Janel Bishop

Janel Bishop is a beauty queen from Manchester, New Hampshire who won the 1991 Miss Teen USA title. She is the first African American winner of this pageant.

Bishop represented New Hampshire in the 1991 Miss Teen USA pageant held in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 19, 1991.

She became the first representative from her state to place in the pageant, ranked second after the preliminary competition. In the final competition, Bishop placed third in swimsuit, fourth in interview, and fifth in evening gown, and entered the top six in third place. She went on to receive the second highest score in the top six interview round which guaranteed her a spot in the top 3. Bishop, the first titleholder from New Hampshire, was crowned by outgoing titleholder Bridgette Wilson of Oregon. [cite news|title=New Hampshire girl wins Miss Teen title |publisher=The Pantagraph|date=1991-08-21] . She received more than $150,000 in cash and prizes as part of her prize package. No subsequent teen from New Hampshire has placed at Miss Teen USA.

At the time of her pageant win, Bishop was a student at Manchester West High School and wished to pursue a career in education. [cite news|title=N.H. teen wins Miss Teen USA pageant Monday |date=1991-08-20|publisher=The Baton Rouge State Times|page=13-A]

References

* [http://www.pageantlovers.com/1991_Miss_Teen_USA_Video.html "PageantLovers.com"] - Eleven embedded Flash Videos of the 1991 Miss Teen USA pageant

External links

* [http://www.missteenusa.com Miss Teen USA official website]

Miss Universe Organization titleholders
Year=2006
Miss Universe=Lupita Jones
Miss USA=Kelli McCarty
Miss Teen USA=Janel Bishop