Miss California Teen USA

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Miss California Teen USA
Formation1983
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Santa Monica
Location
Membership Miss Teen USA
Official language
English
Website www.misscaliforniausa.com

The Miss California Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss Teen USA pageant. It was formed in 1983. This pageant is part of the Miss USA Organization.[ citation needed ]

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California is in the top five most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Miss California Teen USA titleholders have been invited to red-carpet movie premieres, such as that for Santa Clause 3 attended by Kylee Lin, [1] and She's the Man , attended by Jessica Powell. [2]

The current titleholder is Paige Gonor of San Diego, who is crowned on June 23, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Orange County. Gonor represented California for the title of Miss Teen USA 2024.

History

In the 1980s, the pageant was directed by Richard Guy and Rex Holt, who also oversaw the Miss California USA, Miss Texas USA and Miss Texas Teen USA pageants. They lost the contract in 1990, when it came up for renewal. [3]

Results summary

Placements

California holds a record of 24 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Winners

Color key
YearNameHometownAge1Local TitlePlacement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2024 Paige Gonor San Diego 18Miss San Diego County Teen
2023 Taliya Ariana Peiris San Ramon 18Miss Bay Area TeenTop 20
2022 Cassidy Hill Newport Beach 18Miss Newport Beach TeenSecond runner-up
2021 Cameron Doan Anaheim 19Miss Anaheim Hills TeenTop 16
2020 Zoe Hunt Coronado 17Miss Coronado TeenTop 16
2019 Alina Rae Carranza Los Angeles 17Miss Woodland Hills Teen
2018 Janeice Love [4] Barstow 17Miss Coastal Cities TeenTop 15
2017 Jaanu Patel [5] Huntington Beach 16Miss Huntington Beach TeenFourth runner-up
2016 Athenna Crosby [6] San Jose 17Miss Santa Monica TeenTop 15
2015 Melanie Mitchell [7] Anaheim 16Miss Anaheim Hills TeenFirst runner-up
2014 Bianca Vierra [8] Hayward 19Miss Brea Canyon TeenThird runner-up
2013 Chloe Hope Hatfield [9] [10] Norco 18Miss Malibu Teendid not compete
  • 1st runner-up at Miss California Teen USA 2013; succeeded Cassidy Wolf when Wolf won Miss Teen USA 2013
  • Later Miss Collegiate America 2016
Cassidy Wolf [10] Temecula 19Miss Greater San Diego TeenMiss Teen USA 2013
2012 Alexa Jones [11] Ramona 18Miss Orange County Teen
2011 Alexis Swanstrom San Diego 17Miss San Diego TeenSecond runner-up
2010 Emma Baker Poway 18Miss Poway TeenSecond runner-up
2009 Chelsea Gilligan Beaumont 18Miss Beaumont TeenSecond runner-up
2008 Taylor Atkins Piru 17Miss Ventura County TeenTop 15
2007 Kylee Lin San Rafael 16Miss Marin Teen
2006 Jessica Powell Barstow 18Miss Barstow Teen
2005 Stephanie Brink Bellflower 18Fourth runner-up
2004Stacey Beltran Oxnard 18
  • Miss California Teen International 2005
2003 Shannon Byrne Vacaville 18
2002 Jennifer Morgan Alpine 17First runner-up
2001 Casey McClain [12] San Marcos 18Semi-finalist
2000 Alexandra ThompsonVacaville15
1999 Marianne Kennedy Long Beach 17
1998 Amanda O'Leary [13] Fullerton 19
1997 Kimberly Gloudemans Bakersfield 16First runner-up to National Sweetheart 2001
1996 Michelle CardamonSan Diego18Second runner-up
1995 Kellie Foster-Moore Fresno 17Semi-finalist
1994 Shauna Gambill [14] Acton 17Miss Teen USA 1994
1993 Stefanie Sweeney El Dorado Hills 18Now Stevi McShane; owner of Crowned One Productions, a pageant production company, and director of the Miss California U.S. International Pageant and the Jr. Miss and Miss Teen and Miss California American Beauty Pageant. [15] She was also Mrs. California International, 2008. [16]
1992 Natasha Allas Los Angeles 18Finalist
1991 Jolene Fulkner Yorba Linda 14Youngest ever Miss California Teen USA [18]
1990 Trisha Robey Los Angeles 18Semi-finalist
1989 Michealean Bonilla Los Angeles 17
1988 Alison Moreno [19] El Toro 15Best State CostumeDisqualified from competing at the national pageant curfew violation, contrary to pageant rules. [19]
1987 Angi Aylor [20] El Toro14Semi-finalist (6th) [21] Miss Photogenic (tie)
  • Second runner up in Miss World USA 1994
1986Michelle Lowell Ontario 17
1985 Sharon Gunther Clovis 16
1984 Jodie Alvarez San Pedro 19
1983 Shawn Gardner Modesto 17Semi-finalistPlaced first runner-up in state pageant, assumed title when winner resigned title to get married. [22]
Teresa St. Nicholas Monterey 17Resigned

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

  1. ↑ "World Premiere THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE Sunday, October 29 at The El Capitan Theater" (Press release). Walt Disney Pictures. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
  2. ↑ Wireimage.com photo gallery Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2007-01-26
  3. ↑ Woodbury, Richard (1990-03-05). "Profits In Poise and Pulchritude". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on November 21, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
  4. ↑ "Miss California and Miss Teen California to compete in national pageant -". McKinnon Broadcasting. May 9, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ Alteir, Nuran (December 22, 2016). "Pride and poise help Huntington Beach girl capture Miss California Teen title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Miss California from Miss Teen USA 2016 Semifinalists". E! Online. July 30, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Winners of 2015 Miss California USA pageant crowned". fox5sandiego.com. January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Brea Canyon entrant is Miss California Teen". Orange County Register. January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Pageant contestants want to dispel stereotypes". Orange County Register. December 27, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  10. 1 2 "CSULB Freshman Crowned Miss California Teen USA". Press Telegram. 27 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Brainard, Karen. "Alexa Jones crowned Miss California Teen USA". Ramona Sentinel. No. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  12. ↑ Sheshadri, Triveni (2001-08-12). "Beauty queen going for Miss Teen USA crown". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  13. ↑ "Fullerton Fast Facts / In the Know". Fullerton News Tribune. 1997-09-04. p. 03.
  14. ↑ Smith, Sharon (1994-04-04). "Highland Valedictorian wins Miss California Teen USA". Los Angeles Daily News. p. SC2.
  15. ↑ Franz, Chris (March 2014). ""The Pageant Director's Point of View": Interview with Stevie McShane Pageant Director". The Platform Magazine. p. 7. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Former Mrs. California International Titleholders". Mrs. California International. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Natasha Allas - Reigning Miss World USA - Available for Interviews at Republican Convention" (Press release). PR Newswire. 2000-07-31.
  18. ↑ Gaede, Susan (1991-05-23). "Yorba Linda teen is pride of California". The Orange County Register. p. 04.
  19. 1 2 "Miss Teen California Official Questions Contestant's Disqualification". AP News. July 27, 1988. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  20. ↑ Heffernan, Lillian (1987-05-12). "Beauty is hard work // Angi Aylor is on the runway to success after taking time off from contests". The Orange County Register. p. 03.
  21. ↑ Heffernan, Lillian (1987-07-23). "Teen beauty queen from El Toro places sixth in national contest". The Orange County Register. p. 13.
  22. ↑ Williams, Walt (1983-07-19). "Modestan Dons Miss Teen Crown". The Modesto Bee.
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