Miss Teen USA 2007

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Miss Teen USA 2007
Miss Teen USA 2007 opening titles.jpg
DateAugust 24, 2007
Presenters Mario Lopez
Entertainment Jonas Brothers
Venue Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements15
Winner Hilary Cruz
Colorado
CongenialityAnne Elise Parks
Mississippi
PhotogenicAllison Farrow
Maryland
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Miss Teen USA 2007, the 25th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held on August 24, 2007 in Pasadena, California. At the conclusion of the final night of the competition Hilary Cruz of Colorado was crowned Miss Teen USA 2007 by outgoing titleholder Katie Blair of Montana. [1]

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The event was hosted by Mario Lopez, who also hosted Miss Teen USA 1998 and Miss Teen USA 2003. In 2007 he also hosted the Miss America and Miss Universe pageants. [2] The pageant was broadcast on NBC at 8:00 p.m. EST, rather than at 9:00 p.m. EST.

To date, it was the final Miss Teen USA pageant to be televised on broadcast television due to NBC failing to renew its contract. Since then, it is broadcast over the Internet on the pageant's official website, its YouTube channel and on Microsoft's Xbox Live service.

Events

Contestants arrived in Pasadena on August 12 and participated in a number of events in the lead up to the final competition. On August 14 the official swimsuit poster shoot was held by the pool of the Pasadena Hilton, the host hotel. [3]

Competition rounds

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Miss Teen USA delegates in Hollywood, March 2007
Chelsea Welch (West Virginia), Macy Erwin (Tennessee), Jena Sims (Georgia) and Paige Hill (Oklahoma) Teenusagirls.jpg
Chelsea Welch (West Virginia), Macy Erwin (Tennessee), Jena Sims (Georgia) and Paige Hill (Oklahoma)

Finals

The top fifteen was announced during the final telecast and went on to compete in the swimsuit competition, which featured music by Kat DeLuna. Following this the top ten delegates were announced and they competed in evening gowns, to music by the Jonas Brothers. After this, the two special award winners were announced, followed by the announcement of the top five delegates. The interview competition involved the top five answering a question proposed by one of the judges. Each delegate had 30 seconds to answer. Afterwards the judges had one final look at the top five as they cast their votes for the winner and runners-up. Katie Blair then took her final walk and the runners-up and winner was announced.

During the Final Question round, Aimee Teegarden asked Miss South Carolina, Caitlin Upton, why she thought a fifth of Americans are unable to locate the United States on a world map. Upton's response was:

I personally believe that, U.S. Americans are unable to do so, because some… people out there in our nation that don't have maps, and I believe that our education, like such as in South Africa and the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should… our education over here in the U.S., should help the U.S., er, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future. For our children. [4]

The following Tuesday, August 28, Upton appeared on NBC's Today Show , where Ann Curry gave her the opportunity to formulate a new response to the same question. Upton's new reply was: "Personally, my friends and I, we know exactly where the United States is on our map. I don't know anyone else who doesn't. If the statistics are correct, I believe there should be more emphasis on geography in our education so people will learn how to read maps better." She said that she was "in shock" during the competition and barely heard the question that had been asked. [5]

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 2007 delegates were:

StateContestantHometownAge [lower-alpha 1] HeightPlacementAwardsNotes
Alabama Canden Jackson [6] Fairhope 175 ft 10 in
178 cm		Top 10
Alaska Muriel Clauson Anchorage 175 ft 9 in
175 cm
Arizona Tiffany Martin Phoenix 185 ft 7 in
170 cm
Arkansas Tiffany Greenstreet [7] Melbourne 185 ft 4 in
163 cm
California Kylee Lin [8] San Rafael 165 ft 6 in
168 cm
Colorado Hilary Cruz [9] [10] Louisville 185 ft 7 in
170 cm		Miss Teen USA 2007
Connecticut Olga Litvinenko [11] Greenwich 175 ft 9 in
175 cm		Later Miss Connecticut USA 2017
Delaware Holly Shively Newark 165 ft 4 in
163 cm
District of Columbia Jasmine Alexis [12] Washington, D.C. 165 ft 5 in
165 cm		Later Miss District of Columbia's Outstanding Teen 2008 and Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2009
Florida Annilie Hastey Miami 185 ft 8 in
173 cm
Georgia Jena Sims [13] Winder 185 ft 8 in
173 cm
Hawaii Serena Karnagy Honolulu 165 ft 5 in
165 cm		Top 15Later competed at Miss International 2008 as Hawaii's representative.
Idaho Krista McNeal [14] Sandpoint 185 ft 8 in
173 cm
Illinois Victoria Davis [15] Thawville 185 ft 8 in
173 cm		Top 15
Indiana Victoria Tomlinson Anderson 195 ft 7 in
170 cm
Iowa Dakota Crosswhite [16] [17] Cedar Rapids 185 ft 5 in
165 cm
Kansas Jaymie Stokes [18] Lenexa 165 ft 11 in
180 cm		Top 10Later Miss Kansas USA 2011
Kentucky Katrina Giannini [19] Princeton 175 ft 8 in
173 cm
Louisiana Logan Travis Amite City 155 ft 7 in
170 cm
Maine Amanda Pelletier [20] Vassalboro 185 ft 3 in
160 cm
Maryland Allison Farrow Earleville 185 ft 6 in
168 cm		 Miss Photogenic
Massachusetts Kathleen McNiff Groton 175 ft 8 in
173 cm
Michigan Caitlin Klug Eau Claire 185 ft 4 in
163 cm
Minnesota Vanessa Vonbehren [21] Apple Valley 175 ft 7 in
170 cm		Top 10
Mississippi Anne Elise Parks New Albany 185 ft 9 in
175 cm		 Miss Congeniality
Missouri Lauren Peterson [22] [23] [24] Farmington 165 ft 10 in
178 cm		Later top 20 at Miss Grand International 2015
Montana Chelsea Nelson [25] [26] Billings 175 ft 9 in
175 cm
Nebraska Lauren Clabaugh Omaha 165 ft 7 in
170 cm
Nevada Danielle Hashimoto [27] Reno 165 ft 4 in
163 cm
New Hampshire Alexandra MacDonald [28] Gilford 185 ft 3 in
160 cm
New Jersey Alyssa Campanella Manalapan 175 ft 8 in
173 cm		1st runner-upLater Miss California USA 2011 and Miss USA 2011
New Mexico Liz Kranz Deming 175 ft 8 in
173 cm		Top 15
New York Tatiana Pallagi [29] Avon 175 ft 7 in
170 cm
North Carolina Katie Coble [30] Charlotte 175 ft 7 in
170 cm		2nd runner-upLater Miss North Carolina USA 2017
North Dakota Taylor Kearns [31] Fargo 185 ft 7 in
170 cm		Later Miss North Dakota USA 2010
Ohio Rachel Epperly Gahanna 185 ft 6 in
168 cm
Oklahoma Paige Hill Oklahoma City 166 ft 0 in
183 cm
Oregon Whitney Whitehouse Bend 175 ft 6 in
168 cm
Pennsylvania Kelsie Sinagra [32] Pittsburgh 175 ft 5 in
165 cm
Rhode Island Rochelle Rose Jamestown 155 ft 7 in
170 cm		Top 10
South Carolina Caitlin Upton Lexington 185 ft 9 in
175 cm		3rd runner-upGained notoriety following her answer to the final question, which was criticized as "strange" and "grammarless". Videos of her response were posted to YouTube and have received millions of views. Placed third with her then boyfriend Brent Horne on The Amazing Race 16 .
South Dakota Kari Schull Watertown 175 ft 9 in
175 cm
Tennessee Macy Erwin Chattanooga 175 ft 7 in
170 cm		Top 15
Texas Sommer Isdale [33] Harker Heights 165 ft 8 in
173 cm
Utah Kelsey Brigel Draper 175 ft 7 in
170 cm
Vermont Olivia Hubbard [34] Rutland 175 ft 6 in
168 cm
Virginia Emily Bruce [35] Lynchburg 175 ft 9 in
175 cm		Top 10
Washington Shalane Larango [36] Vancouver 185 ft 9 in
175 cm		Previously Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2005, 2nd runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006
West Virginia Chelsea Welch [37] West Union 165 ft 9 in
175 cm		4th runner-upLater Miss West Virginia USA 2013 and Top 15 at Miss USA 2013
Wisconsin Shauna Sabir [38] Milwaukee 175 ft 5 in
165 cm
Wyoming Mollie Smith Casper 175 ft 8 in
173 cm		Top 15

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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