- Miss Teen USA 2009
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Miss Teen USA 2009 Date July 31, 2009 Presenters Seth Goldman, Crystle Stewart Entertainment Honor Society, Leah Renee Venue Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas Broadcaster Ustream (webcast) Entrants 51 Placements 15 Winner Stormi Henley
TennesseeMiss Teen USA 2009, the 27th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held at the Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on July 31, 2009.[1] For the first time since 1986 the Miss Teen USA pageant was held earlier than the Miss Universe pageant. Miss Teen USA 2008, Stevi Perry of Arkansas, crowned Stormi Henley of Tennessee as her successor.
For the first time, the event was webcast live over the Internet via Ustream (on www.missteenusa.com).[2] Ed Fields and Stevi Perry hosted the presentation show, where Seth Goldman and Miss USA 2008, Crystle Stewart hosted the final show. Pop rock band Honor Society and Canadian's pop singer, songwriter Leah Renee performed during the two hours live event.
Contents
Final Results
Placements
Final Results Contestant Miss Teen USA 2009 - Tennessee - Stormi Henley
1st runner-up 
Georgia - Brooke Fletcher
2nd runner-up 
California - Chelsea Gilligan
3rd runner-up 
Maryland - Kasey Staniszewski
4th runner-up 
Louisiana - Brittany Guidry
Top 15 
Arkansas - Allison Kusenberger
Kentucky - Jefra Bland
Michigan - Kristen Danyal
Missouri - Sierra Drimak
Nevada - Ileri Tunrarebi
Ohio - Kelsey Stevens
Rhode Island - Talia Turco
Utah - Tasha Smedley
Washington - Sadie Porter
Wyoming - Amy David
Special awards
Award Contestant Miss Congeniality 
Hawaii - Ashley Moser
Miss Photogenic 
Iowa - Allyson Hovda
Historical significiance
- Tennessee won its second Miss Teen USA, following Shelly Moore, Miss Teen USA 1997. Tennessee also places in the top five for the sixth time. Tennessee now is among the two states that has more than one Miss Teen USA winner, the other being Oregon (Mindy Duncan (1988), Bridgette Wilson (1990), and Tami Farrell (2003.)
- Georgia places 1st runner-up for the third time. Georgia has never won the title, but has placed in the semi-finals fifteen times and the top five eight times.
- California places the third highest place in the pageant's history. Jennifer Morgan placed first-runner up in 2002, and Shauna Gambill won in 1994.
- Maryland places third runner-up in the pageant for the third time, followed by Michelle Attai (2002) and Amanda Williams (2004). Maryland's highest recorded placement was in 1999 when Khosi Roy placed second runner-up.
- Louisiana now has every placement in the top five, Brittany Guidry being the fourth runner-up in 2009, Lindsey Evans being the third runner-up in 2008 (later dethroned on October 21, 2008 for theft and drug possession) Bobbie Brown in 1987 and Amy Pieche in 1988 being the second-runners up, Sarah Thornhill being the first-runner up in 1999, and Shelley Hennig being the winner in 2004.
- Arkansas places for the fourth time in pageant history, and the first time consecutively, following Stevi Perry, who won Miss Teen USA 2008 and was giving up her title that night.
- Kentucky places for the tenth time, and the second time in the top fifteen.
- Missouri places for the first time since 2004, and the ninth time in history.
- Nevada places for the first time since 2004.
- Ohio places for the third time in pageant history. They have not placed since Allie LaForce won Miss Teen USA 2005.
- Rhode Island places for the sixth time; however; they have never made the top five.
- Utah paces for the second time in pageant history, their only other placement being Loni Sordan at Miss Teen USA 1995.
- Washington places for the seventh time in pageant history.
- Wyoming places for the fourth time in pageant history.
- Texas did not place for fifth consecutive year, their last placement was in 2004.
- Hawaii picks up their second Miss Congeniality title, and Iowa picks up their first special award.
Finals
The top fifteen was announced during the finals show and went on to compete in the swimsuit competition, and previous to that, the group Honor Society played two songs. Following that, Leah Renee sang Imaginary Boyfriend and Insanity from her album Storybook, later the top fifteen went on to compete in the evening gown. After the evening gown competition, Seth Goldman interviewed with the girls on backstage. The top five were announced, and they were asked questions about themselves and questions judges had prepared for them. Each delegate was allowed thirty seconds to answer the question. The judges were allowed one last look at the delegates, and Stevi Perry took her final walk as Miss Teen USA. Then, the runners-up and the winner was announced.
New crown
[3] Diamond Nexus Labs created a new crown for Miss Teen USA 2009, replacing the Milkimoto crown that has been worn since 2002.
Delegates
- The Miss Teen USA 2009 delegates were:[4]
State Name Hometown Age1 Placement Awards Notes 
AlabamaAlexandria Blansit Fort Payne 18 
AlaskaZlata Sushchik Anchorage 19 
ArizonaWhitney Nelson Phoenix 18 ArkansasAllison Kusenberger Little Rock 18 Top 15 CaliforniaChelsea Gilligan Beaumont 18 2nd Runner Up 
ColoradoTaylor Schettler Castle Rock 16 
ConnecticutTiffany Teixeira Bridgeport 18 
DelawareKelsey Miller Wilmington 18 
District of ColumbiaJessica Nowlin Washington DC 17 
FloridaKayla Collier Pahokee 18 GeorgiaBrooke Fletcher Peachtree City 17 1st Runner Up HawaiiAshley Moser Honolulu 17 Miss Congeniality 
IdahoMarissa Wickland Boise 17 Sister of Miss Idaho Teen USA 2006 
IllinoisStacie Juris Tinley Park 18 
IndianaBailee Zimmerman Lebanon 17 IowaAllyson Hovda Cedar Rapids 18 Miss Photogenic 
KansasAlexis Rewalt Olathe 18 KentuckyJefra Bland Campbellsville 19 Top 15 LouisianaBrittany Guidry Houma 16 4th Runner Up Cousin of Miss Louisiana USA 2008 
MaineJordan Shiers Gorham 17 MarylandKasey Stanisewski Edgewater 18 3rd Runner Up Miss Marylands Outstanding Teen 2007 
MassachusettsKatie Vatalaro Easton 18 MichiganKristen Danyal Sterling Heights 19 Top 15 Later Miss Michigan USA 2012 
MinnesotaVanessa Johnston Lakeville 17 America's Next Top Model Contestant(eliminated in 1st round at casting) 
MississippiParomita Mitra Hattiesburg 17 MissouriSierra Drimak Cottleville 18 Top 15 
MontanaHaley Boyer Stevensville 18 
NebraskaSarah Hollins Omaha 19 NevadaIleri Tunrarebi Henderson 19 Top 15 
New HampshireAmber Faucher Pelham 18 
New JerseyAlexa Brunetti Brigantine 18 
New MexicoAlexis Duprey Alamogordo 18 1st Runner Up Miss New Mexico Outstanding Teen 2008 
New YorkTaylor Gildersleeve Mattituck 17 Formerly on ABC daytime soap opera All My Children as "Sydney Harris" (2006-2007) 
North CarolinaScarlett Howell Ansonville 16 
North DakotaCodi Miller Amidon 16 OhioKelsey Stevens Aurora 18 Top 15 Sister of Miss Ohio Teen USA 2003 
OklahomaChelsea Colvard Tulsa 18 
OregonMichelle Modey Burns 18 
PennsylvaniaAlexis Jahnke Furlong 16 Rhode IslandTalia Turco Lincoln 18 Top 15 
South CarolinaMary Helen Caver North Augusta 19 
South DakotaFallyn Patterson Rapid City 17 TennesseeStormi Henley Crossville 18 Miss Teen USA 2009 
TexasKelli Harral Fort Stockton 16 UtahTasha Smedley Syracuse 18 Top 15 Previously Miss Utah Outstanding Teen 2006 Resigned her title of Miss Utah Teen USA 2009, effective September 17, 2009, for personal reasons.
VermontBrittany Kelemen Richmond 19 
VirginiaMaggie Lawson Bristol 18 WashingtonSadie Porter Selah 18 Top 15 Miss Teen Northwest 2004 (MAO), Miss Teen Washington 2004 (MAO), Miss American Jr. Teen 2007 (ACP Nationals) 
West VirginiaAlysia Thompson Ripley 17 
WisconsinElizabeth Bryson Brookfield 18 WyomingAmy David Pinedale 17 Top 15 1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
Judges[5]
- Duane Gazi - Director of Scoutingand Development, Trump Model Management.
- Eric McLendon - Actor and Realtor, The Corcoran Group.
- Eva Chen - Beauty and Health Editor, Teen Vogue.
- Gillian Sheldon Heckendorf - Managing Editor, Momlogic.com.
- Heather Kerzner - Kerzner International, Inc.
- John Shea - Commercial Agent, Frontier Booking, Inc.
- Mark Turner - Commercial Agent, Abrams Artists.
- Rhona Graff - Vice President and Assistant to the President, Trump Organization.
References
External links
Miss Teen USA Miss Universe Organization · Award winners · Editions Categories:- Miss Teen USA
- 2009 in the Bahamas
- 2009 beauty pageants
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