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Miss Teen USA 1989
Miss Teen USA 1989 | |
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Date | July 25, 1989 |
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Venue | Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, California |
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Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | Brandi Sherwood![]() |
Congeniality | Heidi Jo Langseth ![]() |
Photogenic | Stacey Harris ![]() |
Miss Teen USA 1989, the 7th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, California on July 25, 1989. At the conclusion of the final competition, Brandi Sherwood of Idaho was crowned by outgoing titleholder Mindy Duncan of Oregon.[1]
This was the second and final year the pageant was held in San Bernardino. It was hosted by Wil Shriner, with color commentary from Marcia Strassman and Angela Visser, Miss Universe 1989.[2]
Results
Placements
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Map showing placements by state
Final Results | Contestant |
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Miss Teen USA 1989 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 10 |
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Special awards
Award | Contestant |
Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Final competition scores
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Historical significance
- Idaho wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 7th state who wins Miss Teen USA.
- Kentucky earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
- Vermont earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time.
- Texas earns the 3rd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1985.
- North Dakota earns the 4th runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1987.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Alabama, New York and Texas.
- New York placed for the fourth consecutive year.
- Alabama and Texas made their second consecutive placement.
- North Dakota and Oklahoma last placed in 1987.
- South Dakota last placed in 1986.
- Washington last placed in 1985.
- Kentucky last placed in 1983.
- Idaho placed for the first time.
- Vermont placed for the first time.
- Mississippi breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1987.
- Louisiana breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1986.
Judges
- Dale Harimoto
- Miguel Nunez
- Steve Guback
- Jill Whelan
- Jane Pratt
- Richard Lawrence
- Frank Dicopoulos
- Erin Gray
Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1989 delegates were:
Alabama - Jeannie Plott - Age: 17
Alaska - Amy Allen
Arizona - Leann Elston
Arkansas - Susan Marshall
California - Michealean Bonilla
Colorado - Janna Durbin
Connecticut - Suzanne Ianucci
Delaware - Alison Wilson
District of Columbia - Christina Patino
Florida - Debbie Knox
Georgia - Kim Malloy
Hawaii - Paulette Dean
Idaho - Brandi Sherwood - Age: 17
Illinois - Kimberly Hannell
Indiana - Jackie Hartt
Iowa - Stacie Beckwith
Kansas - Tracey Knopp
Kentucky - Kristie Dawn Hicks - Age: 17
Louisiana - Kim Clower
Maine - Lisa Bailey
Maryland - Stacey Harris
Massachusetts - Molly Rihm[3]
Michigan - Betsy Cox
Minnesota - Darcy Inglested
Mississippi - Valarie Penn
Missouri - April Smith
Montana - Jennifer Cook
Nebraska - Melissa Giddings
Nevada - Stacey Bentley
New Hampshire - Kerri Sossei
New Jersey - Yvonne Christiano
New Mexico - Shana Wilmont
New York - Beth Savage - Age: 16
North Carolina - Kelly Sheppard
North Dakota - Heidi Jo Langseth - Age: 17
Ohio - Missy Craw
Oklahoma - Staci Fulsom
Oregon - Catherine Dunnam
Pennsylvania - Jennifer Gary
Rhode Island - Deb Hodges
South Carolina - Michelle Warner
South Dakota - Lisa Williamson - Age: 17
Tennessee - Amy Sims
Texas - Kristi Wright - Age: 16
Utah - Tracy Kennick
Vermont - Kara Quinn - Age: 15
Virginia - Stephanie Satterfield
Washington - Amy Travis
West Virginia - Jennifer Jo Dunn
Wisconsin - Shannon Redman
Wyoming - Gretchen Wathen
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. Vermont later placed 3 more times in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
- This equalled North Dakota's highest placement since 1987, a record surpassed in 2006 when they placed second runner-up. Audra Mari surpassed the record at Miss Teen USA 2011 placing First Runner Up. Later equalling her placement at Miss USA 2014
- Washington placed for the first time since 1985.
- New York placed for the fourth consecutive year; South Dakota placed only for the second until 2017.
Contestant notes
- Brandi Sherwood won the 1997 Miss Idaho USA title and competed in the 1997 Miss USA pageant, where she placed first runner-up to the eventual winner, Hawaii's Brook Mahealani Lee. Lee became Miss Universe 1997 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 model on the daytime game show The Price Is Right.
- Kristie Dawn Hicks (Kentucky) later won the 1995 Miss Kentucky title and competed at Miss America 1996.
- Miss Nevada Teen USA 1989 was initially Heather McLeod, who was disqualified because she had competed at Miss California Teen USA the same year. McLeod was replaced by Stacey Bentley only days before the national pageant was held.[4]
- Three other contestants later competed at Miss USA:
- Tracy Kennick (Utah) - Miss Utah USA 1996 (Top 10 semifinalist at Miss USA 1996)
- Jana Durban (Colorado) - Miss Colorado USA 1993
- Stephanie Satterfield (Virginia) - Miss Virginia USA 1993
References
- ^ "Miss Idaho Chosen as Miss Teen USA". Associated Press. 1989-07-25.
- ^ Beck, Marilyn (1989-07-23). "Star of Disney film to be host of pageant". The Record.
- ^ "Wilbraham teen takes pageant crown". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. 1989-04-03. p. A2.
- ^ "Pageant winner loses suit". Tulsa World. 1989-07-29. p. 11A.
Categories:
- Miss Teen USA
- 1989 beauty pageants
- 1989 in California