Miss Teen USA 1985

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.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

• 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

• Official website