Miss Teen USA 1995

Miss Teen USA 1995
Date	August 15, 1995
Presenters	Bob Goen, Maty Monfort
Entertainment	All-4-One
Venue	Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	51
Placements	12
Winner	Keylee Sue Sanders Kansas
Congeniality	Shelly Forest Oklahoma
Photogenic	Lynnette Cole Tennessee

Miss Teen USA 1995, the 13th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 15 August 1995. At the conclusion of the final competition, Keylee Sue Sanders of Kansas was crowned by outgoing queen Shauna Gambill of California.^[1]

The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen for the second year, with color commentary by Maty Monfort and entertainment by All-4-One.^[2] This was the only year that the pageant was held in Wichita, which also held the Miss USA pageant from 1990-1994, and it was the first time that a delegate won the Miss Teen USA title in her home state.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

Final results	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 1995	Kansas - Keylee Sue Sanders
1st runner-up	Maine - Katie Aselton
2nd runner-up	Utah - Loni Sorden
Top 6	Tennessee - Lynnette Cole Illinois - Anne-Marie Dixon Delaware - Dawn Renee Huey
Top 12	Iowa - Chelsey Ridge Kentucky - Brittany Johnson Minnesota - Michelle Borg Florida - Corinna Clark California - Kellie Foster Moore Missouri - Melana Scantlin

Semifinal scores

State Preliminary Average Swimsuit Interview Evening Gown Semifinal Average Top 6 Finalists  Kansas 9.26 (2) 9.298 (8) 9.580 (4) 9.594 (3) 9.490 (3) 9.788 (1)  Maine 9.18 (6) 9.650 (1) 9.619 (3) 9.661 (2) 9.643 (1) 9.768 (2)  Utah 9.16 (8) 9.246 (12) 9.663 (1) 9.371 (10) 9.427 (5) 9.561 (3)  Tennessee 9.25 (3) 9.413 (3) 9.659 (2) 9.685 (1) 9.585 (2) 9.438 (4)  Illinois 9.23 (4) 9.250 (11) 9.475 (5) 9.508 (5) 9.411 (6) 9.319 (5)  Delaware 9.03 (12) 9.324 (7) 9.438 (7) 9.546 (4) 9.436 (4) 9.269 (6)  Iowa 9.18 (6) 9.263 (9) 9.475 (5) 9.486 (7) 9.408 (7)  Kentucky 9.07 (9) 9.406 (4) 9.288 (8) 9.506 (6) 9.400 (8)  Minnesota 9.04 (10) 9.575 (2) 9.225 (10) 9.350 (11) 9.383 (9)  Florida 9.27 (1) 9.386 (5) 9.233 (9) 9.480 (8) 9.366 (10)  California 9.04 (10) 9.369 (6) 9.180 (11) 9.431 (9) 9.327 (11)  Missouri 9.19 (5) 9.256 (10) 9.009 (12) 9.065 (12) 9.110 (12)

Winner      First Runner-up      Second Runner-up      Top 6 Finalist      Top 12 Semifinalist (#) Rank in each round of competition

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Oklahoma - Shelly Forest
Miss Photogenic	Tennessee - Lynnette Cole
Style Award	Indiana - Sarah McClary

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1995 delegates were:

Alabama - Jennifer Otts Alaska - Heather Evans Arizona - Brandy Leigh Campbell[3] Arkansas - Natalie Fisher California - Kellie Foster Moore Colorado - Melissa Schuster Connecticut - Tiffany-Anne Kosma Delaware - Dawn Renee Huey District of Columbia - Michelle Wright Florida - Corinna Clark Georgia - Gillian Nicholson Hawaii - Sara Kirby Idaho - Amy Jo Ambrose Illinois - Anne-Marie Dixon[4] Indiana - Sarah McClary Iowa - Chelsey Ridge Kansas - Keylee Sue Sanders Kentucky - Brittany Johnson Louisiana - Shawn Elizabeth Price[5] Maine - Katie Aselton Maryland - Jennifer Ritz Massachusetts - Erika Ewald Michigan - Kathleen McConnell Minnesota - Michelle Borg Mississippi - Meredith Joy Cash Missouri - Melana Scantlin

Montana - Christi Hanson Nebraska - Marlo McVea[6] Nevada - Alicia Carnes[7] New Hampshire - Denise Courtney Hill New Jersey - Joyce Houseknecht New Mexico - Shelby Phillips New York - Tara Campbell[8] North Carolina - Meredith Jackson[9] North Dakota - Jessica Spier Ohio - Amber Vaughan Oklahoma - Shelly Forest Oregon - Kirra O'Brien Pennsylvania - Erika Lynn Shay[10] Rhode Island - Carol Pedrosa South Carolina - Garianne Phillips South Dakota - Marty Eaton Tennessee - Lynnette Cole Texas - Mandy Jeffreys Utah - Loni Sorden[11] Vermont - Melissa Perron Virginia - Kristel Jenkins Washington - Summer Springer West Virginia - Sarah Russell[12] Wisconsin - Rebecca Rowe Wyoming - Erica Lynn Williams

Preliminary scores

The following is the contestants average scores in the preliminary competition.

State Average Alabama 8.59 Alaska 8.67 Arizona 8.25 Arkansas 8.24 California 9.04 Colorado 8.08 Connecticut 8.89 Delaware 9.03 District of Columbia 8.70 Florida 9.27 Georgia 8.69 Hawaii 8.27 Idaho 8.67 Illinois 9.23 Indiana 8.83 Iowa 9.18 Kansas 9.26 Kentucky 9.07 Louisiana 8.80 Maine 9.18 Maryland 8.70 Massachusetts 8.62 Michigan 8.60 Minnesota 9.04 Mississippi 8.89 Missouri 9.19 Montana 8.95 Nebraska 8.46 Nevada 8.76 New Hampshire 8.11 New Jersey 8.89 New Mexico 8.78 New York 8.97 North Carolina 8.64 North Dakota 8.92 Ohio 8.80 Oklahoma 8.84 Oregon 8.74 Pennsylvania 8.34 Rhode Island 8.62 South Carolina 8.64 South Dakota 7.95 Tennessee 9.25 Texas 8.88 Utah 9.16 Vermont 8.53 Virginia 8.45 Washington 8.69 West Virginia 8.41 Wisconsin 8.93 Wyoming 8.31

Winner      First Runner-up      Second Runner-up      Top 6 Finalist      Top 12 Semifinalist

Historical significance

• Kansas placed for the fifth of eight times, recording their highest placement ever.
• Iowa placed for the second time, following Jamie Solinger's win in 1992. They have only reached the semi-finals on one further occasion, waiting until 2003 until their third placement.
• Kentucky placed for the first time since 1990.
• Maine placed for the second time, recording their highest placement ever.
• Delaware, Utah and Minnesota recorded their first placements in the competition. Delaware only placed one other time in 1999, when Ashley Coleman won the title; Utah did not made the cut again until 2010; and Minnesota has gone on to place four more times (2002, 2004, 2005 and 2007).

Crossovers

• Contestants who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were:
  • Anne-Marie Dixon (Illinois) - Miss Oklahoma USA 1998
  • Amy Jo Ambrose (Idaho) - Miss Idaho USA 1999
  • Alicia Carnes (Nevada) - Miss Nevada USA 2000
  • Lynnette Cole (Tennessee) - Miss Tennessee USA and Miss USA 2000
  • Kristel Jenkins (Virginia) - Miss Virginia USA 2001
  • Sarah McClary (Indiana) - Miss Indiana USA 2001
  • Melana Scantlin (Missouri) - Miss Missouri USA 2002
  • Michelle Wright (District of Columbia) - Miss District of Columbia USA 2003
• Katie Aselton, first runner-up, became an actress. She is well known for her role of Jenny McArthur on The League, and has also appeared in The Puffy Chair and the fifth season of Undressed.
• Jessica Spier (North Dakota) is the younger sister of Juliette Spier, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1992. Juliette would go on to win Miss North Dakota USA 1996.

References

1. ^ "Homestate Favorite Named Miss Teen USA". Associated Press. 1995-08-15. 
2. ^ "Live from Wichita, it's Miss Teen USA". Dayton Daily News. 1995-07-19. 
3. ^ Wagner, Raina (1995-08-07). "Local teen is pageant veteran". The Arizona Daily Star. p. 4B. 
4. ^ Highland, Robert (1996-07-06). "Metro East teens winners in pageant: Highland girl set for Miss Teen USA". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 
5. ^ Moore, Elizabeth (1994-09-25). "Big Sister's patience pays off". The New Orleans Times-Picayune. 
6. ^ "Roncalli Senior, 17 Wins Teen Pageant". The Omaha World-Herald. 1994-11-28. 
7. ^ Przybys, John (1995-08-02). "Teen Queen: Miss Teen Nevada not afraid to admit her love for bowling". The Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 1C. 
8. ^ Anderson, Dale (1994-11-07). "Clarence girl wins state teen competition". Buffalo News. p. C18. 
9. ^ Overton, Rod (1994-11-17). "Win propels teen to national competition". Greensboro News & Record. 
10. ^ "Teen pageant winners". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1994-09-19. p. B4. 
11. ^ Johnson, Jill (1995-05-05). "A beautiful year for Sorden". The Salt Lake Tribune. 
12. ^ "Teen ready for national event". Charleston Daily Mail. 1995-08-14. 

External links

• Official website