Miss District of Columbia Teen USA

Mercedes Lindsay, Miss District of Columbia USA 2007 and Jasmine Alexis, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2007

The Miss District of Columbia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

With only three semi-finalist placings, the District of Columbia is one of the least successful jurisdictions at Miss Teen USA. One of those semi finalists, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2000 Tiara Christen Dews, was one of only three District of Columbia teens to win the Miss District of Columbia USA crown.

Results summary

Placements

• Top 10: Ni'Cole Bobbitt (1987), Tiara Dews (2000), Jacqueline Drakeford (2001)

Awards

• Miss Congeniality: Shirelle Robinson (1990)

Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age1	Placement at Miss Teen USA	Special awards at Miss Teen USA	Notes
2011	Imani Bentham	Queens, NY*	19			*Student at George Washington University
2010	Jeneffer Lopez	Washington, DC
2009	Jessica Nowlin	Washington, DC
2008	Ivana Grace	Washington, DC	16
2007	Jasmine Alexis	Washington, DC	16			Assumed the title after winner Ava Goldson reliquished title. Later Miss District of Columbia's Outstanding Teen 2008, Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008. Crowned the first Miss Black USA Talented Teen 2009.
	Ava Goldson	Washington, DC				Resigned to attend Spelman College.
2006	Jasmine Niernberger	Washington, DC	17
2005	Danai Mattison	Washington, DC	18
2004	Nicole White	Washington, DC	16			Later Miss District of Columbia USA 2009
2003	Natasha Prakash	Washington, DC	18
2002	Glovindria Burgess	Washington, DC
2001	Jacqueline Drakeford	Washington, DC		Semi-finalist
2000	Tiara Christen Dews	Washington, DC		Semi-finalist		Later Miss District of Columbia USA 2004; had a special relationship with the Clinton administration, which started when she was chosen to present flowers to President Clinton in 1993.[1]
1999	Shelly Braxton-Brooks	Washington, DC
1998	Chartese De Quinta Day	Washington, DC
1997	Cheri Vivette Alexander	Washington, DC
1996	Shannan McCray	Washington, DC
1995	Michelle Dollie Wright	Washington, DC	18			Later Miss District of Columbia USA 2003
1994	Tamara Yvette McDowell	Washington, DC
1993	Rebecca Marie Slobig[2]	Washington, DC
1992	Did Not Compete
1991	Marja Allen	Washington, DC
1990	Shirelle Robinson	Washington, DC			Miss Congeniality
1989	Christina Patino	Washington, DC
1988	Sabrina Curtis	Washington, DC
1987	Ni'Cole Bobbitt	Washington, DC		Semi-finalist
1986	Melissa Gilbert	Washington, DC
1985	Meisha Hayes	Washington, DC
1984	Suzi Simpson	Washington, DC
1983	Patricia Custis	Washington, DC

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

1. ^ Harris, Hamil (1997-01-18). "A Skeptical View of New Clinton Plan". The Washington Post. p. C05. 
2. ^ Soriano, Cesar (1995-04-25). "Donating priceless service Young people volunteer for community projects". The Washington Times. p. C10. 

External links

• Official website