Miss West Virginia Teen USA

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Miss West Virginia Teen USA
Formation1983
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Buckhannon
Location
Membership Miss Teen USA
Official language
English
Website Official Website
Chelsea Welch, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2007 Chelsea Welch.png
Chelsea Welch, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2007

The Miss West Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is independently conducted and produced by Empower2 Productions LLC. and is formerly directed by Sanders & Associates, Inc., dba- Pageant Associates based in Buckhannon, West Virginia.

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Despite a relatively strong start in the 1980s, with two semi-finals finishes, no Miss West Virginia Teen USA placed from 1988 to 2005, when Andrea Turner placed 2nd runner-up to Allie LaForce of Ohio. After this, West Virginia had more success with more placements in 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018.

Four Miss West Virginia Teen USA's have also won the Miss West Virginia USA title and competed at Miss USA.

Emma Kitchen of Buckhannon was crowned Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2022 on June 5, 2022 at Virginia Thomas Law Center for the Performing Arts in West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. She will represent West Virginia for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022.

Results summary

Placements

West Virginia holds a record of 10 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

Winners

YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2024 Olivia Travis Gerrardstown 194th Runner-up
2023 Lakyn Campbell Parkersburg 18
2022 Emma Kitchen Buckhannon 18
2021 Brylee Knotts Grafton 18
2020 Sophia Isabella Martino Bridgeport 17
2019 Brennah Groves Summersville 17
2018 Trinity Tiffany Huntington 16Top 15
2017 Olivia Hutchison Huntington 18Top 15
2016 Cassy Trickett St. Marys 18
2015 Cora King Hurricane 16Miss Congeniality
2014 Lexsey Marrara Morgantown 17Top 15
2013 Haley Holloway Morgantown 172nd runner-upLater Miss West Virginia USA 2019
2012 Elizabeth Sabatino [1] Morgantown 161st runner-up
2011 Susan Hines King Fairmont 16Top 15
2010 Ally Grace Brandfass Morgantown 16
2009 Alysia Thompson Ripley 16
2008 Micah Michael [2] Morgantown 17
2007 Chelsea Welch West Union 164th runner-upLater Miss West Virginia USA 2013 and Top 15 at Miss USA 2013
2006 Lora Gallagher Bridgeport 18
2005 Andrea Turner Benwood 172nd runner-up
2004Mary Ellen Wolfe Huntington 18Daughter of Mrs. America 1984- Deborah Wolfe [3]
2003 Whitney Veach Petersburg 16Later Miss West Virginia USA 2011
2002 Heather EstepHurricane18
2001 Tara Szersen Wheeling 17
2000 Ginneene Barone Charleston 18
1999 Carrie Anne Fleshman Pinch/Charleston16
1998 Erica BevinsHuntington18
1997 Amanda BurnsCharleston17Later Miss West Virginia USA 1999 and Mrs. West Virginia America 2004 under her married name, Amanda Duffy. [4]
1996 Heather GrayCharleston16
1995 Sarah RussellHurricane15
1994 Jonelle SpikerCharleston17
1993 Jennifer PringleCharleston19
1992 Kelly HumphreysCharleston15
1991 Tracey Rexroad Weston 18
1990 Mindy Green Buckhannon 18
1989 Jennifer DunnBuckhannon18
1988 Wendy Stephens Parkersburg 18Top 10
1987 Cheryl Cullop Beckley 17
1986Jodi Caldwell Nitro 15Top 10
1985 Kelly Porterfield Martinsburg 16Best State Costume
1984 Trina Vertillo Richwood 15
1983 Kay Scadden Newell 17

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

  1. "3 area women make semi-finalist in Miss West Virginia USA pageants". Herald-Dispatch. October 31, 2011.
  2. "Pageants". Herald-Dispatch. November 3, 2007.
  3. West Virginia 2004 Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine , TFTJ
  4. "2004 Mrs America". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2010.