Miss Teen USA 2006
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Miss Teen USA 2006 pageant, the 24th Miss Teen USA competition, was televised live from Palm Springs, California on 15 August 2006. At the conclusion of the final competition, Miss Montana Teen USA Katie Blair was crowned by outgoing queen Allie LaForce of Ohio.
On 10 August, the 51 contestants competed in a preliminary presentation show where they were judged in swimsuits and evening gowns. Scores from this judging will determine the top 15 on the live telecast on 15 August.
Miss Teen USA 2006 will room with Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera and Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner in New York City.
All the delegates were first to required to win their state pageant, which in some states also meant holding a local title.
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[edit] Results
- Miss Teen USA 2006: Katie Blair (Montana)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Melissa Lingafelt (North Carolina)
- 2nd runner-up: Katie Cooper (North Dakota)
- 3rd runner-up: Samantha Casey (Virginia)
- 4th runner-up: Brittany Sharp (Georgia)
- The following contestants made the top ten, competing in both swimsuit and evening gown: Emerald Zellers (Arizona), Gentry Miller (Kansas), Jamie O'Brien (Maryland), Julianna White (New Jersey), Shaelyn McNally (Rhode Island)
- The following contestants made the top fifteen, competing in the swimsuit competition: Raquel McClendon (Michigan), Morgan Woolard (Oklahoma), Jennifer Wooten (Florida), Danielle Zuroski (Nebraska), Brittany Smith (South Carolina),
- Special awards went to:
- Congeniality: Blair Griffith (Colorado)
- Photogenic: Melissa Lingafelt (North Carolina)
[edit] Trivia
- Montana places for the first time at Miss Teen USA, and wins the crown. Other states to win the first year they placed (after the first five years of the competition) are Idaho (1989), New Hampshire (1991), and Iowa (1992).
- Nebraska places for only the second time. Nebraska was the second-last state to make their first placement, which came in 2004 when Meagan Winings made the top 10. The Vanbros organisation took over the pageant in 2002 and has reinvorated it, with two placements in five years.
- Arizona and Rhode Island place for the 3rd time, Florida, South Carolina and Michigan for the 5th
- Melissa Lingafelt (1st runner-up) equals North Carolina's previous highest placement (Peggy Blackwell was 1RU in 1987)
- Katie Cooper continues North Dakotas strong form at Miss Teen USA, with ND making the cut for the third time since 2003. She is the highest ever placed delegate from North Dakota, an honour previously held by Dayna Decker and Heidi Langseth who both came 4RU.
- Georgia has now placed every year bar one since 2000 (not making the cut in 2003).
- Michigan places twice in succession for the first time
- Morgan Woolard continues Oklahoma's resurgence, with the states third placement since 2003 (the state had a dry spell from 1997-2003).
- Maryland and Georgia are the only states to have placed every year 2004-2006.
- Florida, North Carolina and Arizona make the cut for the first time in the 2000s. North Carolina previously placed in 1997 when Ali Burr made the top 6, Nicole Broderick made the top 10 for Florida in 1998 and Danielle Demski of Arizona made top 6 in 1999.
- The state grouping of RI/IL/NJ/MD is the most successful at this years pageant, with three top ten placements (RI, MD, NJ). Second is Vanbros (KS/MO/NE/OK) with one top ten placement (KS) and two top fifteen placements (NE & NJ).
- Two sets of roommates made the top 15. They are: Oklahoma & Nebraska and New Jersey & North Carolina.
- Colorado wins their first Miss Congeniality award
- North Carolina wins their second Miss Photogenic award, becoming one of only six states to win this award more than once.
- Tennessee fails to place twice in succession for the first time since the 1980s and early 1990s (the state did not place from 1985-1993 but has failed to place only four times since then, including 2006).
- Texas fails to place twice in succession for the first time since 1993-1995.
[edit] Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 2006 delegates are:
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[edit] Placements in state pageants
The following delegates had also competed in previous Miss Teen USA state pageants:
- Taylor Wright (Arkansas) - 1st runner-up, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2005
- Blair Griffith (Colorado) - 2nd runner-up, Miss Colorado Teen USA 2005; 3rd runner-up, Miss Colorado Teen USA 2004
- Danielle Malatek (Iowa) - 2nd runner-up, Miss Iowa Teen USA 2005
- Kelsey Lawson (Louisiana) - 3rd runner-up, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2005; 4th runner-up, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2004
- Donna Schlieper (Maine) - 1st runner-up, Miss Maine Teen USA 2005; 3rd runner-up, Miss Maine Teen USA 2004; Semi-finalist, Miss Maine Teen USA 2003
- Jamie O'Brien (Maryland) - Semi-finalist, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2004
- Raquel McClendon (Michigan) - Finalist, Miss Michigan Teen USA 2005
- Amy Blue (Minnesota) - Semi-finalist, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2004
- Raegan Raulston (Mississippi) - 4th runner-up, Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2005
- Breanna Huellinghorst (Missouri) - Semi-finalist, Miss Missouri Teen USA 2005
- Julianna White (New Jersey) - Semi-finalist, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2005
- Shaelyn McNally (Rhode Island) - Semi-finalist, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2005
- Raevan Valadez (Texas) - Contestant, Miss Austin Teen USA 2005 (prelim to Miss Texas Teen USA)
- Samantha Casey (Virginia) - 1st runner-up, Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005; 1st runner-up, Miss Virginia Teen USA 2004
- Lora Gallagher (West Virginia) - 3rd runner-up, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2005
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