant. From 2007, the pageant has been directed by the Future Productions group which also directs pageants in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota,...

- Janna Durbin Connecticut

Miss Connecticut Teen USA

The Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed Pageant Associates as of June, 2010....

- Suzanne Ianucci Delaware

Miss Delaware Teen USA

The Miss Delaware Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed D&D Investments....

- Alison Wilson District of Columbia

Miss District of Columbia Teen USA

The Miss District of Columbia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss Teen USA pageant....

- Christina Patino Florida

Miss Florida Teen USA

The Miss Florida Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Florida ties with Illinois for most Miss Photogenic awards...

- Debbie Knox Georgia

Miss Georgia Teen USA

The Miss Georgia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed Greenwood Productions...

- Kim Malloy Hawaii

Miss Hawaii Teen USA

The Miss Hawaii Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Although Hawaii has made the cut fewer times than many states, they have achieved a number of high placings. They are ranked seventh in terms of placements won...

- Paulette Dean Idaho

Miss Idaho Teen USA

The Miss Idaho Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Idaho has only placed twice and as such is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA...

 - Brandi Sherwood

Brandi Sherwood

Brandi Sherwood is an American model and pageant winner. She was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was Miss USA 1997 and Miss Teen USA 1989 and was a frequent rotating Barker's Beauty model on the US daytime television game show The Price Is Right from 2002-2009.-Pageant history:In 1997, she won...

Illinois

Miss Illinois Teen USA

The Miss Illinois Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Illinois in the Miss Teen USA pageant....

- Kimberly Hannell Indiana

Miss Indiana Teen USA

The Miss Indiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Sanders and Associates....

- Jackie Hartt Iowa

Miss Iowa Teen USA

The Miss Iowa Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Iowa in the Miss Teen USA pageant, which is co-owned by the Miss Universe Organization, NBC Universal and Donald Trump...

- Stacie Beckwith Kansas

Miss Kansas Teen USA

The Miss Kansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.This pageant has been part of the Vanbros organisation since 1992, and in 2006 celebrated their fifteen-year anniversary with a reunion of former titleholders at...

- Tracey Knopp Kentucky

Miss Kentucky Teen USA

The Miss Kentucky Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Kentucky is ranked eight in terms of place and value of placements across all twenty-three years of competition at Miss Teen USA. When this is broken down to...

- Kristie Dawn Hicks Louisiana

Miss Louisiana Teen USA

The Miss Louisiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant....

- Kim Clower Maine

Miss Maine Teen USA

The Miss Maine Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maine in the Miss Teen USA pageant. From 2007 the pageant will be directed by Mackenzie Davis, Miss Maine USA 2004....

- Lisa Bailey Maryland

Miss Maryland Teen USA

The Miss Maryland Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Maryland did not place at Miss Teen USA until 1992, but since then this state has been quite successful, including earning four runner-up placements, and a...

- Stacey Harris Massachusetts

Miss Massachusetts Teen USA

The Miss Massachusetts Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss Teen USA pageant....

- Molly Rihm Michigan

Miss Michigan Teen USA

The Miss Michigan Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is produced by Proctor Productions, including Melissa Pitchford who was Miss Ohio USA 1990....

- Betsy Cox Minnesota

Miss Minnesota Teen USA

The Miss Minnesota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Future Productions....

- Darcy Inglested Mississippi

Miss Mississippi Teen USA

The Miss Mississippi Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss Teen USA pageant....

- Valarie Penn Missouri

Miss Missouri Teen USA

The Miss Missouri Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Missouri in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant has been directed by Vanbros since 1993....

- April Smith
Montana

Miss Montana Teen USA

The Miss Montana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Montana in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Montana's first placement at Miss Teen USA occurred in 2006 at Miss Teen USA 2006...

- Jennifer Cook Nebraska

Miss Nebraska Teen USA

The Miss Nebraska Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nebraska in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant has been directed by Vanbros since 2002.Nebraska has had only two placements at Miss Teen USA...

- Melissa Giddings Nevada

Miss Nevada Teen USA

The Miss Nevada Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by The Atwell Group....

- Stacey Bentley New Hampshire

Miss New Hampshire Teen USA

The Miss New Hampshire Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss Teen USA pageant.In terms of number of placements New Hampshire is one of the least successful states...

- Kerri Sossei New Jersey

Miss New Jersey Teen USA

The Miss New Jersey Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss Teen USA pageant....

- Yvonne Christiano New Mexico

Miss New Mexico Teen USA

The Miss New Mexico Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss Teen USA pageant....

- Shana Wilmont New York

Miss New York Teen USA

The Miss New York Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Like the first Miss USA competition , the first Miss Teen USA competition was won by a Miss New York Teen USA. That winner was Ruth Zakarian, who went on to...

- Beth Savage North Carolina

Miss North Carolina Teen USA

The Miss North Carolina Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant and is part of the RPM Productions group....

- Kelly Sheppard North Dakota

Miss North Dakota Teen USA

The Miss North Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant....

- Heidi Jo Langseth Ohio

Miss Ohio Teen USA

The Miss Ohio Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Ohio is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, and has only placed three times. Most importantly, Allie LaForce won the Miss Teen USA crown in 2005,...

- Missy Craw Oklahoma

Miss Oklahoma Teen USA

The Miss Oklahoma Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This state was taken over by Vanbros in 1997....

- Staci Fulsom Oregon

Miss Oregon USA

The Miss Oregon USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss USA pageant.Oregon has only had limited success at Miss USA and has never won the competition. The highest placed Miss Oregon USA was Gail Atchison who finished 2nd runner-up to...

- Catherine Dunnam Pennsylvania

Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA

The Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Sanders and Associates....

- Jennifer Gary Rhode Island

Miss Rhode Island Teen USA

The Miss Rhode Island Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Rhode Island in the Miss Teen USA pageant....

- Deb Hodges South Carolina

Miss South Carolina Teen USA

The Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageant is the competition that selects the representativies for the stat of South Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by RPM Productions since its inception....

- Michelle Warner South Dakota

Miss South Dakota Teen USA

The Miss South Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Future Productions....

- Lisa Williamson Tennessee

Miss Tennessee Teen USA

The Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA pageant....

- Amy Sims Texas

Miss Texas Teen USA

The Miss Texas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Texas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Texas is one of the most successful states across all twenty-seven years of competition at Miss Teen USA. They have had fifteen semi-finalists, three more than any...

- Kristi Wright Utah

Miss Utah Teen USA

The Miss Utah Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss Teen USA pageant.From 2006, the pageant will be produced by Red Curtain Productions, which includes a number of former Miss Utah Teen USAs and Miss Utah USAs.Utah is one of the least...

- Tracy Kennick

Tracy Kennick

Tracy Kennick was Miss Utah Teen USA in 1989. In 1996 she was Miss Utah USA and one of the top ten semifinalists in the Miss USA 1996 competition.Today she is the anchor for Good Morning Southeast Texas on KBMT...

 Vermont

Miss Vermont Teen USA

The Miss Vermont Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Vermont in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Vermont is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, having only placed twice...

- Kara Quinn Virginia

Miss Virginia Teen USA

The Miss Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant....

- Stephanie Satterfield Washington

Miss Washington Teen USA

The Miss Washington Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The Miss Teen USA pageant will be held in late July 2011, in the Bahamas....

- Amy Travis West Virginia

Miss West Virginia Teen USA

The Miss West Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant.The current titleholder is Miss Susan Hines King of Fairmont, West Virginia....

- Jennifer Jo Dunn Wisconsin

Miss Wisconsin Teen USA

The Miss Wisconsin Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Wisconsin is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, having only placed on two occasions...

- Shannon Redman Wyoming

Miss Wyoming Teen USA

The Miss Wyoming Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wyoming in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Wyoming is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, having only placed on four occasions...

- Gretchen Wathen

Contestant notes

• Brandi Sherwood
  Brandi Sherwood
  Brandi Sherwood is an American model and pageant winner. She was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was Miss USA 1997 and Miss Teen USA 1989 and was a frequent rotating Barker's Beauty model on the US daytime television game show The Price Is Right from 2002-2009.-Pageant history:In 1997, she won...
  
   won the 1997 Miss Idaho USA
  Miss Idaho USA
  The Miss Idaho USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss USA pageant.Idaho is one of the least successful states in the history of the competition, with only four placements in fifty-seven years...
  
   title and competed in the 1997 Miss USA
  Miss USA 1997
  Miss USA 1997, the forty-sixth Miss USA pageant, was held at Shreveport, Louisiana in January and February, 1997. Delegates arrived in the city on January 19, the preliminary competition was held on February 2, 1997 and the final competition on February 5, 1997...
  
   pageant, where she placed first runner-up to the eventual winner, Hawaii's Brook Mahealani Lee. Lee became Miss Universe 1997
  Miss Universe 1997
  Miss Universe 1997 pageant was held in Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, culminating in the final competition on May 16, 1997. This was the second consecutive year that the pageant had been held in the United States. Miss USA, Brook Lee of Hawaii was crowned Miss...
  
   a couple of months later, so Brandi assumed the Miss USA title. She is the only Miss Teen USA winner to hold the Miss USA title. She later became a Barker's Beauty
  Barker's Beauties
  The American television game show The Price Is Right has, since its 1972 relaunch, had a stable of models to showcase the prizes and items that are given away on the show. From 1972–2007, the group was referred to as Barker's Beauties, a term coined by producer Mark Goodson.-1956–1965:The original...
  
   model on the daytime game show The Price Is Right
  The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)
  The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to...
  
  .
• Kristie Dawn Hicks (Kentucky) later won the 1995 Miss Kentucky
  Miss Kentucky
  The Miss Kentucky competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss America pageant. Kentucky has once won the Miss America crown.- Winners :...
  
   title and competed at Miss America
  Miss America
  The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
  
   1996.
• Miss Nevada Teen USA
  Miss Nevada Teen USA
  The Miss Nevada Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by The Atwell Group....
  
   1987 was initially Heather McLeod, who was disqualified because she had competed at Miss California Teen USA
  Miss California Teen USA
  The Miss California Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is part of the Miss Universe Organization, owned by Donald Trump....
  
   the same year. McLeod was replaced by Stacey Bentley only days before the national pageant was held.

• Three other contestants later competed at Miss USA
  Miss USA
  The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
  
  :
  • Tracy Kennick (Utah) - Miss Utah USA
    Miss Utah USA
    The Miss Utah USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss USA pageant.Utah has been quite successful at Miss USA, with 20 placements as of 2009. Their most consistent period was in the 1950s and 1960s. Utah has produced one Miss USA in 1960...
    
     1996 (Top 10 semifinalist at Miss USA 1996
    Miss USA 1996
    Miss USA 1996, the forty-fifth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 2, 1996....
    
    )
  • Jana Durban (Colorado) - Miss Colorado USA
    Miss Colorado USA
    The Miss Colorado USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss USA pageant. The event was held in Loveland from 2006 to 2008 and moved to Greeley in 2010....
    
     1993
  • Stephanie Satterfield (Virginia) - Miss Virginia USA
    Miss Virginia USA
    The Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant.Virginia has been only moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists, they have had two Miss USAs. They are one of only three states to have had two Miss...
    
    1993

Judges

• Dale Harimoto
• Miguel Nunez
• Steve Guback
• Jill Whelan
• Jane Pratt
• Richard Lawrence
• Patrick St. Clair
• Frank Dicopoulos
• Dr. Joy Browne
• Erin Gray