Miss Kentucky Teen USA

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Miss Kentucky Teen USA
Formation1982;42 years ago (1982)
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Cincinnati
Location
Membership
Miss Teen USA
Official language
English
Key people
Melissa Proctor-Pitchford, state pageant director
Website Official website

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

Contents

Although Kentucky has not produced a Miss Teen USA titleholder, five delegates have placed as Top 5 or Top 6: Krista Keith in 1983, Kristi Dawn Hicks in 1989, April Vaughn in 1990, Kristen Johnson in 2000 and Tara Conner in 2002. Their most recent placement was Taylor Hubbard who placed in the Top 15 in 2010.

Gabriella Hembree of Carrollton was crowned Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2022 on March 26, 2022, at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset. She represented Kentucky at Miss Teen USA 2022 in Reno, Nevada.

Eligibility

The participant must be a single, legally recognized female between the ages of 14 and 18 years old. Specifically, the contestant has to be under 19 years old before January 1 of the pageant year. Also, the applicant must have never been married, pregnant, or had a marriage annulled. A contestant can only be eligible if she is a United States citizen and remains a United States citizen throughout the competition at both a state and national level. She must have lived in the state she desires to compete in permanently, at least six months prior to the pageant date, or be a full-time student in the state with one semester completed by December 31 of the pageant year.

Results summary

Placement at Miss Teen USA

Kentucky holds a record of 11 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

Winners

YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2024 Karlie Holmen Gilbertsville 17
2023 MéShyia BradshawTBA17
2022 Gabriella Hembree Carrollton 18
2021 Kennedy Mosley London 16
2020 Mattie Barker Louisville 17
2019 Emma Johns Pikeville 16
2018 Jordan Crozier [1] Somerset 18
2017 Olivia Prewitt [2] [3] Danville [2] 18 [2]
2016 Christiaan Prince [4] Grayson [4] 15 [4]
2015 Caroline Ford Bowling Green 18
2014 Megan Ducharm Shelbyville 18
2013 Gracie Sapp Lexington 15
2012 Tiffany Cline Georgetown 14
2011 Stephanie Jones Elizabethtown 18
2010 Taylor Hubbard [5] London [5] 15Top 15
2009 Jefra Bland Campbellsville 19Top 15Later contestant on Survivor: Cagayan [6]
2008 Shannen Reil West Van Lear 15
2007 Katrina Giannini Princeton 17
2006 Tiffany Withrow Ashland 17
2005 Sarah Bryan Withers Columbia 18Top 15
2004 Megan Frank Greensburg 19
2003 Amanda Nunnelley Louisville 17Top 10
2002 Tara Conner [7] Russell Springs 162nd runner-upBody Glove Swimsuit AwardLater Miss Kentucky USA 2006 and Miss USA 2006, 4th runner up at Miss Universe 2006 [7]
2001 Katherine Faulkner Hazard 17
2000 Kristen Johnson Slaughters 182nd runner-up Miss Photogenic Later Miss Kentucky USA 2005, 2nd runner up at Miss USA 2005
1999 Lexie Kemper [8] Louisville [8] 17 [8] Top 10Miss Photogenic [9]
1998 Elizabeth Arnold Columbia 18Later Miss Kentucky USA 2002
1997 Kelli Jones Louisville 18
1996 Kelly Marie Sodan Berea 15
1995 Brittany Johnson Virgie 17Top 12
1994 Crystal Hayden Paducah [10] 16
1993 Holly RiggsPaducah [10] 15
1992 Heather BoggessPaducah [10] 17
1991 Christine Jackman Louisville 18
1990 April Vaughn Louisville 17Top 6
1989 Kristi Dawn Hicks [11] Bardstown 17 [11] 1st runner-upLater Miss Kentucky 1995 [11]
1988 Marti Hendricks [12] Danville [12] 19 [12]
1987 Tracey Marsee Middlesboro 16
1986 Amy Miller Louisville 15
1985 Leanne Gregory Lexington 15
1984 Suzy NeclerioGeorgetown18
1983 Krista Keith Louisville 162nd runner-up

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

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