Miss Teen USA 1994

Miss Teen USA 1994
Date	August 16, 1994
Presenters	Bob Goen, Daisy Fuentes and Jamie Solinger
Venue	Biloxi, Mississippi
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Shauna Gambill California
Congeniality	Mary Elizabeth Stevenson
Photogenic	Anjelie Eldredge

Miss Teen USA 1994, the 12th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi on 16 August 1994. At the conclusion of the final competition, Shauna Gambill of California was crowned by outgoing queen Charlotte Lopez of Vermont.

The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen for the first of three years, with color commentary by Daisy Fuentes and Jamie Solinger, Miss Teen USA 1992. Music was provided by the Gulf Coast Teen Orchestra.

This was the fifth and final year that the pageant was held in Biloxi.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

Final results	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 1994	California - Shauna Gambill
1st runner-up	Georgia - Whitney Fuller
2nd runner-up	Kansas - Melissa Hurtig
Top 6	Missouri - Tiffany Meyer South Carolina - Mary Elizabeth Stevenson Tennessee - Allison Alderson
Top 12	New Jersey - Kelli Lynn Paarz Mississippi - Angie Carpenter Pennsylvania - Nicole Bigham Louisiana - Sarah Louther Florida - Kristy Fatsinger Indiana - Nicolette Van Hook

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Mary Elizabeth Stevenson (South Carolina)
• Miss Photogenic: Anjelie Eldredge (Washington)
• Best in Swimsuit: Shauna Gambill (California)
• Minolta Photo Contest: Denise Fisher (Maryland)

Scores

Country Preliminaries Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average California 9.090 9.270 9.437 9.429 9.379 South Carolina 9.057 9.220 9.369 9.516 9.368 Georgia 8.949 9.343 9.217 9.519 9.360 Tennessee 9.212 9.321 9.364 9.330 9.338 Kansas 9.197 9.194 9.297 9.433 9.308 Missouri 9.097 9.143 9.140 9.617 9.300 New Jersey 9.117 9.047 9.329 9.334 9.234 Mississippi 9.042 9.170 9.109 9.127 9.135 Pennsylvania 8.940 9.183 9.031 9.163 9.123 Louisiana 9.017 9.118 9.023 9.189 9.110 Florida 8.968 8.891 9.134 9.179 9.068 Indiana 8.964 8.934 9.017 9.236 9.062

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Finalists

Preliminary competition

The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.

State Swimsuit Evening gown Interview Average Alabama 8.14 8.91 8.90 8.65 Alaska 8.56 8.89 8.94 8.80 Arizona 8.26 8.56 8.59 8.47 Arkansas 8.56 8.96 8.80 8.77 California 9.05 9.12 9.10 9.09 Colorado 8.61 8.79 8.83 8.74 Connecticut 8.45 8.68 8.72 8.62 Delaware 8.28 8.80 8.95 8.68 District of Columbia 8.27 8.78 8.52 8.52 Florida 9.06 9.18 8.66 8.97 Georgia 8.86 9.06 8.93 8.95 Hawaii 8.51 8.57 8.65 8.58 Idaho 8.36 8.66 8.58 8.53 Illinois 8.72 8.90 8.95 8.86 Indiana 8.80 8.87 9.22 8.96 Iowa 8.41 8.44 8.61 8.49 Kansas 9.23 9.14 9.23 9.20 Kentucky 8.83 8.79 8.93 8.85 Louisiana 8.96 9.17 8.92 9.02 Maine 8.48 8.49 9.02 8.66 Maryland 8.24 8.56 8.86 8.55 Massachusetts 8.42 8.71 8.89 8.67 Michigan 8.62 8.82 8.68 8.71 Minnesota 8.95 8.89 8.89 8.91 Mississippi 9.25 9.19 8.69 9.04 Missouri 8.90 9.34 9.03 9.09 Montana 8.54 8.48 8.57 8.53 Nebraska 8.90 8.82 8.43 8.72 Nevada 8.62 8.54 8.26 8.47 New Hampshire 8.38 8.66 8.38 8.47 New Jersey 9.24 9.24 8.87 9.12 New Mexico 9.00 8.75 8.75 8.83 New York 8.27 8.78 8.45 8.50 North Carolina 8.96 9.03 8.51 8.83 North Dakota 8.81 8.81 8.66 8.76 Ohio 8.89 8.81 8.90 8.87 Oklahoma 8.90 8.98 8.29 8.72 Oregon 8.94 8.58 8.55 8.69 Pennsylvania 9.07 9.09 8.67 8.94 Rhode Island 9.02 8.91 8.38 8.77 South Carolina 9.14 9.11 8.92 9.06 South Dakota 8.27 8.46 8.40 8.31 Tennessee 9.40 9.19 9.05 9.21 Texas 8.49 8.62 8.53 8.55 Utah 8.50 8.84 8.47 8.60 Vermont 8.58 8.74 8.78 8.70 Virginia 8.69 8.73 8.76 8.73 Washington 8.66 8.86 8.56 8.69 West Virginia 8.86 8.82 8.56 8.75 Wisconsin 8.75 8.97 8.58 8.77 Wyoming 8.35 8.53 8.60 8.49

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Top 6 Finalist      Top 12 Semifinalist

Historical significance

• This was Florida's first placement since 1986 and New Jersey's first since 1988.
• Kansas recorded their second second runner-up placement in three years, following Danni Boatwright's placing in 1992.
• Indiana placed for the fourth consecutive year, a record which has yet to be eclipsed.

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1994 delegates were:

Alabama - Melanie McLin Alaska - Kristina Bellamy Arizona - Missy Kline Arkansas - Rebecca Hall California - Shauna Gambill Colorado - Angie Payne Connecticut - Stacey Raffone Delaware - Celina Delgrossa District of Columbia - Tamara McDowell Florida - Christy Fatzinger Georgia - Whitney Fuller Hawaii - Emily Huff Idaho - Sarah Elizabeth Polk Illinois - Charlotte Martin Indiana - Nicolette Van Hook Iowa - Erika Miller Kansas - Melissa Hurtig Kentucky - Crystal Batahvie Louisiana - Sarah Miriam Louther Maine - Jennifer Hunt Maryland - Denise Fisher Massachusetts - Michelle Neves Michigan - Melissa Jackson Minnesota - Paige Swenson Mississippi - Angie Carpenter Missouri - Tiffany Meyer

Montana - Desiree Gravelle Nebraska - Elizabeth Schmidt Nevada - Heather Kittrel New Hampshire - Keri Lynn Pratt New Jersey - Kelli Lynn Paarz New Mexico - Samantha Sengle New York - Kimberly Pressler North Carolina - Valarie Beasley North Dakota - Allison Nesemeier Ohio - Rebecca Reed Oklahoma - Summer Riley Oregon - Jodi Ann Paterson Pennsylvania - Nicole Bigham Rhode Island - Nicole Coletti South Carolina - Mary Stevenson South Dakota - Autumn McKinney Tennessee - Allison Alderson Texas - Jacqueline Pena Utah - Heather Henderson Vermont - Christel Marquardt Virginia - Christin Wilson Washington - Anjelie Eldredge West Virginia - Jonelle Spiker Wisconsin - Tara Llewelowitz Wyoming - Whitney Ahlstrom

Contestant notes

• Allison Alderson (Tennessee) later won the Miss Tennessee 1999 and Miss Tennessee USA 2002 titles, becoming only one of seven Triple Crown winners. She went on to marry Jay DeMarcus of the band Rascal Flatts.
• One other contestant also competed at Miss America: Michelle Ann Neves, who was Miss Massachusetts 2000.
• Contestants who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were:
  • Allison Nesemeier (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota USA 1998
  • Kelli Paarz (New Jersey) - Miss New Jersey USA 1998
  • Shauna Gambill (California) - Miss California USA 1998 (first runner-up at Miss USA 1998)
  • Kimberly Pressler (New York) - Miss New York USA and Miss USA 1999
  • Angie Carpenter (Mississippi) - Miss Mississippi USA 2000
  • Jennifer Lyn Hunt (Maine) - Miss Maine USA 2000
  • Paige Swenson (Minnesota) - Miss Minnesota USA 2000
  • Tiffany Meyer (Missouri) - Miss Kansas USA 2000 (finalist at Miss USA 2000)
  • Nicole Bigham (Pennsylvania) - Miss Pennsylvania USA 2002
• Jodi Ann Paterson (Oregon) was Playboy's' Playmate of the Year 2000 and is the first contestant who not born in USA who competed in the pageant. Jodi was born in Indonesia. The other is Rachel Smith (Miss Teen Tennessee USA 2002).
• Charlotte Martin (Illinois) went on to become a successful singer-songwriter.
• Shauna Gambill (California) went on to win the Miss World USA 1998 title. She was chosen to represent the United States at Miss World 1998 where she placed in the Top 10.
• Keri Lynn Pratt (New Hampshire) is a television and movie actress. She has appeared in the movies Drive Me Crazy and America's Sweethearts. She has guest starred on hit television shows 7th Heaven and Brothers & Sisters.
• Emily Huff's (Hawaii) sister, Ashley, won the titles of Miss Nevada 2001 and Miss Nevada USA 2003.

Judges

• Marco St. John
• Donna Richardson
• Dean Kelly
• Kate Linder
• John Frazier
• Angela J. Harrington
• Cobi Jones
• Brandi Sherwood
• Sean Kanan

External links

• Official website