Miss Teen USA 1992

Miss Teen USA 1992
Date	August 25, 1992
Presenters	Dick Clark, Leeza Gibbons and Bridgette Wilson
Venue	Biloxi, Mississippi
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Jamie Solinger Iowa
Congeniality	Amber Evans
Photogenic	Rachel Lee Adcock

Miss Teen USA 1992, the tenth Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi on 25 August 1992.

At the conclusion of the final competition, Jamie Solinger of Iowa was crowned by outgoing queen Janel Bishop of New Hampshire.^[1] Jamie is the first Miss Teen USA from Iowa.

The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the third of four years, with color commentary by Leeza Gibbons in her third and final year, and Miss Teen USA 1990 Bridgette Wilson, for the only time. Music was provided by the Gulf Coast Teen Orchestra for the third consecutive year.

Host city

This was the third of five years that the pageant was held in Biloxi, and it was interrupted by the effects of Hurricane Andrew which devastated Florida and the Gulf Coast over the period the pageant was held.

Prior to the pageant, evacuation plans were in place for the pageant to evacuate to Mobile, Alabama or Jackson, Mississippi if weather conditions deteriorated.^[2]

The final competition was forced to be held early because of the hurricane threat, and the contestants were then bussed further inland. This was the first time in the pageant's ten year history that the event was not broadcast live.^[3] During the pre-recorded competition the crownings of both Jamie Solinger and first runner-up Angela Logan were filmed in an attempt to keep the result secret until the eventual broadcast of the event.^[4] Angela was told one hour before the evening telecast that Solinger had won and that she was the first runner-up. The taping of two crownings became known as the "hurricane option" and would nearly be repeated at Miss Teen USA 1998 because of a live presidential address by Bill Clinton.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

• Miss Teen USA 1992: Jamie Solinger (Iowa)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Angela Logan (Oklahoma)
  • 2nd runner-up: Danielle Boatwright (Kansas)

• The other top six finalists were (in order of placement): Christine King (Alabama), Rachel Lee Adcock (North Carolina) and Natasha Allas (California)

• The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Shanna Moakler (Rhode Island), Vanessa Molinis (Maryland), Nicole Llewellyn (Indiana), Andrea Ballengee (Virginia), Arleen McDonald (Mississippi), Julee Kleffman (Illinois)

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Amber Evans (New York)
• Miss Photogenic: Rachel Lee Adcock (North Carolina)
• Best in Swimsuit: Natasha Allas (California)
• Most Beautiful Eyes: Dondi Bowman (Wyoming)
• Minolta Photo Contest: Brandi Bryant (Colorado)

Historical significance

• Iowa recorded its first placement ever and went on to win the tile.
• Maryland also placed for the first time.
• This was Virginia's first placement since 1986.
• Mississippi placed for the first time since 1988.

Scores

State Swimsuit Interview Evening Gown Average Finalists Iowa 9.267 9.651 9.620 9.513 9.800 Oklahoma 9.226 9.309 9.487 9.341 9.586 Kansas 9.221 9.600 9.600 9.474 9.486 Alabama 9.010 9.326 9.449 9.262 9.471 North Carolina 9.079 9.207 9.500 9.262 9.414 California 9.340 9.514 9.486 9.447 9.400 Rhode Island 9.087 9.279 9.341 9.235 Maryland 9.021 9.206 9.271 9.166 Indiana 8.966 9.103 9.370 9.146 Virginia 8.984 9.112 9.279 9.125 Mississippi 8.917 9.200 9.247 9.121 Illinois 8.897 8.969 9.286 9.050

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

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1992 delegates were:

Alabama - Christine King Alaska - Cindy Bridges Arizona - Heather Keckler Arkansas - Stacy Freeman California - Natasha Allas Colorado - Brandi Bryant Connecticut - Tiffany Selivonchik Delaware - Justine Jones Florida - Jennifer Sutter Georgia - Kristie Harmon Hawaii - Cameo DeCosta Idaho - Amanda Greenway Illinois - Julee Kleffman Indiana - Nicole Llewellyn Iowa - Jamie Solinger Kansas - Danielle Boatwright Kentucky - Heather Bogess Louisiana - Evelyn Ellis Maine - Angela Walker Maryland - Vanessa Malinis Massachusetts - Victoria Grinder Michigan - WaLynda Sipple Minnesota - Elizabeth Peters Mississippi - Arleen McDonald Missouri - Robin Swain

Montana - Aubrey Jo Hiller Nebraska - Marney Monson[5] Nevada - Jennifer Gassmann[6] New Hampshire - Angela Etter New Jersey - Lori Schmidt New Mexico - Hillary Matkin New York - Amber Evans North Carolina - Rachel Lee Adcock North Dakota - Juliette Spier Ohio - Tiffany Chaney Oklahoma - Angela Logan Oregon - Maggie Molstrom[7] Pennsylvania - Tara Lavan Rhode Island - Shanna Moakler South Carolina - Shanen Pellerin South Dakota - Brandi Bower Tennessee - Angela Shoulders Texas - Carissa Blair Utah - Susan Kelly Vermont - Lisa Robie Virginia - Andrea Ballengee Washington - Kaley O'Kelley West Virginia - Kelly Humphrey Wisconsin - Trina Landowski Wyoming - Dondi Bowman

Contestant notes

• 1992 is the only year that the District of Columbia has not sent a delegate to the pageant.
• Delegates who competed at Miss USA were:
  • Jamie Solinger (Iowa) - Miss Iowa USA 1998
  • Shanna Moakler (Rhode Island) - Miss New York USA 1995 (1st runner-up at Miss USA 1995, became Miss USA 1995)
  • Danielle Boatwright (Kansas) - Miss Kansas USA 1996 (1st runner-up at Miss USA 1996). She later competed on Survivor: Guatemala and finished 1st, winning $1 million.
  • Juliette Spier (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota USA 1996 (Top 6 finalist at Miss USA 1996). Sister Jessica was Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1995
  • Nicole Llewellyn (Indiana) - Miss Indiana USA 1998
  • Carissa Blair (Texas) - Miss Texas USA 1999
  • WaLynda Sipple (Michigan) - Miss Nebraska USA 1999
  • Heather Keckler (Arizona) - Miss Arizona USA 2000
• Delegates who competed at Miss America:
  • Aubrey Jo Hiller (Montana) - Miss Montana 1996
  • Stacy Freeman (Arkansas) - Miss Arkansas 1997
• Jamie Solinger later competed in the 2004 Mrs. America pageant (as Jamie Patterson) and placed 3rd runner up.
• Andrea Ballengee (Virginia) competed and won both the 2003 Mrs. United States pageant representing Ohio (as Andrea Preuss), and the 2005 Mrs. America Pageant representing California, a preliminary to Mrs. World.
• Nicole Llewellyn (Indiana) competed and won both Mrs. America 2002 and Mrs. World 2002. Her married name is Nicole Brink.
• Natasha Allas (California) represented the United States at Miss World 1999 and placed in the Top 10.
• Rachel Lee Adcock (North Carolina) went on to compete as Mrs. North Carolina as Rachel Lee Carter in the 2009 Mrs. United States pageant. She placed in the Top 10.

References

1. ^ "Miss Iowa is crowned Miss Teen USA". The Baton Rouge Advocate. 1992-08-27. 
2. ^ Trebbe, Ann (1992-08-25). "Andrew rains on Miss Teen parade". USA Today. 
3. ^ "Andrew steals the show, forces taping of Miss Teen USA pageant". The Baton Rouge Advocate. 1992-08-28. 
4. ^ "Miss Teen USA Yields to Hurricane". Associated Press. 1992-08-25. 
5. ^ "Marney Monson To Represent State". The Omaha World-Herald. 1991-11-26. 
6. ^ Huffey, Dorothy (1992-08-17). "Nevada's contender in Miss Teen USA Pageant receives send-off at party". The Las Vegas Review-Journal. 
7. ^ "New Pageant Contestants Chosen". Portland Oregonian. 1991-11-19. p. B03. 

Rachel Lee Adcock (North Carolina) went on to compete as Mrs. North Carolina as Rachel Lee Carter in the 2009 Mrs. United States pageant. She placed in the Top 10.

External links

• Official website