- Miss Teen USA 1985
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Miss Teen USA 1985 Date January 22, 1985 Presenters Lorenzo Lamas and Lisa Hartman Venue James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida Broadcaster CBS Winner Kelly Hu
Hawaii
Congeniality Robin Swain Photogenic Lisa Jessen Miss Teen USA 1985, the 3rd Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the James L. Knight International Center Arena in Miami, Florida on 22 January 1985. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kelly Hu of Hawaii was crowned by outgoing queen Cherise Haugen of Illinois.
The pageant was hosted by Lorenzo Lamas and Lisa Hartman with entertainment from Kool and The Gang.
Contents
Results
Placements
- Miss Teen USA 1985: Kelly Hu (Hawaii)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Emily Ernst (Wyoming)
- 2nd runner-up: Dru Homer (Washington)
- 3rd runner-up: Konae Wehle (Texas)
- 4th runner-up: Rhonda Hoglan (Missouri)
- The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Lisa Jessup (Illinois), Kimberly Jordan (North Carolina), Jill Hutchinson (North Dakota), Meredith Brown (Georgia), Rhonda Ann Heird (Arkansas).
Special awards
- Miss Congeniality: Robin Swain (Louisiana)
- Miss Photogenic: Lisa Jessen (Illinois)
Historical significance
- Texas made the top five for the third consecutive year.
- No Miss Arkansas Teen USA has made the semi-finals since this pageant until Stevi Lauren Perry, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2008, won the pageant.
Final competition scores
State Preliminaries Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average Washington 8.425 8.933 8.955 8.877 8.921 Wyoming 8.016 8.822 8.922 8.811 8.851 Hawaii 8.310 8.822 8.688 8.811 8.773 Missouri 8.043 8.733 8.683 8.788 8.734 Texas 8.219 8.733 8.522 8.700 8.651 Illinois 8.651 8.344 8.622 8.611 8.537 North Dakota 8.325 8.472 8.255 8.466 8.397 North Carolina 8.068 8.511 8.155 8.472 8.379 Georgia 8.092 8.366 8.466 8.133 8.321 Arkansas 8.029 8.077 8.277 8.255 8.203 - Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Third runner-up
- Fourth runner-up
Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1985 delegates were:
Alabama - Teresa King
Alaska - Debbie Essin
Arizona - Vanessa Stetson
Arkansas - Rhonda Heird
California - Sharon Gunther
Colorado - Debbie James
Connecticut - Kris Kunst
Delaware - Julie Weasley
District of Columbia - Meisha Hayes
Florida - Erin Townsend
Georgia - Meredith Brown
Hawaii - Kelly Hu
Idaho - Tracey Shirley
Illinois - Kara Kline
Indiana - Diana Ballard
Iowa - Alisha Black
Kansas - Tammy Lampton
Kentucky - Leanne Gregory
Louisiana - Julie Semika
Maine - Tracy Smith
Maryland - Lynn Bolgardis
Massachusetts - Maria Ingles
Michigan - Tracey Shaw
Minnesota - Lana Burke
Mississippi - Chelle Wilson
Missouri - Rhonda Hoglan
Montana - Katie Adams
Nebraska - Erin Mouther
Nevada - Leslie Peterson
New Hampshire - Katherine Borski
New Jersey - Sharon Turner
New Mexico - Teresa Rodriguez
New York - Shelley Lown
North Carolina - Kimberly Jordan
North Dakota - Jill Hutchinson
Ohio - Meg Scranton
Oklahoma - Julie Khourey
Oregon - Olga Calderon
Pennsylvania - Kari Bernowski
Rhode Island - Chris Pavalli
South Carolina - Jennifer Newin
South Dakota - Sarah Bergraft
Tennessee - Tammy Woods
Texas - Konae Wehle
Utah - Susan Nelson
Vermont - Wanda Minard
Virginia - Alice Robinson
Washington - Dru Homer
West Virginia - Kelly Porterfield
Wisconsin - Maria Kym
Wyoming - Emily Ernst
Contestant notes
- In 1993 Kelly Hu became the first Miss Teen USA winner to win a Miss USA state pageant. As Miss Hawaii USA she competed in the Miss USA 1993 pageant, making the finals and finishing 5th (4th runner up, top 6 finalist), and winning the Miss Photogenic award.
- Other delegates who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were:
- Debbie James (Colorado) - Miss Colorado USA 1989 (Top 10 Semifinalist at Miss USA 1989)
- Rhonda Hoglan (Missouri) - Miss Missouri USA 1989
- Julie Khourey (Oklahoma) - Miss Oklahoma USA 1991 (Top 6 Finalist at Miss USA 1991)
- Olga Calderon (Oregon) - Miss Oregon USA 1991 (Semi-finalist at Miss USA 1991)
- Two contestants later competed in the Miss America pageant: Maria Kim (Wisconsin) who was Miss Wisconsin 1987, and Teresa Rodriguez (New Mexico) who was Miss New Mexico 1988.
Judges
- Ken Swofford
- Cathy Rigby McCoy
- Christian LeBlanc
- Ruth Zakarian
- Rowdy Gaines
- Lindsay Bloom
- Eric Van Lustbader
- Krista Tesreau
- Mayf Nutter
- Rebe Jackson
- Frank Bonner
External links
Miss Teen USA Miss Universe Organization · Award winners · Editions Categories:- Miss Teen USA
- 1985 in the United States
- 1985 beauty pageants
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