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Encyclopedia > 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 article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 15-19. ...


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 the 2007 pageant. For the first time, all the judges for both the Miss Kansas USA and Miss Kansas Teen USA pageants were former titleholders from the Vanbros states: Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Vanbros is a group that directs state pageants for the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA system. ...


Prior to 1994 the pageant, held concurrently with the Miss Kansas USA event, was hosted by Kansas City. In 1994 the pageant was moved to the state capital Wichita. In 2000, the pageant directors moved the event to the small town of Maize, just outside Wichita,[1] where it was also held the following year, before it was brought back to Wichita proper from 2002-2003. The pageant was held in Overland Park for the first time in 2004 and also in 2005. In 2006 it moved to Lawrence. Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County; it is part of the Unified Government [1] which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Maize is a city located in Sedgwick County, Kansas. ... Location within the state of Kansas Coordinates: County Johnson County Government  - Mayor Carl R. Gerlach Area  - City 147. ... Lawrence is a river city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States, 41 miles (66 km) west of Kansas City, along the banks of both the Kansas (Kaw) and Wakarusa Rivers. ...


Kansas had a slow start at Miss Teen USA, and did not place until 1991. Despite this they placed extremely well in the 1990s, with one semi-finalist placing, one finalist placing, two 2nd runner-up placings and one winner, and were in fact the second highest placed state in that decade [1]. Latasha Laine Lawrie brought Kansas back into the placings in the 21st century with her finalist placing in 2005. She also won the Miss Photogenic award, the only major award won by a Kansas teen. The following tables list the winners of the special awards given to candidates at the Miss USA pageant. ...


Three Kansas teens have gone on to win the Miss Kansas USA crown. The most successful, and most notable of these was Danielle Boatwright, who placed 2nd runner-up to Miss Teen USA, 1st runner-up to Miss USA and won the reality tv show Survivor: Guatemala. The Miss Kansas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Kansas in the Miss USA pageant. ... Danielle Boatwright (born July 13, 1975 in Tonganoxie, Kansas), a beauty queen and model from Kansas, won $1,000,000 on Survivor: Guatemala, the eleventh season of the reality television show Survivor. ...


Winners

Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss Teen USA Special awards at Miss Teen USA Notes
2007 Jaymie Stokes Lenexa 16
2006 Gentry Miller Wichita 18 Top 10
2005 Latasha Laine Lawrie Wichita 18 Finalist Miss Photogenic
2004 Carissa Kelley 17
2003 Megan Price Garden City 18
2002 Amber Ross[2] Manhattan
2001 Lindsey Mackey[3] Olathe
2000 Sarah Jump
1999 Grace Shibley
1998 Ashley Tessendorf
1997 Mariah Bergmann Haysville 18 Finalist
1996 Mandy Carraway 18 Style Award Later Miss Kansas USA 1999
1995 Keylee Sue Sanders Louisburg 18 Winner director of the Miss California USA pageant (2006-)
1994 Melissa Hurting Courtland 18 2nd runner-up
1993 Christy Dipree
1992 Danielle Boatwright Tonganoxie 17 2nd runner-up[4] Later Miss Kansas USA 1996 1st runner up at Miss USA 1996, sports broadcaster and Survivor: Guatemala winner
1991 Denise Blatchford Semi-finalist
1990 Kerri Williams
1989 Tracey Knopp
1988 Jennifer Eastes
1987 Stephanie Resnick
1986 Kimberlee Girrens Later Miss Kansas USA 1992
1985 Tammy Lansing
1984 Nancy Mardis
1983 Melissa Lyczak
1982 Shari Newell

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant Miss Teen USA 2007, the 25th Miss Teen USA pageant, will be held in August 2007 in a location yet to be determined. ... Lenexa is a city in Johnson County, Kansas and a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. ... Katie Blair of Montana, MIss Teen USA 2006 Miss Teen USA 2006 pageant, the 24th Miss Teen USA competition, was televised live from Palm Springs, California on 15 August 2006. ... Gentry Linn Miller born January 28, 1988, from Wichita, Kansas was Miss Kansas Teen USA 2006 and a top 10 finalist at the Miss Teen USA 2006 pageant. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Miss Teen USA 2005 pageant, the 23rd Miss Teen USA competition, was televised live from Baton Rouge, Louisiana on August 8, 2005. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The following tables list the winners of the special awards given to candidates at the Miss USA pageant. ... Miss Teen USA 2004, the 22nd Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Palm Springs on 6 August 2004. ... Garden City is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States. ... Riley County Courthouse, Manhattan Manhattan is a town located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. ... Olathe ( O-Lay-tha) is a city located in northeast Kansas, and is the second most populous city and county seat of Johnson County. ... Haysville is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. ... The Miss Kansas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Kansas in the Miss USA pageant. ... Keylee Sue Sanders is crowned Miss Teen USA 1995 Keylee Sue Sanders (now Keylee Sanders-Hochberg) was Miss Kansas Teen USA and Miss Teen USA 1995. ... Louisburg is a city located in Miami County, Kansas. ... Shannon LaRhea Marketic, the fifth Miss California USA to win Miss USA (1992) The Miss California USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state California in the Miss USA pageant. ... Courtland is a city located in Republic County, Kansas. ... Danielle Boatwright (born July 13, 1975 in Tonganoxie, Kansas), a beauty queen and model from Kansas, won $1,000,000 on Survivor: Guatemala, the eleventh season of the reality television show Survivor. ... Tonganoxie is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States. ... The Miss Kansas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Kansas in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Kansas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Kansas in the Miss USA pageant. ...


References

  1. ^ Associated Press (2000-09-04). Miss Kansas USA moves to Maize. Press release.
  2. ^ Associated Press (2001-09-09). Lawrence woman crowned Miss Kansas USA. Press release.
  3. ^ Associated Press (2000-09-10). Miss Kansas USA, Miss Kansas Teen USA chosen. Press release.
  4. ^ "CROWN TRICK Through the storm, pageant kept suspense alive", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1992-08-28, p. D/12. 

A news release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something claimed as having news value. ... A news release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something claimed as having news value. ... A news release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something claimed as having news value. ...

External links

  • Official website
Vanbros State Pageants
Miss Kansas USA
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Miss Kansas Teen USA
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Miss Missouri USA
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Miss Missouri Teen USA
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Miss Nebraska USA
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Miss Nebraska Teen USA
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Miss Oklahoma USA
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Miss Oklahoma Teen USA
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