Miss Idaho Teen USA

Miss Idaho Teen USA
Formation	1983
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Puyallup
Location	Washington ;
Membership	Miss Teen USA
Official language	English
Key people	Maureen Francisco
Website	Official website

Last updated January 29, 2026

Shareece Pfeiffer, Miss Idaho Teen USA 2008

The Miss Idaho Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

Idaho has only placed four times and as such is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA. Their first placement, and the state's only placement for the first twenty-five years of the competition, was in 1989 when Brandi Sherwood won the Miss Teen USA title becoming the 7th state that won the title for the first time. Sherwood went on to make history as the first Miss Teen USA to be crowned Miss USA.

Nine other Idaho teens went on to win the Miss Idaho USA crown, including Sherwood and Elizabeth Barchas, one of only seven women to compete in Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America.

Drew Abdul-Wahab of Huntington Beach, CA was appointed Miss Idaho Teen USA on September 30th, 2025 after the open casting call from Thomas Brodeur, the new owner of the national pageant. She represented Idaho at Miss Teen USA 2025.

Results summary

Placements

Miss Teen USA: Brandi Sherwood (1989)
1st runner-up: Jenna Beckstrom (2022)
4th runner-up: Shareece Pfeiffer (2008)
Top 20: Drew Abdul-Wahab (2025)

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

Awards

Miss Congeniality: Shari Lynn Short (2000), Hosanna Kabakoro (2010)

Winners

Declared as Winner
Ended as runner-up
Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year	Name	Hometown	Age¹	Local title	Placement at Miss Teen USA	Special awards at Miss Teen USA	Notes
2025	Drew Abdul-Wahab	Huntington Beach, CA	19		Top 20
2024	Aly Feely	Eagle	19	Miss Tri-Counties Teen
2023	Angelina Ryan	Boise	17	Miss Treasure Valley Teen
2022	Jenna Beckstrom	Eagle	17		1st runner-up
2021	Kallie Peck	Preston	16
2020	Sabrina Ripley	Boise	18
2019	Tess Romani	Boise	18
2018	Jacy Uhler	Boise	17
2017	Gabriella Simpson	Boise	18
2016	Kate Pekuri	Boise	17				1st runner-up at Miss Utah USA 2019 pageant
2015	Chaise Goris	Eagle	18
2014	Hannah Menzner	Boise	18				Later Miss Idaho USA 2023
2013	Lorena Haliti	Meridian	16				Sister of Erza Haliti, Miss Idaho USA 2011
2012	Kimberly Layne	Nampa	17				Later Miss Idaho USA 2020 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA 2020
2011	Claira Hollingsworth	Preston	18				Later Miss Idaho USA 2015
2010	Hosanna Kabakoro	Twin Falls	17			Miss Congeniality
2009	Marissa Wickland	Boise	16				Sister of Miss Idaho Teen USA 2006 Later Miss Idaho USA 2013
2008	Shareece Pfeiffer	Idaho Falls	18		4th runner-up
2007	Krista McNeal^[1]	Sandpoint	18
2006	Brianne Wickland	Boise	16
2005	Alyssa Sams	Boise	15
2004	Angel Soltero	Pocatello	17
2003	Amanda Rammell	Rexburg	18				Later Miss Idaho USA 2007
2002	Katrina Lynn Siddoway	Boise	16
2001	Hayley VanCleave	Boise	19
2000	Shari Lynn Short^[2]	Bonners Ferry	14			Miss Congeniality ^[3]
1999	Kimberly Glyn Weible	Eagle	17				Later Miss Idaho USA 2004 Top 10 at Miss USA 2004
1998	Elizabeth Barchas	Boise	18				Triple Crown winner Later Miss Idaho USA 2001 Later Miss Idaho 2004
1997	Kimberly Whiting	Burley	16
1996	Suzan Dandeneau	Nampa	17
1995	Amy Jo Ambrose	Wendell	17				Later Miss Idaho USA 1999
1994	Sarah Elizabeth Polk	Post Falls	18				1st runner-up at Miss Idaho USA 1998, Miss Congeniality. Represented Idaho in Miss Oktoberfest 2000, Miss Congeniality
1993	Jan Cartwright	Bonners Ferry	16
1992	Amanda Greenway	Caldwell	15				Later Mrs. Idaho America 2004 under her married name, Amanda Peterson.^[4]
1991	Angelina Madrey	Boise	17
1990	Jody Walker	Boise	17
1989	Brandi Sherwood	Idaho Falls	18		Miss Teen USA 1989^[5]		Later Miss Idaho USA 1997 Miss USA 1997^[6] and actress/entertainer
1988	Renee Griggs	Boise
1987	Luanne Relyea	Meridian
1986	Kathryn Comba	Boise
1985	Tracey Shirley	Mountain Home
1984	Laura Bates	Boise
1983	Tammy Hamilton	Nampa

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

↑ Hutchens, Patty (2006-12-16). "Miss Idaho Teen; Krista McNeal, busy preparing for national competition, hopes to be positive role model for other teens;". The Spokesman-Review. p. I5.
↑ Thoreson, Kerri (1999-10-09). "Maybe it's high time we opened our eyes". The Spokesman Review. p. H3.
↑ "Idahoan shows congeniality". The Spokesman Review. 2000-08-30. p. B8.
↑ "2004 Mrs America". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
↑ "Miss Idaho Chosen as Miss Teen USA" (Press release). Associated Press. 1989-07-25.
↑ "Miss USA Sherwood" (Press release). Associated Press. 1997-05-18.

External links

Official website

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[1] Hutchens, Patty (2006-12-16). "Miss Idaho Teen; Krista McNeal, busy preparing for national competition, hopes to be positive role model for other teens;". The Spokesman-Review. p. I5.

[2] Thoreson, Kerri (1999-10-09). "Maybe it's high time we opened our eyes". The Spokesman Review. p. H3.

[3] "Idahoan shows congeniality". The Spokesman Review. 2000-08-30. p. B8.

[4] "2004 Mrs America". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2010.

[5] "Miss Idaho Chosen as Miss Teen USA" (Press release). Associated Press. 1989-07-25.

[6] "Miss USA Sherwood" (Press release). Associated Press. 1997-05-18.

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