Miss Teen USA 1996

Miss Teen USA 1996
Date August 21, 1996
Presenters Bob Goen, Shari Belafonte
Entertainment The Monkees
Venue Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Broadcaster CBS, KDBC-TV
Winner Christie Lee Woods
Texas Texas
Congeniality Lavinia Magruder
Photogenic Kelly Gaudet

Miss Teen USA 1996, the 14th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Las Cruces, New Mexico on 21 August 1996. At the conclusion of the final competition, Christie Lee Woods of Texas was crowned by outgoing queen Keylee Sue Sanders of Kansas.[1]

The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen for the third and final year, with color commentary by Shari Belafonte and entertainment from The Monkees. This was the only year that the pageant was held in Las Cruces, although Albuquerque had previously played host to the 1987 Miss USA pageant.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

Special awards

Historical significance

Scores

Preliminary competition

The following is the contestants average scores in the preliminary competition.

State Average
Alabama 8.70
Alaska 8.42
Arizona 9.25
Arkansas 8.70
California 9.18
Colorado 8.40
Connecticut 8.22
Delaware8.55
District of Columbia8.44
Florida 9.13
Georgia 8.78
Hawaii 8.73
Idaho 8.47
Illinois 8.82
Indiana 8.46
Iowa 8.77
Kansas 8.88
Kentucky 8.86
Louisiana 8.99
Maine 8.29
Maryland 9.25
Massachusetts 9.04
Michigan 9.14
Minnesota 9.01
Mississippi 8.39
Missouri 9.26
Montana 8.49
Nebraska 8.62
Nevada 9.01
New Hampshire 8.59
New Jersey8.28
New Mexico 8.56
New York 9.21
North Carolina 8.51
North Dakota 9.40
Ohio 8.92
Oklahoma 9.31
Oregon 8.51
Pennsylvania9.32
Rhode Island 8.73
South Carolina9.10
South Dakota 8.92
Tennessee 8.97
Texas9.27
Utah8.40
Vermont 8.13
Virginia8.90
Washington 8.52
West Virginia 8.55
Wisconsin 8.44
Wyoming 8.55

  Winner
  First runner-up
  Second runner-up
  Finalist
  Semi-finalist

Final competition scores

Country PreliminariesInterview Swimsuit Evening Gown AverageFinalists
Missouri9.269.84 9.76 9.77 9.79 9.54
California9.189.76 9.64 9.66 9.699.71
Pennsylvania9.329.75 9.63 9.54 9.64 9.86
Texas 9.27 9.39 9.74 9.72 9.62 9.73
Arizona9.259.56 9.59 9.70 9.62 9.40
Maryland9.259.409.73 9.55 9.56 9.60
Oklahoma9.319.44 9.57 9.639.54
Michigan9.139.379.519.409.42
North Dakota9.409.159.309.389.27
New York9.219.199.189.32 9.23

  Winner
  First runner-up
  Second runner-up
  Finalists

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1996 delegates were:

Crossovers

Judges

References

  1. "18-Year-Old Texan Clinches Miss Teen USA Title". The Associated Press. 1996-08-21.
  2. Massaro, Gary (1996-05-02). "Teen eyes national beauty pageant; Being a `burger queen' hasn't hurt". Rocky Mountain News.
  3. "Kelly Gaudet of Miami crowned 1996 Miss Florida Teen USA". Business Wire. 1995-11-25.
  4. "Area contestant in Miss Teen show". The Baton Rouge Advocate. 1996-08-21.
  5. Wright, Kristi (1995-10-15). "Just the Girl Next Door Model, Titleholder Says She Works Hard, but She's Average Teen at Heart Mandy Groff". The Omaha World-Herald.
  6. Garza, Nora (1995-11-14). "Miss Nevada Teen USA serving as role model". The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  7. Trout Lowen, J (1995-11-28). "A little bit teen-ager, a little bit beauty queen: Liverpool High School junior crowned Miss New York Teen USA". Syracuse Herald-Journal.
  8. "Holland Hall Student Is Miss Oklahoma Teen USA". Tulsa World. 1995-10-18.
  9. "UT coed competes for Miss Teen USA; Newport native represents state at national pageant". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. 1996-08-14.
  10. Pierce, Annie (1996-08-19). "Vancouver teen-ager eagerly practicing for national pageant". The Columbian.
  11. "Miss Teen winner to represent state". Charleston Gazette. 1996-08-17.
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