Miss Teen USA 1984

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Miss Teen USA 1984
DateApril 3, 1984
Presenters
VenueMemphis Cook Convention Center, Memphis, Tennessee
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements10
WinnerCherise Haugen
Illinois
CongenialityRobin Swain
Louisiana
PhotogenicAdrianne Hazelwood
Wisconsin
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Miss Teen USA 1984, the 2nd Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Memphis Cook Convention Center, Memphis, Tennessee on 3 April 1984. [1] At the conclusion of the final competition, Cherise Haugen of Illinois was crowned by outgoing titleholder Ruth Zakarian of New York. [2] Zakarian had held the title of Miss Teen USA for just seven months, having been crowned in August 1983. [3]

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Background

The pageant was initially set to be hosted in Lakeland, Florida, following the success of Miss Teen USA 1983, as part of a three-year agreement. However, a planned date change to January 1984 conflicted with Super Bowl XVIII, which led the city to swap the event with Miss USA 1984, also organized by the same promoter. [4]

In January the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce agreed to support the city's bid to host Miss Teen USA 1984 on 3 April. [5] Las Cruces, New Mexico also bid to host the pageant. [6] After Memphis' selection, 1983 winner Ruth Zakarian travelled to the city on 22 February to film promotional material for the pageant. [7]

The short timeframe between the 1983 and 1984 pageants prevented many states from holding new competitions to select representatives. As a result, several states sent their 1983 runners-up to compete in Miss Teen USA 1984. [8]

Event

The preliminary competition took place on March 29, hosted by Michael Young and actress Heather Thomas of The Fall Guy . [9] The televised final competition on April 3 was also hosted by Michael Young, alongside Morgan Brittany of Dallas . [10] Entertainment for the event was provided by the Gatlin Brothers and the Solid Gold Dancers. [11]

Results

Placements

The 1984 pageant had a top ten, with five finalists. [2] [1]

Map showing placements by state Miss Teen USA 1984 results map.png
Map showing placements by state
Final ResultsContestant
Miss Teen USA 1984
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
  • Texas – Charlene Molinar
Top 10

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Photogenic
Best state costume

Delegates

State/DistrictContestantAge [a] HometownPlacementAwardNotesRef.
Alabama Teresa Chappell17 Sterrett [12]
Alaska Dawn Goldi17 Fairbanks [13]
Arizona Shana Andrew17 Mesa Best State Costume [14]
Arkansas Melissa Staples16 Calion Later Miss Arkansas USA 1988 [15] [16]
California Jodie Alvarez17 San Pedro [17]
Colorado Timmithea Rouse17 Fort Collins
Connecticut Monique Savorey17 Hartford [18]
Delaware Heather Reed18 Wilmington
District of Columbia Suzi Singstock17 Dumfries, Virginia Later a Playboy playmate and model as Suzi Simpson [19]
Florida Mai-Lis Kuniholm17 Coral Gables
Georgia Andrea Randall17 Marietta [8]
Hawaii Malia Yamamura16 Honolulu 1st runner-up
Idaho Laura Bathe16 Boise [20]
Illinois Cherise Haugen17 Sleepy Hollow Miss Teen USANon-finalist at Miss USA 1984
Indiana Christine Harrell16 Rolling Prairie
Iowa Kim Carlson16 Des Moines
Kansas Nancy Mardis17 Lenexa [21]
Kentucky Suzy Neclerio17 Georgetown
Louisiana Robin Swain17 Baton Rouge Congeniality
Maine Beth Maxwell16 Portland
Maryland Christie Bohraus17 Bethesda [22]
Massachusetts Shawna Pemberton17 New Bedford
Michigan Dawn Downing17 South Haven [23]
Minnesota Heather Johnson15 Truman
Mississippi Mona Bryant17 Gulfport
Missouri Lee Ann Sydenstricker16 Mexico
Montana Pam Miller17 Columbia Falls [24]
Nebraska Cyndi Freymuller16 Blair
Nevada Rana Kirkland18 Las Vegas
New Hampshire Lisa Fernald15 Hampton
New Jersey Tracy Grennon16 Wyckoff
New Mexico Cheryl Douds17 Las Cruces Semi-finalist
New York Denise Scales16 Ballston Lake
North Carolina Tracy Cagle17 Waynesville Semi-finalist
North Dakota Kari Larson18 Bismark Semi-finalistLater Miss North Dakota USA 1990
Ohio Stephanie Via17 Beaver Creek
Oklahoma Jamie Breashears17 Sallisaw Semi-finalist [25]
Oregon Dena Woodard17 Eugene 3rd runner-up
Pennsylvania Robin Vish17 Butler [26]
Rhode Island Jennifer Amoroso 16 Narragansett Later a Playboy playmate and model as Gianna Amore [27]
South Carolina Cathy Delgado17 Florence
South Dakota Kim Strom17 Brandon
Tennessee Molly Brown16 Loretto 2nd runner-upLater Miss Tennessee USA 1987
Texas Charlene Molinar18 El Paso 4th runner-up [28]
Utah Leslie Hunt17 Fillmore
Vermont Darcy Hedrick17 Bennington
Virginia Marcy Brickhouse16 Virginia Beach
Washington Charlene Walcker17 Lynnwood
West Virginia Trina Vitello18 Richwood
Wisconsin Adrianne Hazelwood16 Glendale Semi-finalistPhotogenicLater Miss Connecticut USA 1985
Wyoming Allison Faust16 Gillette

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

Judges

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. 1 2 "17-Year-Old Illinois Girl Is Chosen Miss Teen USA". The Daily Times. 4 April 1984.
  2. 1 2 "Winning Miss Teen USA title puts Illinois girl 'in the clouds'". The Shreveport Journal. 4 April 1984. p. 6. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Hayden, Bill (3 April 1984). "'Teen USA' trains beauty queens". News-Press. p. 50. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "There she goes... Miami loses Miss USA pageant". The Miami Herald. 2 December 1983. p. 241. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Wade, Paula (15 January 1984). "Chamber agrees to woo Miss Teen USA pageant". The Commercial Appeal. p. 27. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Las Cruces Faces Fund-Raising Deadline for Pageant". Albuquerque Journal. 6 January 1984. p. 12. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Teen Miss a new sight for tourists". The Commercial Appeal. 23 February 1984. p. 46. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  8. 1 2 Kimble, Julie (29 March 1984). "Marietta student takes the spotlight". The Atlanta Journal. p. 255. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  9. ↑ Beifuss, John (29 March 1984). "Miss Teen competition to start". The Commercial Appeal. p. 8. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Teen pageant set". Times Colonist. 2 March 1984. p. 68. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Miss Teen USA: Ruth Zakarian will crown her successor on CBS". Syracuse Herald-Journal. 29 March 1984. p. 109. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Special". The Birmingham News. 3 April 1984. p. 20. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Dawn Goldi". The San Bernardino County Sun. 26 February 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Mountain View senior is Miss Arizona Teen USA". The Arizona Republic. 29 February 1984. p. 187. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "Local girl places in Miss Teen pageant". Batesville Guard. 12 December 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Calion beauty crowned Miss Arkansas USA". Batesville Guard. 2 November 1987. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "Beauty titles seem to run in Alvarez family". News-Pilot. 5 May 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "Connecticut teen hangs in despite a broken wrist". The Commercial Appeal. 22 March 1984. p. 30. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "Cable selling itself just fine". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 8 May 1992. p. 75. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  20. ↑ "Ada girl crowned Miss Teen Idaho USA". The Idaho Statesman. 5 March 1984. p. 6. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  21. ↑ "Nancy Mardis". Olathe News. 20 March 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  22. ↑ "It's where the girls are". The Commercial Appeal. 15 March 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  23. ↑ "People". The Kalamazoo Gazette. 9 March 1984. p. 24. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  24. ↑ "C-Falls girl Miss Montana Teen USA". The Daily Inter Lake. 18 March 1984. p. 19. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  25. ↑ "Breashears to Leave for Pageant". Sequoyah County Times. 8 March 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  26. ↑ Torkelson, Jean (29 March 1984). "Teen to compete on national television". The Times Leader. p. 35. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  27. ↑ "Playmate-next-door". Florida Today. 18 December 1988. p. 43. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  28. ↑ Cantu, Rick (3 April 1984). "Miss Texas Teen ready for TV pageant". El Paso Times. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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