- Miss New York Teen USA
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Tatiana Pallagi after winning the Miss New York Teen USA 2007 title
The Miss New York Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
Like the first Miss USA competition (which was won by New York's Jackie Loughery), the first Miss Teen USA competition was won by a Miss New York Teen USA. That winner was Ruth Zakarian, who went on to be an actress. Two New York teens have also placed 1st runner-up in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
Five New York teens have also competed at Miss USA, including Zakarian who competed as Miss Teen USA in the Miss USA competition (a short-lived tradition gave four Miss Teen USA titleholders this opportunity in the early 1980s). Two won the Miss New York USA crown, and one won the Miss Vermont USA title.
In 1998 Kimberly Pressler, Miss New York Teen USA 1994, won the Miss New York USA 1999 title and went on to win the Miss USA 1999 pageant held in February the following year. Pressler later competed at Miss Universe 1999 and was the first Miss USA to miss the cut at Miss Universe since 1976.
The current Miss New York Teen USA titleholder is Thatiana Diaz of Bayside.
New York is also one of only five states to have won the Miss Congeniality award at least two times.
Contents
Results summary
Placements
- Miss Teen USA's: Ruth Zakarian (1983)
- 1st runners-up: Jessica Collins (1988), Gloria Almonte (2001)
- 2nd runners-up: Claudia Liem (1986)
- Top 6: Sarah Gore (1993)
- Top 10: Michelle Kelenski (1987), Beth Savage (1989), Aiesha Hendrick (1996), Marley Delduchetto (2002), Catherine Muldoon (2004)
- Top 15: Natascha Bessez (2005), Thatiana Diaz (2010)
Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Amber Evans (1992), Morgan Maholick (1999)
- Miss Photogenic: Sana Idnani (2008)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at MTUSA Special awards at MTUSA Notes 2011 Lisa Drouillard Manhattan 19 2010 Thatiana Diaz Bayside 16 Top 15 2009 Taylor Gildersleeve Mattituck 17 Formerly on ABC daytime soap opera All My Children as "Sydney Harris" (2006-2007) 2008 Sana Idnani Roslyn 17 Miss Photogenic 2007 Tatiana Pallagi[1] Avon 17 2006 Candace Kuykendall Rochester 17 2005 Natascha Bessez New York City 18 Semi-finalist 2004 Catherine Muldoon Chappaqua 18 Finalist Later Miss Virginia USA 2012 2003 Adriana Diaz Bronx 18 Later Miss New York USA 2006 2002 Marley Delduchetto Syracuse Semi-finalist 2001 Gloria Almonte Bronx 1st runner-up Later Miss New York USA 2007 2000 Tina Casciani Wantagh Successor to crown Emily Pollack Resigned prior to competing at Miss Teen USA. 1999 Morgan Maholick Miss Congeniality 1998 Lindsay Fredette Glens Falls Sister of Sacramento Kings basketball player Jimmer Fredette and rapper TJ Fredette. 1997 Jessica-Lynn Ferdinand 1996 Aiesha Hendrick Liverpool Semi-finalist 1995 Tara Campbell Clarence Center 1994 Kimberly Pressler Franklinville Later Miss New York USA 1999 and Miss USA 1999 1993 Sarah Gore Queensbury Finalist 1992 Amber Evans Rochester Miss Congeniality 1991 Wendy Cooper Rochester 1990 Catherine Bliss Later Miss Vermont USA 1998 1989 Beth Savage Semi-finalist 1988 Jessica Collins Amsterdam 1st runner-up Actress 1987 Michelle Kelenski Ballston Spa Semi-finalist 1986 Claudia Liem Glendale 15 2nd runner-up 1985 Shelly Lounge Red House 1984 Denise Scalez 1983 Ruth Zakarian Amsterdam Winner Competed at Miss USA 1984 as Miss Teen USA 1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
- ^ Bryant, Erica (2007-08-04). "Avon girl seeks Miss Teen USA". Democrat & Chronicle. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070804/NEWS01/708040332/1002/NEWS. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
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