Miss Teen USA 1996
Date:	August 21, 1996
Presenters:	Bob Goen
Entertainment:	The Monkees
Venue:	Las Cruces, New Mexico
Broadcaster:	CBS
Winner:	Christie Lee Woods
Represented:	Texas
Congeniality:	Lavinia Magruder
Photogenic:	Kelly Gaudet

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Results

Placements

• Miss Teen USA 1997: Christie Lee Woods (Texas)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Patricia Campbell (Pennsylvania)
  • 2nd runner-up: Michelle Cardamon (California)

• The other top six finalists were (in order of placement): Jennifer Smith (Maryland), Leah Sexton (Missouri) and Courtney Hamilton (Arizona).

• The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Latoya Farley (Oklahoma), Tamika Thomas (Michigan), Katrina Bergstrom (North Dakota), Aiesha Hendrick (New York)

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Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Lavinia Magruder (Vermont)
• Miss Photogenic: Kelly Gaudet (Florida)
• Style Award: Mandy Carraway (Kansas)
• Best in Swimsuit: Leah Sexton (Missouri)

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Historical significance

• Pennsylvania recorded their highest placement ever.
• Michigan placed for the first time. Prior to the pageant, it was one of only three states that had never made the semi-finals. Of the remaining two, Nebraska did not place until 2004, and Montana recorded their first placement in 2006 when Katie Blair won the Miss Teen USA title.
• This was Maryland's first placement since 1992, North Dakota's first since 1991, and Arizona's first since 1990.
• Texas also made the cut for the first time since 1991, ending four consecutive years without placement. This was the longest period without placement in the state's history, coming after it placed in eight of the nine years since the competition started.

Katie Blair of Montana, the reigning Miss Teen USA Katie Blair (born April 2, 1988) from Billings, Montana is the reigning Miss Teen USA. She is the first woman from Montana to win a major pageant title. ...

Scores

Preliminary competition

Preliminary competition

The following is the contestants average scores in the preliminary competition.

Final competition scores

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1996 delegates were:

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Image File history File links Flag_of_Colorado. ... The Miss Colorado Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Connecticut. ... The Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Delaware. ... The Miss Delaware Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Washington,_D.C..svg The flag of Washington, D.C. It is from openclipart. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Florida. ... 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The Miss Indiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iowa. ... The Miss Iowa Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Iowa in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kansas. ... The Miss Kansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kentucky. ... The Miss Kentucky Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Louisiana. ... The Miss Louisiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Maine. ... The Miss Maine Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maine in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Maryland. ... The Miss Maryland Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Massachusetts. ... The Miss Massachusetts Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Maria Menounos (Μαρία Μενούνος in Greek) (born June 8, 1978) is an American actress, journalist, and television presenter. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Michigan. ... The Miss Michigan Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Minnesota. ... 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The Miss Nebraska Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nebraska in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nevada. ... 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 page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: not encyclopedic If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Hampshire. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Jersey. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Mexico. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_York. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Carolina. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Dakota. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ohio. ... Allie LaForce, Miss Ohio Teen USA and Miss Teen USA 2005 The Miss Ohio Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Oklahoma. ... The Miss Oklahoma Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Oregon. ... The Miss Oregon USA competition is the pageant that selects the represetative for the state of Oregon in the Miss USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Pennsylvania. ... The Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Rhode_Island. ... 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. ... 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The Miss Utah Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Vermont. ... The Miss Vermont Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Vermont in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Virginia. ... The Miss Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Washington. ... The Miss Washington Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_West_Virginia. ... 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. ... 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Crossovers

• Two contestants later competed in the Miss America pageant. Kelly Gaudet (Florida) later became Miss Florida 2001 and Marissa Perez (Connecticut) held the Miss Connecticut title the same year. Gaudet made the top ten in the pageant.
• Two other contestants competed in the Miss USA pageant. Amanda Carraway (Kansas) became Miss Kansas USA 1999 and Sarah Cahill (Minnesota) was Miss Minnesota USA 2003. Since 1990, this year had the smallest number of delegates who went on to win a Miss USA state title.

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References

External links

• Official website