Miss Teen USA 2008

Miss Teen USA 2008
Date	August 16, 2008
Presenters	Shelley Hennig, Seth Goldman
Entertainment	TaDa
Venue	Grand Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas
Entrants	51
Placements	15
Winner	Stevi Perry  Arkansas
Congeniality	Elizabeth Hollomon  Mississippi
Photogenic	Sana Idnani  New York

Miss Teen USA 2008, the 26th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held on August 16, 2008 at Grand Ballroom in the Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas. This was the first Miss Teen USA pageant that was not televised, after Miss Universe Organization broadcast partner NBC failed to renew its contract, and it was also the first Miss Teen USA pageant held outside the United States. The pageant was hosted by Seth Goldman and Miss Teen USA 2004, Shelley Hennig.

At the conclusion of the pageant, outgoing titleholder Hilary Cruz crowned her successor Stevi Perry of Arkansas as the new Miss Teen USA.

Results

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 2008	Arkansas - Stevi Perry
1st runner-up	South Carolina - Brittany Pjetraj
2nd runner-up	North Carolina - Julia Dalton
3rd runner-up	Louisiana - Lindsey Evans
4th runner-up	Idaho - Shareece Pfeiffer
Top 15	Alabama - Courtney Parker Arizona - Ashley Stainton California - Taylor Atkins Colorado - Danielle Scimeca Florida - Jillian Wunderlich Massachusetts - Caroline Lunny New Hampshire - Courtney Morgan Oklahoma - Taylor Gorton Pennsylvania - Elliot Griffin Virginia - Megan Myrehn

Special Awards

• Miss Congeniality: Mississippi - Elizabeth Hollomon
• Miss Photogenic: New York - Sana Idnani

Delegates

Miss Teen USA 2008 contestants at the "Fashion Rocks the Universe" event in Las Vegas Nevada, prior to attending the Miss USA 2008 pageant

Miss Teen USA 2008 contestants at "Fashion Rocks the Universe"

Miss Teen USA 2008 contestants at "Fashion Rocks the Universe"

Miss Teen USA 2008 contestants at "Fashion Rocks the Universe"

The Miss Teen USA 2008 delegates are:

State	Name	Hometown	Age1	Height	Placement	Awards	Notes
Alabama	Courtney Parker	Daphne, AL	16	5'6	Top 15
Alaska	Victoria Ray	Eagle River, AK	18	5'4
Arizona	Ashley Stainton	Gilbert, AZ	17	5'7	Top 15
Arkansas	Stevi Perry	Hamburg, AR	18	5'5	Winner
California	Taylor Atkins	Piru, CA	16	5'8	Top 15
Colorado	Danielle Scimeca	Fort Collins, CO	18	5'8	Top 15
Connecticut	Brianne Hiltz	Shelton, CT	18	5'4
Delaware	Bethany Brindley	Wilmington, DE	18	5'7
District of Columbia	Ivana Grace	Washington, DC	17	5'5
Florida	Jillian Wunderlich	Fort Myers, FL	17	5'6	Top 15		Later Miss Indiana USA 2011 and top 16 semifinalist at Miss USA 2011
Georgia	Shannon Geraghty	Norcross, GA	16	5'10
Hawaii	Emma Wo	Honolulu, HI	18	5'8
Idaho	Shareece Pfeiffer	Idaho Falls, ID	18	5'6	4th runner-up
Illinois	Nora Downs	Chicago, IL	17	5'8
Indiana	Morgan Abel	North Vernon, IN	18	5'7
Iowa	Emily Bey	Cedar Rapids, IA	18	5'5
Kansas	Jessie Colonna	Leawood, KS	17	5'9
Kentucky	Shannen Reil	West Van Lear, KY	15	5'2
Louisiana	Lindsey Evans	Blanchard, LA	18	5'9	3rd runner-up		Dethroned from state title on October 21, 2008 due to arrest for theft and drug possession.
Maine	Avery Barr	Gorham, ME	17	5'7
Maryland	Ana Maria Lawson	Westminster, MD	17	5'8
Massachusetts	Caroline Lunny	Holliston, MA	17	5'10	Top 15
Michigan	Elizabeth Hawthorne	Clarkston, MI	17	5'9
Minnesota	Sarah Sprayberry	St Paul, MN	17	5'6
Mississippi	Elizabeth Holloman	Madison, MS	18	5'5		Miss Congeniality
Missouri	Jeni Dixon	Hartville, MO	18	5'4
Montana	Stacey Velasco	Dillon, MT	18	5'6
Nebraska	Melissa DeJong	David City, NE	17	5'9
Nevada	Lauren Hudman	Las Vegas, NV	18	5'8			Mother was Miss Oklahoma USA 1982
New Hampshire	Courtney Morgan	Windham, NH	18	5'6	Top 15
New Jersey	Michelle Leonardo	Tinton Falls, NJ	17	5'6
New Mexico	Victoria Padella	Santa Fe, NM	18	5'5
New York	Sana Idnani	Roslyn, NY	18	5'5		Miss Photogenic
North Carolina	Julia Dalton	Wilmington, NC	17	5'5	2nd runner-up		Mother was Miss North Carolina USA 1982; sister is Miss North Carolina USA and Miss USA 2009.
North Dakota	Gretchen Dawley	Munich, ND	18	5'3
Ohio	Chelsie Folden	Wellston, OH	16	5'9
Oklahoma	Taylor Gorton	Glenpool, OK	16	5'6	Top 15
Oregon	Brittany Schwab	Milwaukie, OR	17	5'7
Pennsylvania	Elliot Griffin	Wexford, PA	18	5'7	Top 15
Rhode Island	Tiondra Martinez	Woonsocket, RI	17	5'3
South Carolina	Brittany Pjetraj	Chapin, SC	18	5'6	1st runner-up
South Dakota	Elizabeth Hoffman	Eureka, SD	18	5'11			Sister was Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2006; mother Holly Hoffman is appearing on Survivor: Nicaragua.
Tennessee	Natalie Phillips	Murfreesboro, TN	17	5'7
Texas	Lauren Guzman	Laredo, TX	18	5'10
Utah	Kate Feinstein	Centerville, UT	18	5'8			Later Miss Utah USA 2010
Vermont	Sydney Perry	Middlesex, VT	18	5'7			Later Miss North Carolina USA 2012
Virginia	Megan Myrehn	Catharpin, VA	18	5'7	Top 15
Washington	Mandy Schendel	Newcastle, WA	18	5'5
West Virginia	Micah Michael	Morgantown, WV	17	5'5
Wisconsin	Courtney Lopez	Oak Creek, WI	18	5'7			Later Miss Wisconsin USA 2010
Wyoming	Callie Bishop	Casper, WY	18	5'7

¹ Age as at August 2008

Contestant gallery

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  Courtney Parker, Miss Alabama Teen USA 2008

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  Ashley Stainton, Miss Arizona Teen USA 2008

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  Victoria Ray, Miss Alaska Teen USA 2008

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  Danielle Scimeca, Miss Colorado Teen USA 2008

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  Shannon Geraghty, Miss Georgia Teen USA 2008

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  Shareece Pfeiffer, Miss Idaho Teen USA 2008

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  Ana Maria Lawson, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2008 with Casandra Tressler, Miss Maryland USA 2008

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  Elizabeth Hawthorne, Miss Michigan Teen USA 2008

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  Sarah Sprayberry, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2008

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  Jeni Dixon, Miss Missouri Teen USA 2008

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  Lauren Hudman, Miss Nevada Teen USA 2008

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  Chelsie Folden, Miss Ohio Teen USA 2008

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  Taylor Gorton, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2008

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  Elizabeth Hoffman, Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2008

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  Natalie Phillips, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2008

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  Megan Myrehn, Miss Virginia Teen USA 2008

Judges

• Alina Shriver, Founder of Shriver Art
• Farouk Shami, Founder and Chairman of Farouk Systems
• Heather Kerzner, of Kerzner International
• Alicia Bridgewater, Bookings Editor at Cosmo Girl Magazine
• Duane Gazi, Director of Scouting and Development at Trump Model Management
• Eric Parrinello, founder and owner of Bacchanalia Private Dining in Overland Park, Kansas
• David Dzanis, Vice President of Pepsi-Cola Client Services at Genesco Sports Enterprises
• Seth Mayeri, Television Talent Veteran.

See also

• Miss USA 2008
• Miss Universe 2008

External links

• Miss Teen USA official website