Miss Teen USA 1988

Miss Teen USA 1988
Date	July 25, 1988
Presenters	Dick Clark and Tracy Scoggins
Venue	Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, California
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Mindy Duncan Oregon
Congeniality	Anna Mingus and Missy Pierce
Photogenic	Kathleen McClellan

Miss Teen USA 1988, the sixth Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from San Bernardino, California on July 25, 1988. At the conclusion of the final competition, Mindy Duncan of Oregon was crowned by outgoing queen Kristi Addis of Mississippi.

This was the first of two years the pageant was held in San Bernardino. It was hosted by Dick Clark for the first time, with color commentary from Tracy Scoggins.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

• Miss Teen USA 1988: Mindy Duncan (Oregon)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Jessica Collins (New York)
  • 2nd runner-up: Amy Pietsch (Louisiana)
  • 3rd runner-up: Kathleen McLelland (Illinois)
  • 4th runner-up: Anna Mingus (Alabama)

• The remaining semi-finalists were: Libby Pelton (Texas), Michelle Knipfelberg (New Jersey), Jill Vasquez (New Mexico), Honey East (Mississippi), Wendy Stephens (West Virginia).

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Anna Mingus (Alabama) and Missy Pierce (Tennessee) (tie)
• Miss Photogenic: Kathleen McClellan (Illinois)
• Best State Costume: Alison Moreno (California)

Final competition scores

State Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average New York 9.155 9.394 9.494 9.347 Illinois 9.238 9.283 9.300 9.273 Louisiana 9.205 9.131 8.961 9.099 Alabama 8.842 9.072 9.348 9.087 Oregon 9.072 9.027 9.122 9.073 Texas 9.133 8.916 9.072 9.040 New Jersey 9.016 9.033 8.822 9.029 New Mexico 8.872 9.013 8.822 9.013 Mississippi 8.872 8.966 8.794 8.877 West Virginia 8.516 8.838 8.711 8.688

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

Historical significance

• Oregon placed for the first time since 1984.
• New York and Louisiana each placed for the third consecutive year. Louisiana matched its best previous placement, second runner-up, and this was not beaten until Miss Teen USA 1999 when Sarah Thornhill placed first runner-up.
• Illinois placed for the first time since 1985, and won their third Miss Photogenic award.
• Alabama placed for the first time, and has yet to better their fourth runner-up placement.

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1988 delegates were:

Alabama - Anna Mingus Alaska - Joleen Jeffcoat Arizona - Kristen Peterson Arkansas - Jessica Welch California - Alison Moreno (disqualified) Colorado - Leah Crawford Connecticut - Bobbie Jo Shanahan Delaware - Edith Senter District of Columbia - Sabrina Curtis Florida - Holly Nicholson Georgia - Erin Nance Hawaii - Michelle Wong Idaho - Renee Griggs Illinois - Kathleen McLelland Indiana - Deborah Lindboe Iowa - Stacy Horst Kansas - Jennifer Eastes Kentucky - Marti Hendricks Louisiana - Amy Pietsch Maine - Christine Despres Maryland - Sherry Twilley Massachusetts - Alicia Gawrys Michigan - Melissa Sinkevics Minnesota - Julie Ward Mississippi - Honey East Missouri - Beverly Boatright

Montana - Kristen Anderson Nebraska - Pamela Brown Nevada - Erin Abernathy New Hampshire - Christa Jones New Jersey - Michelle Knipfelberg New Mexico - Jill Vasquez New York - Jessica Collins North Carolina - Michelle Moore North Dakota - Jennifer Seminary Ohio - Teresa Merola Oklahoma - Linda Parsons Oregon - Mindy Duncan Pennsylvania - Desiree Fess Rhode Island - Debbie Peters South Carolina - Nicole Adams South Dakota - Jillayne Fossum Tennessee - Missy Pierce Texas - Libby Pelton Utah - Kathleen Treadway Vermont - Andrea Varney Virginia - Audra Wilks Washington - Karen Petre West Virginia - Wendy Stephens Wisconsin - Jennifer Schwalenberg Wyoming - Michele Apostoles

Contestant notes

• After competing in the preliminary competition and winning the Best State Costume award, Alison Moreno (California) was disqualified from the final competition after she left her room without a chaperone, contrary to pageant rules.^[1]
• Delegates who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were:
  • Jillayne Fossum (South Dakota) - Miss South Dakota USA 1991
  • Erin Nance (Georgia) - Miss Georgia USA 1993 (first runner-up at Miss USA 1993)
  • Jennifer Seminary (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota USA 1993
  • Kristen Anderson (Montana) - Miss Montana USA 1993
  • Jill Vasquez (New Mexico) - Miss New Mexico USA 1994
  • Anna Mingus (Alabama) - Miss Alabama USA 1995
  • Audra Wilks (Virginia) - Miss Virginia USA 1997
• Jill Vasquez became one of the directors of the Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA pageants in 2007.
• Jessica Collins became a successful actress who played Meredith Davies on Tru Calling.

Judges

• Roz Ryan
• Allison Brown
• Paul Kreppel
• Marina Sirtis
• Sean Hamilton
• Tatyanna
• Umberto
• Dean Butler
• Judy Zerafa
• Christy Fichtner
• Scott Hamilton

References

1. ^ Grimaldi, James (1988-05-27). "Teen barred from pageant seen without chaperone // `She left her hallway, was reported missing'". The Orange County Register. p. A03. 

External links

• Official website
• Yahoo! TV Complete list of pageant judges, personnel, and production crew for the CBS broadcast