Miss Teen USA 1989

Miss Teen USA 1989
Date	July 25, 1989
Presenters	Wil Shriner, Marcia Strassman and Angela Visser
Entertainment	Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Venue	Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, California
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Brandi Sherwood Idaho
Congeniality	Heidi Jo Langseth
Photogenic	Stacey Harris

Miss Teen USA 1989, the seventh Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from San Bernardino, California on July 25, 1989.

At the conclusion of the final competition, Brandi Sherwood of Idaho was crowned by outgoing titleholder Mindy Duncan of Oregon.^[1] Brandi is the only Miss Teen USA from Idaho. She's also the only teen from her state to ever place.

This was the second and final year the pageant was held in San Bernardino. It was hosted by Wil Shriner, with color commentary from Marcia Strassman and Angela Visser, Miss Universe 1989.^[2] Entertinament was provided by Kid Creole and the Coconuts.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

• Miss Teen USA 1989: Brandi Sherwood (Idaho)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Kristie Dawn Hicks (Kentucky)
  • 2nd runner-up: Kara Quinn (Vermont)
  • 3rd runner-up: Kristi Wright (Texas)
  • 4th runner-up: Heidi Jo Langseth (North Dakota)

• The remaining semi-finalists were: Amy Travis (Washington), Jeannie Plotz (Alabama), Lisa Williamson (South Dakota), Beth Savage (New York), Staci Fulsom (Oklahoma).

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Heidi Jo Langseth (North Dakota)
• Miss Photogenic: Stacey Harris (Maryland)

Final competition scores

State Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average Idaho 8.688 8.925 8.850 8.821 Kentucky 8.863 9.175 9.400 9.146 Vermont 8.425 9.013 9.300 8.913 Texas 8.688 8.975 8.875 8.846 North Dakota 8.800 8.975 9.175 8.983 Washington 8.688 8.788 8.863 8.779 Alabama 8.650 8.475 8.938 8.688 South Dakota 8.300 8.838 8.513 8.550 New York 8.463 8.713 8.400 8.525 Oklahoma 8.275 8.325 8.700 8.433

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Third runner-up      Fourth runner-up

Historical significance

• This was Idaho's first placement at Miss Teen USA and she went on to win the title.
• Kentucky recorded their highest placement in the pageant's history; this has yet to be equalled or surpassed.
• Vermont also placed for the first time, and only placed one more time in 1993, when Vermont won the title.
• This equalled North Dakota's highest previous placement in the pageant, a record surpassed in 2006 when they placed second runner-up.
• Washington placed for the first time since 1985.
• New York placed for the fourth consecutive year.
• South Dakota placed only for the second time, and has not placed since.

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1989 delegates were:

Alabama - Jeannie Plott Alaska - Amy Allen Arizona - Leann Elston Arkansas - Susan Marshall California - Michealean Bonilla Colorado - Janna Durbin Connecticut - Suzanne Ianucci Delaware - Alison Wilson District of Columbia - Christina Patino Florida - Debbie Knox Georgia - Kim Malloy Hawaii - Paulette Dean Idaho - Brandi Sherwood Illinois - Kimberly Hannell Indiana - Jackie Hartt Iowa - Stacie Beckwith Kansas - Tracey Knopp Kentucky - Kristie Dawn Hicks Louisiana - Kim Clower Maine - Lisa Bailey Maryland - Stacey Harris Massachusetts - Molly Rihm[3] Michigan - Betsy Cox Minnesota - Darcy Inglested Mississippi - Valarie Penn Missouri - April Smith

Montana - Jennifer Cook Nebraska - Melissa Giddings Nevada - Stacey Bentley New Hampshire - Kerri Sossei New Jersey - Yvonne Christiano New Mexico - Shana Wilmont New York - Beth Savage North Carolina - Kelly Sheppard North Dakota - Heidi Jo Langseth Ohio - Missy Craw Oklahoma - Staci Fulsom Oregon - Catherine Dunnam Pennsylvania - Jennifer Gary Rhode Island - Deb Hodges South Carolina - Michelle Warner South Dakota - Lisa Williamson Tennessee - Amy Sims Texas - Kristi Wright Utah - Tracy Kennick Vermont - Kara Quinn Virginia - Stephanie Satterfield Washington - Amy Travis West Virginia - Jennifer Jo Dunn Wisconsin - Shannon Redman Wyoming - Gretchen Wathen

Contestant notes

• Brandi Sherwood won the 1997 Miss Idaho USA title and competed in the 1997 Miss USA pageant, where she placed first runner-up to the eventual winner, Hawaii's Brook Mahealani Lee. Lee became Miss Universe 1997 a couple of months later, so Brandi assumed the Miss USA title. She is the only Miss Teen USA winner to hold the Miss USA title. She later became a Barker's Beauty model on the daytime game show The Price Is Right.
• Kristie Dawn Hicks (Kentucky) later won the 1995 Miss Kentucky title and competed at Miss America 1996.
• Miss Nevada Teen USA 1987 was initially Heather McLeod, who was disqualified because she had competed at Miss California Teen USA the same year. McLeod was replaced by Stacey Bentley only days before the national pageant was held.^[4]

• Three other contestants later competed at Miss USA:
  • Tracy Kennick (Utah) - Miss Utah USA 1996 (Top 10 semifinalist at Miss USA 1996)
  • Jana Durban (Colorado) - Miss Colorado USA 1993
  • Stephanie Satterfield (Virginia) - Miss Virginia USA 1993

Judges

• Dale Harimoto
• Miguel Nunez
• Steve Guback
• Jill Whelan
• Jane Pratt
• Richard Lawrence
• Patrick St. Clair
• Frank Dicopoulos
• Dr. Joy Browne
• Erin Gray

References

1. ^ "Miss Idaho Chosen as Miss Teen USA". Associated Press. 1989-07-25. 
2. ^ Beck, Marilyn (1989-07-23). "Star of Disney film to be host of pageant". The Record. 
3. ^ "Wilbraham teen takes pageant crown". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. 1989-04-03. p. A2. 
4. ^ "Pageant winner loses suit". Tulsa World. 1989-07-29. p. 11A. 

External links

• Official website