Miss Teen USA 1984

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Miss Teen USA 1984
Date	April 3, 1984
Presenters	Michael Young Heather Thomas
Venue	Memphis Cook Convention Center, Memphis, Tennessee
Broadcaster	CBS WREG-TV
Entrants	51
Placements	10
Winner	Cherise Haugen  Illinois
Congeniality	Robin Swain  Louisiana
Photogenic	Adrianne Hazelwood  Wisconsin
← 1983 1985 →

Miss Teen USA 1984, the 2nd Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Memphis Cook Convention Center, Memphis, Tennessee on 3 April 1984. At the conclusion of the final competition, Cherise Haugen of Illinois was crowned by outgoing queen Ruth Zakarian of New York.

1984 opening titles

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

Special awards

Final competition scores

There was a technical error during the interview competition which resulted in only some contestants' scores being shown.

Historical significance

• Illinois wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 2nd state who wins Miss Teen USA.
• Hawaii earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
• Tennessee earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time.
• Oregon earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
• Texas earns the 4th runner-up position for the second time and repeats the same placement as the last year.
• The only state that placed in semifinals the previous year was Texas and made its second consecutive placement.
• Hawaii placed for the first time.
• Illinois placed for the first time.
• New Mexico placed for the first time.
• North Carolina placed for the first time.
• North Dakota placed for the first time.
• Oklahoma placed for the first time.
• Oregon placed for the first time.
• Tennessee placed for the first time.
• Wisconsin placed for the first time.

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1984 delegates were:

Judges

• Ana Alicia
• Robert Lindgren
• Judi Anderson
• Michael Damian
• Mary Clark
• Michael Tylo
• Marguerite Piazza
• Jim Stuckey
• Shaun Casey
• Vincent DeFrank
• Roxie Roker

Contestant notes

• Adrianne Hazelwood (Wisconsin) became the first Miss Teen USA delegate to win a Miss USA state title, when she became Miss Connecticut USA 1985. She competed at Miss USA 1985, but did not place.
• Cherise Haugen competed in the Miss USA 1984 pageant, as Miss Teen USA 1984. In the early years of the title, the Miss Teen USA titleholder was invited to compete at the following Miss USA pageant without holding a state title. Haugen did not place at the Miss event.
• Kari Larson (North Dakota) won the Miss North Dakota USA 1990 title and was a non-finalist at Miss USA 1990. She later became the director of the Miss North Dakota USA and North Dakota Teen USA pageants.
• Others who later competed at Miss USA were:
  • Molly Brown (Tennessee) - Miss Tennessee USA 1987, did not place
  • Melissa Staples (Arkansas) - Miss Arkansas USA 1988, did not place

References