Miss Teen USA 2006

Miss Teen USA 2006
Date	August 15, 2006
Presenters	Damien Fahey, and Shaun Robinson
Entertainment	JoJo, Ashley Parker Angel, and Lucas Grabeel
Venue	Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California
Broadcaster	NBC
Entrants	51
Placements	15
Winner	Katie Blair Montana
Congeniality	Blair Griffith Colorado
Photogenic	Melissa Lingafelt North Carolina

Miss Teen USA 2006, the 24th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California on August 15, 2006. The pageant was won by Katie Blair of Montana.

For the third time, the pageant was hosted by Palm Springs. It had previously been held there in 2003 and 2004. On August 10, the 51 contestants competed in a preliminary presentation show where they were judged in swimsuits and evening gowns. Scores from this judging will determine the top 15 on the live telecast on August 15, 2006.

At the conclusion of the final competition, Katie Blair of Montana was crowned by outgoing titleholder Allie LaForce of Ohio. This was the first year that Montana made the initial cut in the competition, and until this pageant Montana was the only state which had not placed. This is the first major pageant title won by a delegate from Montana.

All the delegates were first to required to win their state pageant, which in some states also meant holding a local title.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 2006	Montana - Katie Blair
1st runner-up	North Carolina - Melissa Lingafelt
2nd runner-up	North Dakota - Katie Cooper
3rd runner-up	Virginia - Samantha Casey
4th runner-up	Georgia - Brittany Sharp
Top 10	Arizona - Emerald Zellers Kansas - Gentry Miller Maryland - Jamie O'Brien New Jersey - Julianna White Rhode Island - Shaelyn McNally
Top 15	Florida - Jennifer Wooten Michigan - Raquel McClendon Nebraska - Danielle Zuroski Oklahoma - Morgan Woolard South Carolina -Brittany Smith

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Colorado - Blair Griffith
Miss Photogenic	North Carolina - Melissa Lingafelt

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 2006 delegates were:

Alabama - Carla Baumann Alaska - Degen Kasper Arizona - Emerald Zellers Arkansas - Taylor Wright California - Jessica Powell Colorado - Blair Griffith Connecticut - Kristen Heide Delaware - Erika Savidge District of Columbia - Jasmine Niernberger Florida - Jennifer Wooten Georgia - Brittany Sharp Hawaii - Hannah Thomas Idaho - Brianne Wickland Illinois - Ceitlyn Glenn Indiana - Halley Wallace Iowa - Danielle Malatek Kansas - Gentry Miller Kentucky - Tiffany Withrow Louisiana - Kelsey Lawson Maine - Donna Schlieper Maryland - Jamie O'Brien Massachusetts - Caroline Caruso Michigan - Raquel McClendon Minnesota - Amy Blue Mississippi - Raegan Raulston Missouri - Breanna Huellinghorst

Montana - Katie Blair Nebraska - Danielle Zuroski Nevada - Georgina Vaughan New Hampshire - Camille Westbrooks New Jersey - Julianna White New Mexico - Raquel Padilla New York - Candace Kuykendall North Carolina - Melissa Lingafelt North Dakota - Katie Cooper Ohio - Peyton McCormick Oklahoma - Morgan Woolard Oregon - Kelci Rae Alberti-Flowers Pennsylvania - Inessa Rodriguez Rhode Island - Shaelyn McNally South Carolina - Brittany Smith South Dakota - Alexandra Hoffman Tennessee - Ashley Durham Texas - Raevan Valadez Utah - Elizabeth Anne Leyda Vermont - Katharine Williams Virginia - Samantha Casey Washington - Kendra Lee Timm West Virginia - Lora Gallagher Wisconsin - Bishara Dorre Wyoming - Katy Lambert

Previous placements in state pageants

The following delegates had also competed in previous Miss Teen USA state pageants:

• Taylor Wright (Arkansas) - 1st runner-up, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2005
• Blair Griffith (Colorado) - 2nd runner-up, Miss Colorado Teen USA 2005; 3rd runner-up, Miss Colorado Teen USA 2004
• Danielle Malatek (Iowa) - 2nd runner-up, Miss Iowa Teen USA 2005
• Kelsey Lawson (Louisiana) - 3rd runner-up, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2005; 4th runner-up, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2004
• Donna Schlieper (Maine) - 1st runner-up, Miss Maine Teen USA 2005; 3rd runner-up, Miss Maine Teen USA 2004; Semi-finalist, Miss Maine Teen USA 2003
• Jamie O'Brien (Maryland) - Semi-finalist, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2004
• Raquel McClendon (Michigan) - Finalist, Miss Michigan Teen USA 2005
• Amy Blue (Minnesota) - Semi-finalist, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2004
• Raegan Raulston (Mississippi) - 4th runner-up, Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2005
• Breanna Huellinghorst (Missouri) - Semi-finalist, Miss Missouri Teen USA 2005
• Julianna White (New Jersey) - Semi-finalist, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2005
• Shaelyn McNally (Rhode Island) - Semi-finalist, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2005
• Raevan Valadez (Texas) - Contestant, Miss Austin Teen USA 2005 (prelim to Miss Texas Teen USA)
• Samantha Casey (Virginia) - 1st runner-up, Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005; 1st runner-up, Miss Virginia Teen USA 2004
• Lora Gallagher (West Virginia) - 3rd runner-up, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2005
• Melissa Lingafelt (North Carolina) - 1 runner-up, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2005

Crossovers

• Bishara Dorre (Wisconsin) won Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2007 and placed top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007.
• Alexandra Hoffman (South Dakota) won Miss South Dakota 2008 and placed Top 15 at Miss America 2009.
• Georgina Vaughn (Nevada) won Miss Nevada USA 2009 and competed at Miss USA 2009.
• Samantha Casey (Virginia) won Miss Virginia USA 2010 and competed at Miss USA 2010 where she placed 2nd runner up.
• Morgan Woolard (Oklahoma) won Miss Oklahoma USA 2010 and competed at Miss USA 2010 where she placed 1st runner up.
• Julianna White (New Jersey) became Miss New Jersey USA 2011 and competed at Miss USA 2011.
• Ashley Durham (Tennessee) won Miss Tennessee USA 2011 placed 1st runner up at Miss USA 2011.
• Blair Griffith (Colorado) won Miss Miss Colorado USA 2011 and competed at Miss USA 2011.
• Katie Blair (Montana), the winner of Miss Teen USA 2006 and later inherited the title of Miss California USA 2011.

References and notes

External links

• Official website