Miss Teen USA 1995

Miss Teen USA 1995
Date	August 15, 1995
Presenters	Bob Goen, Maty Monfort
Entertainment	All-4-One
Venue	Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas
Broadcaster	CBS, KWCH-TV
Entrants	51
Placements	12
Winner	Keylee Sue Sanders Kansas
Congeniality	Shelly Forest Oklahoma
Photogenic	Lynnette Cole Tennessee

Miss Teen USA 1995, the 13th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 15 August 1995. At the conclusion of the final competition, Keylee Sue Sanders of Kansas was crowned by outgoing queen Shauna Gambill of California.^[1]

The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen for the second year, with color commentary by Maty Monfort and entertainment by All-4-One.^[2] This was the only year that the pageant was held in Wichita, which also held the Miss USA pageant from 1990-1994, and it was the first time that a delegate won the Miss Teen USA title in her home state.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

Final results	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 1995	Kansas - Keylee Sue Sanders
1st runner-up	Maine - Katie Aselton
2nd runner-up	Utah - Loni Sorden
Top 6	Tennessee - Lynnette Cole Illinois - Anne-Marie Dixon Delaware - Dawn Renee Huey
Top 12	Iowa - Chelsey Ridge Kentucky - Brittany Johnson Minnesota - Michelle Borg Florida - Corinna Clark California - Kellie Foster Moore Missouri - Melana Scantlin

Semifinal scores

State	Preliminary Average	Swimsuit	Interview	Evening Gown	Semifinal Average	Top 6 Finalists
Kansas	9.26 (2)	9.298 (8)	9.580 (4)	9.594 (3)	9.490 (3)	9.788 (1)
Maine	9.18 (6)	9.650 (1)	9.619 (3)	9.661 (2)	9.643 (1)	9.768 (2)
Utah	9.16 (8)	9.246 (12)	9.663 (1)	9.371 (10)	9.427 (5)	9.561 (3)
Tennessee	9.25 (3)	9.413 (3)	9.659 (2)	9.685 (1)	9.585 (2)	9.438 (4)
Illinois	9.23 (4)	9.250 (11)	9.475 (5)	9.508 (5)	9.411 (6)	9.319 (5)
Delaware	9.03 (12)	9.324 (7)	9.438 (7)	9.546 (4)	9.436 (4)	9.269 (6)
Iowa	9.18 (6)	9.263 (9)	9.475 (5)	9.486 (7)	9.408 (7)
Kentucky	9.07 (9)	9.406 (4)	9.288 (8)	9.506 (6)	9.400 (8)
Minnesota	9.04 (10)	9.575 (2)	9.225 (10)	9.350 (11)	9.383 (9)
Florida	9.27 (1)	9.386 (5)	9.233 (9)	9.480 (8)	9.366 (10)
California	9.04 (10)	9.369 (6)	9.180 (11)	9.431 (9)	9.327 (11)
Missouri	9.19 (5)	9.256 (10)	9.009 (12)	9.065 (12)	9.110 (12)

Winner

First Runner-up

Second Runner-up

Top 6 Finalist

Top 12 Semifinalist

(#) Rank in each round of competition

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Oklahoma - Shelly Forest
Miss Photogenic	Tennessee - Lynnette Cole
Style Award	Indiana - Sarah McClary

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1995 delegates were:

Alabama - Jennifer Otts
Alaska - Heather Evans
Arizona - Brandy Leigh Campbell^[3]
Arkansas - Natalie Fisher
California - Kellie Foster Moore
Colorado - Melissa Schuster
Connecticut - Tiffany-Anne Kosma
Delaware - Dawn Renee Huey
District of Columbia - Michelle Wright
Florida - Corinna Clark
Georgia - Gillian Nicholson
Hawaii - Sara Kirby
Idaho - Amy Jo Ambrose
Illinois - Anne-Marie Dixon^[4]
Indiana - Sarah McClary
Iowa - Chelsey Ridge
Kansas - Keylee Sue Sanders
Kentucky - Brittany Johnson
Louisiana - Shawn Elizabeth Price^[5]
Maine - Katie Aselton
Maryland - Jennifer Ritz
Massachusetts - Erika Ewald
Michigan - Kathleen McConnell
Minnesota - Michelle Borg
Mississippi - Meredith Joy Cash
Missouri - Melana Scantlin

Montana - Christi Hanson
Nebraska - Marlo McVea^[6]
Nevada - Alicia Carnes^[7]
New Hampshire - Denise Courtney Hill
New Jersey - Joyce Houseknecht
New Mexico - Shelby Phillips
New York - Tara Campbell^[8]
North Carolina - Meredith Jackson^[9]
North Dakota - Jessica Spier
Ohio - Amber Vaughan
Oklahoma - Shelly Forest
Oregon - Kirra O'Brien
Pennsylvania - Erika Lynn Shay^[10]
Rhode Island - Carol Pedrosa
South Carolina - Garianne Phillips
South Dakota - Marty Eaton
Tennessee - Lynnette Cole
Texas - Mandy Jeffreys
Utah - Loni Sorden^[11]
Vermont - Melissa Perron
Virginia - Kristel Jenkins
Washington - Summer Springer
West Virginia - Sarah Russell^[12]
Wisconsin - Rebecca Rowe
Wyoming - Erica Lynn Williams

Preliminary scores

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

State	Average
Alabama	8.59
Alaska	8.67
Arizona	8.25
Arkansas	8.24
California	9.04
Colorado	8.08
Connecticut	8.89
Delaware	9.03
District of Columbia	8.70
Florida	9.27
Georgia	8.69
Hawaii	8.27
Idaho	8.67
Illinois	9.23
Indiana	8.83
Iowa	9.18
Kansas	9.26
Kentucky	9.07
Louisiana	8.80
Maine	9.18
Maryland	8.70
Massachusetts	8.62
Michigan	8.60
Minnesota	9.04
Mississippi	8.89
Missouri	9.19
Montana	8.95
Nebraska	8.46
Nevada	8.76
New Hampshire	8.11
New Jersey	8.89
New Mexico	8.78
New York	8.97
North Carolina	8.64
North Dakota	8.92
Ohio	8.80
Oklahoma	8.84
Oregon	8.74
Pennsylvania	8.34
Rhode Island	8.62
South Carolina	8.64
South Dakota	7.95
Tennessee	9.25
Texas	8.88
Utah	9.16
Vermont	8.53
Virginia	8.45
Washington	8.69
West Virginia	8.41
Wisconsin	8.93
Wyoming	8.31

Winner

First Runner-up

Second Runner-up

Top 6 Finalist

Top 12 Semifinalist

Historical significance

Kansas placed for the fifth of eight times, recording their highest placement ever.
Iowa placed for the second time, following Jamie Solinger's win in 1992. They have only reached the semi-finals on one further occasion, waiting until 2003 for their third placement.
Kentucky placed for the first time since 1990.
Maine placed for the second time, recording their highest placement ever.
Delaware, Utah and Minnesota recorded their first placements in the competition. Delaware only placed two other times in 1999, when Ashley Coleman won the title and 2014 when Mia Jones placed in the top 15. Utah did not made the cut again until 2010; and Minnesota has gone on to place four more times (2002, 2004, 2005 and 2007).

Crossovers

Contestants who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were:
- Anne-Marie Dixon (Illinois) - Miss Oklahoma USA 1998
- Amy Jo Ambrose (Idaho) - Miss Idaho USA 1999
- Alicia Carnes (Nevada) - Miss Nevada USA 2000
- Lynnette Cole (Tennessee) - Miss Tennessee USA and Miss USA 2000
- Kristel Jenkins (Virginia) - Miss Virginia USA 2001
- Sarah McClary (Indiana) - Miss Indiana USA 2001
- Melana Scantlin (Missouri) - Miss Missouri USA 2002
- Michelle Wright (District of Columbia) - Miss District of Columbia USA 2003
Katie Aselton, first runner-up, became an actress. She is well known for her role of Jenny McArthur on The League, and has also appeared in The Puffy Chair and the fifth season of Undressed.
Jessica Spier (North Dakota) is the younger sister of Juliette Spier, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1992. Juliette would go on to win Miss North Dakota USA 1996.

Judges

Lisa Akey
Allison Brown Young
Brian McNamara
Adam Oates
Lisa Santos
Raphael Sbarge
David Sidoni
Laurin Sydney

References

↑ "Homestate Favorite Named Miss Teen USA". Associated Press. 1995-08-15.
↑ "Live from Wichita, it's Miss Teen USA". Dayton Daily News. 1995-07-19.
↑ Wagner, Raina (1995-08-07). "Local teen is pageant veteran". The Arizona Daily Star. p. 4B.
↑ Highland, Robert (1996-07-06). "Metro East teens winners in pageant: Highland girl set for Miss Teen USA". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
↑ Moore, Elizabeth (1994-09-25). "Big Sister's patience pays off". The New Orleans Times-Picayune.
↑ "Roncalli Senior, 17 Wins Teen Pageant". The Omaha World-Herald. 1994-11-28.
↑ Przybys, John (1995-08-02). "Teen Queen: Miss Teen Nevada not afraid to admit her love for bowling". The Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 1C.
↑ Anderson, Dale (1994-11-07). "Clarence girl wins state teen competition". Buffalo News. p. C18.
↑ Overton, Rod (1994-11-17). "Win propels teen to national competition". Greensboro News & Record.
↑ "Teen pageant winners". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1994-09-19. p. B4.
↑ Johnson, Jill (1995-05-05). "A beautiful year for Sorden". The Salt Lake Tribune.
↑ "Teen ready for national event". Charleston Daily Mail. 1995-08-14.

External links

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