- Miss Teen USA 2008
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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.
Contents
Results
Placements
Final Results Contestant Miss Teen USA 2008 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
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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Ana Maria Lawson, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2008 with Casandra Tressler, Miss Maryland 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
External links
Miss Teen USA Miss Universe Organization · Award winners · Editions Categories:- Miss Teen USA
- 2008 in the Bahamas
- 2008 beauty pageants
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