Miss Teen USA 1985
Miss Teen USA 1985, the third Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the James L. Knight International Center Arena in Miami, Florida on 22 January 1985. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kelly Hu of Hawaii was crowned by outgoing queen Cherise Haugen of Illinois.
Miss Teen USA 1985 | |
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Date | January 22, 1985 |
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Venue | James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida |
Broadcaster | , |
Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | Kelly Hu![]() |
Congeniality | Chelle Wilson ![]() |
Photogenic | Lisa Jessen ![]() |
Results
Placements
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Map showing placements by state
Final Results | Contestant |
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Miss Teen USA 1985 | |
1st Runner-up |
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2nd Runner-up |
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3rd Runner-up |
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4th Runner-up |
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Top 10 |
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Special awards
Award | Contestant |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Best state costume |
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Final competition scores
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Historical significance
- Hawaii wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 3rd state who wins Miss Teen USA.
- Wyoming earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
- Washington earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time.
- Texas earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
- Missouri earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Hawaii, Illinois, North Carolina, North Dakota and Texas.
- Texas placed for the third consecutive year.
- Hawaii, Illinois, North Carolina and North Dakota made their second consecutive placement.
- Arkansas, Georgia and Washington last placed in 1983.
- Missouri placed for the first time.
- Wyoming placed for the first time.
Judges
- Ken Swofford
- Cathy Rigby McCoy
- Christian LeBlanc
- Ruth Zakarian - Miss Teen USA 1983 from New York
- Rowdy Gaines
- Lindsay Bloom
- Eric Van Lustbader
- Krista Tesreau
- Mayf Nutter
- Rebe Jackson
- Frank Bonner
Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1985 delegates were:
Alabama - Teresa King Alaska - Debbie Essin Arizona - Vanessa Stetson Arkansas - Rhonda Heird California - Sharon Gunther Colorado - Debbie James Connecticut - Kris Kunst Delaware - Julie Weasley District of Columbia - Meisha Hayes Florida - Erin Townsend Georgia - Meredith Brown Hawaii - Kelly Hu Idaho - Tracey Shirley Illinois - Lisa Jessen Indiana - Diana Ballard Iowa - Alisha Black Kansas - Tammy Lampton Kentucky - Leanne Gregory Louisiana - Julie Semika Maine - Tracy Smith Maryland - Lynn Bogardus Massachusetts - Maria Ingles Michigan - Tracey Shaw Minnesota - Lana Burke Mississippi - Chelle Wilson Missouri - Rhonda Hoglan Montana - Katie Adams Nebraska - Tina Farber Nevada - Leslie Peterson New Hampshire - Katherine Borski New Jersey - Sharon Turner New Mexico - Teresa Rodriguez New York - Shelley Lown North Carolina - Kimberly Jordan North Dakota - Jill Hutchinson Ohio - Meg Scranton Oklahoma - Julie Khourey Oregon - Olga Calderon Pennsylvania - Kari Bernowski Rhode Island - Chris Pavalli South Carolina - Jennifer Neuen South Dakota - Sarah Bergraft Tennessee - Tammy Woods Texas - Konae Wehle Utah - Susan Nelson Vermont - Wanda Minard Virginia - Alice Robinson Washington - Dru Homer West Virginia - Kelly Porterfield - Best State Costume Winner[1] Wisconsin - Maria Kim Wyoming - Emily Ernst
Contestant notes
- In 1993 Kelly Hu became the first Miss Teen USA winner to win a Miss USA state pageant. As Miss Hawaii USA she competed in the Miss USA 1993 pageant, making the finals and finishing 4th (3rd runner up, top 6 finalist), and winning the Miss Photogenic award.
- Other delegates who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were:
- Debbie James (Colorado) - Miss Colorado USA 1989 (Top 10 Semifinalist at Miss USA 1989)
- Rhonda Hoglan (Missouri) - Miss Missouri USA 1989
- Julie Khourey (Oklahoma) - Miss Oklahoma USA 1991 (Top 6 Finalist at Miss USA 1991)
- Olga Calderon (Oregon) - Miss Oregon USA 1991 (Semi-finalist at Miss USA 1991)
- Two contestants later competed in the Miss America pageant: Maria Kim (Wisconsin) who was Miss Wisconsin 1987, and Teresa Rodriguez (New Mexico) who was Miss New Mexico 1988
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