Miss Delaware Teen USA

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Miss Delaware Teen USA
Formation1983
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Wilmington
Location
Membership
Miss Teen USA
Official language
English
Key people
Vincenza Carrieri-Russo (state pageant director)
Website Official website
Amanda Debus, Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2008, Miss Delaware Teen USA 2011, & Miss Delaware 2016 Amanda Debus Miss Delaware Teen USA 2011.jpg
Amanda Debus, Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2008, Miss Delaware Teen USA 2011, & Miss Delaware 2016

The Miss Delaware Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss Teen USA pageant. It was formerly directed by Crown Productions from 1993 to 2007, then by D&D Productions from 2007 to 2018. CW Productions became the new directors for the pageant starting in 2019. [1] In 2020, CW Productions was terminated. The license to produce the 2021 state pageants was awarded to V&M Productions, LLC into the directorship of Vincenza Carrieri-Russo. This is only the second time that the pageant is produced by a former Miss Delaware USA.

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The current titleholder is Ava MacMurray of Hockessin and she was crowned on April 3, 2022 at Laird Performing Arts Center in The Tatnall School in Wilmington. She will represent Delaware for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022.

Delaware winners and contestants

In terms of number of placements and awards, Delaware is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA. However, Ashley Coleman broke the mold to win the Miss Teen USA crown in 1999. Miss Delaware Teen USA 2000, Carrie Aiken, and 2001, Christie Aiken, are sisters. Miss Delaware Teen USA 1997, Cheryl Crowe, was the first Delaware teen to cross over to the Miss Delaware USA title. Since Cheryl, Kelsey Miller (2009), Mia Jones (2014) and Sierra Wright (2015) went on to win the Miss Delaware USA title, in 2014, 2017 and 2018 respectively. Miss Delaware Teen USA 2011, Amanda Debus, was the first, and so far only, Delaware teen to cross over from the Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen title, she is also the only successful MAO/MUO crossover in Delaware. Amanda Debus is the first USA titleholder to win Miss Delaware in the Miss America system.

Melissa King

On February 26, 2013, Melissa King resigned her crown when confronted with a pornographic video; [2] [3] The former Miss Delaware Teen USA was paid $1,500 for the porn shoot. [4]

Hailey Lawler, the runner-up, replaced her. [5]

Results summary

Placements

Delaware holds a record of 4 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Winners

Color key
YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2023 Molly Lavelle Wilmington 19
2022 Ava MacMurray Hockessin 18
2021 Sky Knox Newark 19Previously Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2018
2020 Samantha Repass Dover 17
2019 Myah Rosa-Scott New Castle 17
2018 Brynn Close Middletown 18Cousin of Miss Delaware Teen USA 2009 & Miss Delaware USA 2014, Kelsey Miller
2017 Grace Lange Newark 17Later Miss Delaware USA 2022
2016 Emily Hutchison Wilmington 18Top 15
2015 Sierra Belle Wright Wilmington 18Later Miss Delaware USA 2018
2014 Mia Emani Jones Bear 17Top 15Later Miss Delaware USA 2017
2013 Hailey Lawler Newark 18Originally first runner-up; succeeded to the crown after King's resignation
Melissa King Bethany Beach 18Did not competeResigned her crown after revelation of participation in commercial pornography. [6] [3]
2012 Angela Viscount Newark 191st Runner Up at Miss Delaware Teen USA 2011
2011 Amanda Debus Middletown 18Later, Miss Delaware 2016; Previously Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2008
2010 Ashley DiLiberto Newark 18
2009 Kelsey Miller Wilmington 17Later Miss Delaware USA 2014
2008 Bethany BrindleyWilmington17
2007 Holly ShivelyNewark16
2006 Erika SavidgeNewark17
2005 Ashley Frances Fletcher Smyrna 18
2004 Brittany Cichocki Pike Creek 17
2003 Ashley James Bear 181st Runner Up at Miss Delaware USA 2010
2002 Kelly Horst Hockessin 18
2001 Christie AikenWilmington18
2000 Carrie AikenWilmington18
1999 Ashley Coleman Camden 18Miss Teen USA 1999
1998 Nicole TomlinWilmington17
1997 Cheryl Crowe Felton 18Later Miss Delaware USA 2003, 1st runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 2002
1996 Ashley Anderson Rehoboth Beach 16
1995 Dawn Renee Huey Greenwood Top 6
1994 Selena Del GrossoWilmington
1993 Catherine Huang
1992 Justine Jones Dover
1991 Michelle DaultonHockessin
1990 Kristen Pontius
1989 Allison Wilson Milford
1988 Edith SenterFelton
1987 Christi GriffenNewark
1986 Laura HawthorneWilmington
1985 Julie Weasley Seaford
1984 Heather ReedWilmington
1983 Laura Michelle EnslenWilmington

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

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References

  1. "About". CW Productions. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  2. "Miss Delaware Teen USA resigns amid sex video claims". delawareonline.com. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Melissa King Proven as Liar on Porn Tape", news.gather.com, 03.03.13 Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Former Miss Delaware Teen USA lost tiara over porn role that paid just $1,500: producers", Michael Walsh, New York Daily News, March 2, 2013.
  5. "New Miss Delaware Teen USA: Hailey Lawler Crowned Following Melissa King Resignation Over Porn Video". International Business News. March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  6. "Miss Teen Delaware lies like a porn star", wwtdd.com, 03.03.2013