Miss Maryland Teen USA

Ana Maria Lawson, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2008 assembles military care packages with Casandra Tressler, Miss Maryland USA 2008

The Miss Maryland Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

Maryland did not place at Miss Teen USA until 1992, but since then this state has been quite successful, including earning four runner-up placements, and a winner in 2010.

Four Maryland teens have gone on to win the Miss Maryland USA title, and one competed at Miss America.

Results summary

Placements

• Winner: Kamie Crawford (2010)
• Second runners-up: Khosi Roy (1999)
• Third runners-up: Michelle Attai (2002), Amanda Williams (2004), Kasey Staniszewski (2009)
• Top 6: Jennifer Smith (1996)
• Top 10: Jamie O'Brien (2006)
• Top 12: Vanessa Malinas (1992)
• Top 15: Alessandra Torres (2005), Kirsten Nicholson (2011)

Awards

• Miss Photogenic: Stacey Harris (1989), Allison Farrow (2007)

Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age1	Placement at Miss Teen USA	Special awards at Miss Teen USA	Notes
2011	Kirsten Nicholson	Sykesville	18	Top 15
2010	Kamie Crawford	Potomac	17	Winner
2009	Kasey Staniszewski	Edgewater	18	3rd Runner-up		Sister of Miss Maryland 2010- Lindsay Staniszewski; previously Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen 2007
2008	Ana Maria Lawson	Westminster	16
2007	Allison Farrow	Earleville	18		Miss Photogenic
2006	Jamie O'Brien	Owings Mills	18	Top 10
2005	Alessandra Torres	Potomac	18	Top 15
2004	Amanda Williams	Jarrettsville	18	3rd runner-up
2003	Courtney Hejl	Gaithersburg	17
2002	Michelle Attai	Severn	18	3rd runner-up
2001	Precious Grady	Baltimore	18
2000	Niambi Powell	Bowie	17			Sister of Shana Powell, Miss Maryland 2007.[1]
1999	Khosi Roy	Silver Spring	17	2nd runner-up
1999	Kristina Sisco					Resigned when she was offered a role on As the World Turns
1998	Amber Coffman	Glen Burnie	16
1997	Brandi Burkhardt	Pasadena	18			Later Miss New York 1999, vocalist and actress
1996	Jennifer Smith	Annapolis	18	Top 6
1995	Jennifer Ritz	Phoenix
1994	Denise Fisher	Rockville	18
1993	Angelisa Proserpi	Linthicum	17
1992	Vanessa Malinis	Baltimore		Semi-finalist		Died from cervical cancer on March 5, 2001[2]
1991	Jennifer Wilhoit	Annapolis				Later Miss Maryland USA 1995, semifinalist, finished 11th in Miss USA 1995
1990	MaryAnn Cimino					Later Miss Maryland USA 1993
1989	Stacey Harris	Gaithersburg			Miss Photogenic
1988	Sherry Twilley	Delmar
1987	Renee Rebstock	Pasadena				Later Miss Maryland USA 1992
1986	Julie Stanford	Annapolis				Later Miss Maryland USA 1990
1985	Lynn Bolgardis	Delmar
1984	Christie Bohraus	Bethesda
1983	Carla Kemp

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

1. ^ Keels, Heather (2008-01-14). "In reality, Miss Maryland inspires and glitters". The Herald-Mail. http://www.herald-mail.com/?story_id=183233&module=displaystory. 
2. ^ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2001-02-10/features/0102100253_1_cervical-cancer-gynecologic-oncologist-radiation-and-chemotherapy

External links

• Official website