Miss Teen USA 1991

Miss Teen USA 1991
Date	August 19, 1991
Presenters	Dick Clark, Leeza Gibbons and Kelly Hu
Venue	Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Janel Bishop New Hampshire
Congeniality	Holly Furman
Photogenic	Gina Tognoni

Miss Teen USA 1991, the ninth Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi on 19 August 1991.

At the conclusion of the final competition, Janel Bishop of New Hampshire was crowned by outgoing titleholder Bridgette Wilson of Oregon.^[1] Bishop is the first African American winner ever and the first titleholder from New Hampshire.

The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the second of four years,^[2] with color commentary by Leeza Gibbons and Miss Teen USA 1985 Kelly Hu for the second time. Music was provided by the Gulf Coast Teen Orchestra.

This was the second of five years that the pageant was held in Biloxi. After the city hosted Miss Teen USA 1990, it entered negotiations with the Miss Universe company in October 1990 to host the pageant for a further four years, and an announcement to that effect was made in early November.^[3][4]

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

• Miss Teen USA 1991: Janel Bishop (New Hampshire)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Meredith Young (Georgia)
  • 2nd runner-up: Audra Sherman (Missouri)

• The other top six finalists were (in order of placement): Nicci Elkins (North Dakota), Holly Furman (North Carolina) and Allison MacIntyre (Louisiana).

• The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Heather Hart (Indiana), Kara Williams (Texas), Denise Blatchford (Kansas), Erinn Bartlett (Massachusetts), Gina Tognoni (Rhode Island), Rachel Childers (Oklahoma)

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Holly Furman (North Carolina)
• Miss Photogenic: Gina Tognoni (Rhode Island)

Historical significance

• This was New Hampshire's first placement at Miss Teen USA and went on to win the title.
• Georgia made the top three for the second consecutive year.
• North Carolina placed for the first time since 1987.
• Indiana and Rhode Island made the semi-finals for the first time.
• Texas placed for the fourth consecutive year.

Scores

Preliminary competition

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

State Swimsuit Evening gown Interview Average Alabama 8.56 8.40 9.06 8.673 Alaska 8.43 7.23 8.39 8.017 Arizona 8.69 8.03 8.14 8.287 Arkansas 8.67 8.33 8.47 8.490 California 8.98 8.83 8.76 8.857 Colorado 8.39 8.40 8.39 8.393 Connecticut 8.54 8.01 7.99 8.180 Delaware 8.60 7.96 8.93 8.497 District of Columbia 8.79 8.23 8.46 8.493 Florida 8.26 8.87 8.69 8.607 Georgia 8.81 8.96 9.14 8.967 Hawaii 8.93 7.96 8.57 8.487 Idaho 8.81 8.16 8.23 8.400 Illinois 8.51 8.09 7.93 8.177 Indiana 9.70 9.01 9.15 9.288 Iowa 8.74 8.79 8.21 8.580 Kansas 9.12 9.14 9.00 9.085 Kentucky 8.96 8.43 7.97 8.453 Louisiana 9.03 9.16 9.11 9.100 Maine 8.66 7.64 8.04 8.113 Maryland 9.36 8.29 8.14 8.597 Massachusetts 9.14 9.04 8.93 9.036 Michigan 8.34 8.14 8.20 8.227 Minnesota 8.75 8.30 8.47 8.507 Mississippi 8.84 8.59 8.48 8.637 Missouri 9.39 8.54 8.72 8.883 Montana 8.52 7.49 7.50 7.837 Nebraska 8.54 7.84 8.21 8.197 Nevada 8.65 8.31 8.29 8.417 New Hampshire 9.54 9.07 9.07 9.229 New Jersey 9.09 8.16 8.38 8.543 New Mexico 8.70 8.65 8.91 8.753 New York 9.00 8.06 7.99 8.350 North Carolina 8.96 9.49 8.98 9.145 North Dakota 8.96 9.20 8.59 8.882 Ohio 8.28 9.00 8.59 8.623 Oklahoma 8.73 8.96 9.20 8.964 Oregon 9.13 7.80 8.01 8.313 Pennsylvania 8.64 7.71 8.22 8.190 Rhode Island 8.91 8.96 8.71 8.864 South Carolina 8.85 8.06 8.03 8.313 South Dakota 8.59 8.04 8.15 8.248 Tennessee 8.83 8.56 8.94 8.777 Texas 9.29 8.85 8.75 8.964 Utah 8.27 7.78 7.90 7.983 Vermont 8.49 7.74 7.99 8.073 Virginia 8.99 8.47 8.18 8.547 Washington 8.55 7.90 7.57 8.007 West Virginia 8.23 8.59 8.66 8.14 Wisconsin 8.27 8.05 8.69 8.323 Wyoming 7.80 7.36 7.26 7.473

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

Final competition

State Swimsuit Interview Evening Gown Average Finalists Georgia 9.171 9.533 9.540 9.415 9.543 New Hampshire 9.343 9.571 9.579 9.498 9.529 Missouri 9.221 9.629 9.514 9.455 9.529 North Dakota 9.186 9.586 9.714 9.495 9.486 North Carolina 9.479 9.614 9.629 9.574 9.429 Louisiana 9.607 9.257 9.639 9.501 9.357 Indiana 9.343 9.271 9.629 9.414 Texas 9.193 9.300 9.514 9.335 Kansas 9.171 9.400 9.357 9.309 Massachusetts 9.043 9.407 9.429 9.293 Rhode Island 9.150 9.321 9.321 9.264 Oklahoma 9.093 9.129 9.543 9.255

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

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1991 delegates were:

Alabama - Stephanie Gwantley Alaska - Stacey Stewart Arizona - Christine Tulah Arkansas - Paula Montgomery California - Jolene Fulkner[5] Colorado - Kiki Kianne Morricall Connecticut - Allison Benusis Delaware - Michelle Daulton Florida - Marney West Georgia - Meredith Young Hawaii - Trini-Ann Leilani Kaopuiki Idaho - Angelia Madrey Illinois - Kara Kline Indiana - Heather Hart Iowa - Tina Foehring Kansas - Denise Blatchford Kentucky - Christine Jaxman Louisiana - Allison MacIntyre Maine - Kari Mowenowski Maryland - Jennifer Wilhoit Massachusetts - Erinn Bartlett Michigan - Lori Hahnbomb Minnesota - Natasha Grinaski Mississippi - Jimmi Gliann Missouri - Audra Sherman

Montana - Trisha Rosenbaum Nebraska - Erin Mouther Nevada - Brooke Hammond New Hampshire - Janel Bishop New Jersey - Kerri Paarz New Mexico - Kimberly Apadocka New York - Wendy Cooper North Carolina - Holly Furman North Dakota - Nicci Elkins Ohio - Michelle Mouser Oklahoma - Rachel Childers Oregon - Delilah Anderson Pennsylvania - Kimberly Parkis Rhode Island - Gina Tognoni South Carolina - Jeanie Bowers South Dakota - Tabitha Moude Tennessee - Tris Sax Texas - Kara Williams Utah - Corrine Peterson Vermont - Anne-Marie Geroe Virginia - Linda Overhue Washington - Elizabeth Lee West Virginia - Tracey Rexroad Wisconsin - Pamela Shradder Wyoming - Britta Lund

Contestant notes

• In a rare occurrence, four delegates later competed at the same Miss USA pageant in 1995:
  • Heather Hart (Indiana) - Miss Indiana USA 1995
  • Jennifer Wilhoit (Maryland) - Miss Maryland USA 1995 (Top 12 semifinalist at Miss USA 1995)
  • Brooke Hammond (Nevada) - Miss Nevada USA 1995
  • Keri Mowenowski (Maine) - Miss Maine USA 1995
• Others who later competed at Miss USA were:
  • Meredith Young (Georgia) - Miss Georgia USA 1999
  • Kara Williams (Texas) - Miss Texas USA 1996 (Top 10 semifinalist at Miss USA 1996)
  • Allison Benusis (Connecticut) - Miss Connecticut USA 1993
  • Tabitha Moude (South Dakota) - Miss South Dakota USA 1994
  • Michelle Mouser (Ohio) - Miss Ohio USA 1997
  • Trini-Ann Kaopuiki (Hawaii) - Miss Hawaii USA 1999
• Two contestants later competed in the Miss America pageant:
  • Nicci Elkins (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota 1994
  • Paula Montgomery (Arkansas) - Miss Arkansas 1995 (2nd runner-up at Miss America 1996)
• Kiki Morrical (Colorado) competed in the 1990 Mother/Daughter USA pageant representing Colorado with her mother Laurie Morrical.

Judges

• Steve Kmetko
• Kristi Addis
• Gerard Christopher
• Toni Bentley
• Brooks Jackson
• Paul Ryan
• Carol Brown
• Ben Rubin
• Elinor Donahue

References

1. ^ "N.H. teen wins Miss Teen USA pageant Monday". The Baton Rouge State Times. 1991-08-20. p. 13-A. 
2. ^ Presscot, Jean (1991-08-19). "This time, Dick Clark is just hired hand". The Baltimore Sun. 
3. ^ "Miss Teen USA". USA Today. 1990-10-08. p. 11A. 
4. ^ "Officials bicker over beach slogan". The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. 1990-11-05. 
5. ^ Gaede, Susan (1991-05-23). "Yorba Linda teen is pride of California". The Orange County Register. 

External links

• Official website