Miss Teen USA 1999

Miss Teen USA 1999
Date	August 24, 1999
Presenters	Carson Daly, Ali Landry and Julie Moran
Entertainment	Britney Spears N'Sync
Venue	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Ashley Coleman Delaware
Congeniality	Morgan Maholich
Photogenic	Lexie Kemper

Miss Teen USA 1999, the 17th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Shreveport, Louisiana on 24 August 1999. At the conclusion of the final competition, Ashley Coleman of Delaware was crowned by outgoing queen Vanessa Minnillo of South Carolina.

The pageant was hosted by newcomer Carson Daly with color commentary by Ali Landry and Julie Moran for the second year. Landry held the Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990, Miss Louisiana USA 1996 and Miss USA 1996 titles, making the semi-finals at Miss Teen USA 1990 pageant before winning Miss USA 1996.

During the pageant there were performances by Britney Spears and N'Sync. This was the second year that N'Sync provided entertainment.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

• Miss Teen USA 1999: Ashley Coleman (Delaware)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Sarah Thornhill (Louisiana)
  • 2nd runner-up: Khosi Roy (Maryland)

• The other top five finalists were (in order of placement): Danielle Demski (Arizona), Sara Dusendang (Michigan)

• The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Lexie Kemper (Kentucky), Misty Giles (Texas), Rachel Boston (Tennessee), Kristi Lauren Glakas (Virginia), Kristen Walthers (Nevada )

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Morgan Maholich (New York)
• Miss Photogenic: Lexie Kemper (Kentucky)
• Style Award: Morgan O'Murray (Colorado)
• Best in Swimsuit: Ashley Coleman (Delaware)

Historical significance

• This was Louisiana's highest placement, and its first since 1994.
• Kentucky placed for the first time since 1995.
• This was only Delaware and Michigan's second placement, coming after success in 1996. Arizona and Michigan, both placing for the third time, also placed for the first time since 1996.
• Virginia placed for the third consecutive year, the first time this had occurred. This record was broken when Virginia placed consecutively from 2005-2008. Tori Hall placed in the top 10 at the Miss Teen USA 2005 pageant which was won by Allie LaForce. Samantha Casey placed 3rd runner up to Katie Blair of Montana. Emily Bruce continued these placements by placing in the top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2007. And finally, Megan Myrehn placed in the top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2008.

Scores

Country	Interview	Swimsuit	Evening Gown	Average
Delaware	9.73	9.65	9.77	9.71
Maryland	9.76	9.58	9.47	9.60
Michigan	9.57	9.46	9.73	9.58
Arizona	9.22	9.45	9.68	9.45
Louisiana	9.32	9.51	9.50	9.44
Kentucky	9.44	9.28	9.58	9.43
Texas	9.17	9.48	9.45	9.36
Tennessee	8.96	9.39	9.45	9.26
Virginia	9.06	9.36	9.34	9.25
Nevada	9.09	9.21	9.41	9.23

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1999 delegates were:

Alabama - Starla Smith Alaska - Kjersti Marie Parker Arizona - Danielle Demski Arkansas - Sarah Moody California - Marianne Kennedy Colorado - Morgan O'Murray Connecticut - Bethany McGlynn Delaware - Ashley Coleman District of Columbia - Shelby Braxton-Brooks Florida - Michelle Schmotzer Georgia - Keely Wright Hawaii - Aureana Tseu Idaho - Kimberly Weible Illinois - Amber Dusak Indiana - Jennifer Philips Iowa - Teresa Moberg Kansas - Grace Shibley Kentucky - Lexie Kemper Louisiana - Sarah Thornhill Maine - Michelle Beaulieu Maryland - Khosi Roy Massachusetts - Jill Lynne Donahue Michigan - Sara Marie Dusendang Minnesota - Laura Beth Reier Mississippi - Allison Bloodworth Missouri - Andrea Elliott

Montana - Raylene Miller Nebraska - Kiley Kempcke Nevada - Kristen Walters New Hampshire - Kristen Thurston New Jersey - Nicole Marie Golas New Mexico - Alina Ogle New York - Morgan Maholich North Carolina - Stephanie Holt North Dakota - Natalie Larson Ohio - Erika Moody Oklahoma - Ashley Bowen Oregon - Tracy Hackenmiller Pennsylvania - Christina Cindrich Rhode Island - Jodi Fournier South Carolina - Hannah Grooms South Dakota - Alexia Bonte Tennessee - Rachel Boston Texas - Misty Giles Utah - Laurissa Solomon Vermont - Jennifer Ripley Virginia - Kristi Lauren Glakas Washington - Dianna Carlson West Virginia - Carrie Anne Fleshman Wisconsin - Deanndra Deblack Wyoming - Katie Rudoff

Contestant notes

• Kristi Lauren Glakas is one of only six women to be a Triple Crown titleholder, having competed at Miss Teen USA, Miss USA, and Miss America. After placing first runner-up for two consecutive years, Glakas won the Miss Virginia USA 2004 title and competed at Miss USA 2004. She later won the Miss Virginia 2005 title, and placed third runner-up at Miss America 2006.
• Morgan O'Murray of Colorado later won the Miss Colorado 2002 title and competed at Miss America. She later made two attempts to win the Miss Colorado USA title (in 2004 and 2005). Had she won the title, she would have become one of only a few women to win the Triple Crown.
• Others who later competed at Miss USA were:
  • Alina Ogle (New Mexico) - Miss New Mexico USA 2003 (top ten at Miss USA 2003)
  • Allison Bloodworth (Mississippi) - Miss Mississippi USA 2003
  • Jennifer Ripley (Vermont) - Miss Vermont USA 2003
  • Danielle Demski (Arizona) - Miss Arizona USA 2004 (top fifteen at Miss USA 2004)
  • Kimberly Weible (Idaho) - Miss Idaho USA 2004 (top ten at Miss USA 2004)
  • Katie Rudoff (Wyoming) - Miss Wyoming USA 2004
  • Aureana Tseu (Hawaii)- Miss Hawaii USA 2009

• Khosi Roy (MD) and Keely Wright (GA) were originally the first runner up at their respective state pageants. Jane Kim won the title of Miss Georgia Teen USA 1999, but was disqualified in after it was discovered she was not a US citizen, but had been born in South Korea. Kristina Sisco was the original winner of the Maryland title, but resigned after gaining a part on the soap opera As the World Turns.
• Misty Giles (TX) went on to appear on the 12th season of the CBS reality show Survivor, this time set in Panama. She was the third contestant voted off.

External links

• Official website