Miss Alaska Teen USA

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Miss Alaska Teen USA
Formation1983
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Anchorage
Location
Membership Miss Teen USA
Official language
English
Website Official website
Victoria Ray, Miss Alaska Teen USA 2008 Victoria Ray headshot.png
Victoria Ray, Miss Alaska Teen USA 2008

Miss Alaska Teen USA is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner.

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The pageant is part of the Miss Universe Organization which also holds the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants. The Miss Alaska Teen USA pageant is generally held in the late fall or early winter in Anchorage, Alaska together with the Miss Alaska USA. The pageant is currently directed by Simply Stunning LLC. [1]

Alaska has never won Miss Teen USA title, [2] with only three teens making the semi-finals or better. However, Marla Johnson placed 1st runner-up to Bridgette Wilson of Oregon at Miss Teen USA 1990. The other two placements are recent, coming in 2003 and 2005. [1] [3] [4] Alaska has not won any special awards in Miss Teen USA. [4]

Three Alaska teens later won the Miss Alaska USA title. [4]

Star Hunter of Anchorage was crowned Miss Alaska Teen USA 2023 on January 14, 2023 at Bartlett High School Auditorium in Anchorage. Hunter will represent Alaska at Miss Teen USA 2023.

Results summary

Placements

Alaska holds a record of 3 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Winners

YearName [4] HometownAge1Placement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2024 Nevaeh James Anchorage 16
2023 Star Hunter Anchorage 16
2022 Madison Hines Eagle River 16
2021 Ellie Smith Anchorage 18Daughter of Sarah Ann Smith, Miss Alaska Teen USA 1998
2020 Jadyn Fraser Fairbanks 15Previously Miss Teen Earth Alaska 2018
2019 Meghan Scott [5] Eagle River 16
2018 McKinley Wooten Palmer 16
2017 Tana Bartels [6] Fairbanks [6] 18 [6]
2016 Nneamaka Isolokwu [7] Anchorage [8] 18 [8]
2015 Katelyn Cusack [9] [2] Anchorage [2] 17 [10]
2014 Whitney Williams Anchorage [11] 17 [11]
2013 Kimberly Agron Anchorage [12] 18 [12]

Later Miss Alaska USA 2015 and congeniality winner at Miss USA 2015, tied with Miss Delaware USA Renee Bull [13]

2012 Veronica Temple Eagle River [14] 18 [14] Previously Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen 2009; [14] Sister of Miss Alaska USA 2010 Sarah Temple
2011 Denali Whiting [15] [16] Kotzebue [16] 19First Inupiaq Eskimo to hold the title [16]
2010 Kali Scott Anchorage 17
2009 Zlata Sushchik [17] Anchorage [17] 19 [17]
2008 Victoria Ray Eagle River 18
2007 Muriel Clauson [18] Anchorage17
2006 Degen Kasper [19] Anchorage17
2005 Sonja GarnessAnchorage17Top 15Sister of Miss Alaska Teen USA 2002 [1]
2004Nina SutherlinAnchorage18
2003 Brittany Ann Jackson Wasilla 17Top 10
2002 Rachel Marie GarnessAnchorage15Sister of Miss Alaska Teen USA 2005 [1]
2001 Danielle SmithAnchorage18
Kaylen KelleyResigned title prior to national pageant.
2000 Christina Olejniczak Palmer 18Later Miss Alaska USA 2002
1999 Kjersti ParkerAnchorage18
1998 Sarah Ann SmithAnchorage16Mother of Elle Smith, Miss Alaska Teen USA 2021
1997 Laurie Ann MillerWasilla18Later Miss Alaska USA 2000
1996 Brandee McCoskeyAnchorage18
1995 Heather Evans Sitka
1994 Kristina BellamyAnchorage
1993 Christina ThorntonAnchorage
1992 Cindy Bridges Fairbanks
1991 Stacey StewartEagle River
1990 Marla JohnsonAnchorage181st runner-up
1989 Amy AllenFairbanks
1988 Joleen JeffcoatFairbanks
1987 Lauren StraubbWasilla
1986Bobbie MitchellFairbanks
1985 Debbie EasonFairbanks
1984 Dawn GoldyFairbanks
1983 Linda Kay Fickus FairbanksSister of Miss Alaska USA 1980 Debby Fickus [20] Died from breast cancer in 2008. [21]

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Directors". Miss Alaska USA & Teen USA.
  2. 1 2 3 Patil, Tulsi (7 December 2014). "2015 winners for Miss Alaska USA and Miss Alaska Teen USA crowned Saturday". KTUU. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Teen Queen Named". Honolulu Advertiser. 13 August 2003.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Hall of Fame". Miss Alaska USA & Teen USA.
  5. ↑ "Congratulations to the new Miss Alaska Teen USA 2019, Meghan Scott!". Miss Alaska Teen USA via Facebook. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 Bohman, Amanda (10 February 2017). "Fairbanks barista wins statewide teen beauty contest". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
  7. ↑ "Meet the new Miss Alaska USA and Miss Alaska Teen USA". KTVA Alaska. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Nneamaka Isolokwu". Miss Teen USA. Retrieved 17 February 2017. Age field on website is dynamic.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  9. ↑ "Meet Miss Alaska USA & Miss Alaska Teen USA". KTVA Alaska. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Katelyn Cusack". Miss Teen USA. Retrieved 17 February 2017. Age field on website is dynamic.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  11. 1 2 "Whitney Williams". Miss Teen USA. Retrieved 17 February 2017. Age field on website is dynamic.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  12. 1 2 "Kimberly Agron". Miss Teen USA. Retrieved 17 February 2017. Age field on website is dynamic.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  13. ↑ Weigle, Lauren (13 July 2015). "Miss Oklahoma Olivia Jordan Crowned Winner of Miss USA 2015 Pageant". Heavy. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 "Veronica Temple". Miss Teen USA. Retrieved 17 February 2017. Age field on website is dynamic.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  15. ↑ Barber, Victoria (2010-12-11). "Denali Whiting wins Miss Alaska Teen USA". Arctic Sounder. Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  16. 1 2 3 Rogers, Jillian (23 November 2014). "Bringing Inupiat culture to the beauty pageant stage". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 "Miss Alaska, Miss Alaska Teen USA eager to share their experiences". Juneau Empire. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Alaskan Beauty Crowned". Anchorage Daily News. 2006-12-01. p. B2.
  19. ↑ "Beauty Pageant Winners". Anchorage Daily News. 2006-01-05. p. B2.
  20. ↑ Head, Terry (28 August 1983). "A Day at Pageant Boot Camp". Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "Obituary - Linda Kay Manns". Juneau Empire. 24 August 2008. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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