Miss Teen USA 1999

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Miss Teen USA 1999
DateAugust 24, 1999
Presenters
Entertainment
Venue Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Louisiana
Broadcaster
Winner Ashley Coleman
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware
CongenialityMorgan Maholich
Flag of New York.svg  New York
PhotogenicLexie Kemper
Flag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky
  1998
2000  

Miss Teen USA 1999, the 17th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Shreveport, Louisiana on 24 August 1999. [1] At the conclusion of the final competition, Ashley Coleman of Delaware was crowned by outgoing queen Vanessa Minnillo of South Carolina. [2] Coleman was the first national titleholder from Delaware. [3]

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Background

This was the second year that the pageant was held in Shreveport. The pageant's return to the Shreveport-Bossier City area was announced by Miss Teen USA 1998 Vanessa Minillo and pageant owner Donald Trump in February 1999. [4]

In the lead up to the final competition the contestants participated in a number of sight-seeing opportunities and events, filming segments with Britney Spears that appeared in the final telecast. [5]

The preliminary competition was held on 20 July 1999, with all contestants competing in swimsuit and gown to determine the makeup of the semi-finalists who competed in the final telecast. [6]

Hosts and entertainment

The pageant was hosted by newcomer Carson Daly with color commentary by Ali Landry and Julie Moran for the second year. Landry held the Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990, Miss Louisiana USA 1996 and Miss USA 1996 titles.

During the pageant there were performances by Britney Spears and N'Sync. This was the second year that N'Sync provided entertainment. [6]

Judges

Eight celebrity judges were selected to determine the winner of the pageant: [6]

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state Miss Teen USA 1999 results map.png
Map showing placements by state

Ashley Coleman was chosen from three finalists, with Louisiana's Sarah Thornhill finishing first runner-up and Khosi Roy of Maryland placing second runner-up. [1] [2] . There were two other finalists and five semi-finalists. [2]

Final resultsContestant
Miss Teen USA 1999
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 10

Special awards

Final Competition Score

StateInterviewSwimsuitEvening GownSemifinal AverageTop 5 Question
Delaware9.73 (2)9.65 (1)9.77 (1)9.71 (1)9.78 (1)
Louisiana9.32 (5)9.51 (3)9.50 (5)9.44 (5)9.54 (3)
Maryland9.76 (1)9.58 (2)9.47 (6)9.60 (2)9.61 (2)
Arizona9.22 (6)9.45 (6)9.68 (3)9.45 (4)9.36 (4)
Michigan9.57 (3)9.46 (5)9.73 (2)9.58 (3)9.16 (5)
Kentucky9.44 (4)9.28 (9)9.58 (4)9.43 (6)
Texas9.17 (7)9.48 (4)9.45 (8)9.36 (7)
Tennessee8.96 (10)9.39 (7)9.45 (7)9.26 (8)
Virginia9.06 (9)9.36 (8)9.34 (10)9.25 (9)
Nevada9.09 (8)9.21 (10)9.41 (9)9.23 (10)
  Winner
  First Runner-up
  Second Runner-up
  Top 5 Finalist
  Top 10 Semifinalist
(#) Rank in each round of competition

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1999 delegates were: [7]

Contestant notes

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