Miss Teen USA 1996
Miss Teen USA 1996, the 14th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Las Cruces, New Mexico on 21 August 1996. At the conclusion of the final competition, Christie Lee Woods of Texas was crowned by outgoing queen Keylee Sue Sanders of Kansas.[1]
| Miss Teen USA 1996 | |
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| Date | August 21, 1996 |
| Presenters | Bob Goen, Shari Belafonte |
| Entertainment | The Monkees |
| Venue | Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Broadcaster | CBS, KDBC-TV |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Christie Lee Woods |
| Congeniality | Lavinia Magruder |
| Photogenic | Kelly Gaudet |
The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen for the third and final year, with color commentary by Shari Belafonte and entertainment from The Monkees. This was the only year that the pageant was held in Las Cruces, although Albuquerque had previously played host to the 1987 Miss USA pageant. For the first time ever, 6 out of 10 semifinalists were African-American.
Results
Map showing placements by state
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Teen USA 1996 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 6 (in order of placement) | |
| Top 10 (in order of placement) |
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Historical significance
- Texas wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 13th state who wins Miss Teen USA.
- Pennsylvania earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
- California earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time.
- Arizona finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
- Maryland finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
- Missouri finishes as Top 6 for the second time. The last time it was placed in 1994.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were California and Missouri.
- California and Missouri placed for the third consecutive year.
- Pennsylvania last placed in 1994.
- New York last placed in 1993.
- Maryland and Oklahoma last placed in 1992.
- North Dakota and Texas last placed in 1991.
- Arizona last placed in 1990.
- Michigan placed for the first time.
- Florida and Kansas break an ongoing streak of placements since 1994.
- Tennessee breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1993.
Scores
Preliminary competition
The following is the contestants average scores in the preliminary competition.
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Final competition scores
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Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1996 delegates were:
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Crossovers
- Two contestants later competed in the Miss America pageant. Kelly Gaudet (Florida) later became Miss Florida 2001 and Marissa Perez (Connecticut) held the Miss Connecticut title the same year. Gaudet made the top ten in the pageant.
- Two other contestants competed in the Miss USA pageant. Amanda Carraway (Kansas) became Miss Kansas USA 1999 and Sarah Cahill (Minnesota) was Miss Minnesota USA 2003. Since 1990, this year had the smallest number of delegates who went on to win a Miss USA state title.
- Christie Lee Woods later competed on the fifth season of the Emmy award winning CBS reality show, The Amazing Race, with her boyfriend turned fiance Colin Guinn, and finished in second place. They were deemed by the show's host to be one of the most competitive couples to ever compete.
- Patricia Campbell (PA), won one of the episodes of NBC's reality show Fear Factor
Judges
- Joyce Brothers
- Karen Clark
- Chris Cooper
- Bobbie Eakes
- Joseph Kendall
- Bob Van Riper
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References
- "18-Year-Old Texan Clinches Miss Teen USA Title". The Associated Press. 1996-08-21.
- Massaro, Gary (1996-05-02). "Teen eyes national beauty pageant; Being a `burger queen' hasn't hurt". Rocky Mountain News.
- "Kelly Gaudet of Miami crowned 1996 Miss Florida Teen USA". Business Wire. 1995-11-25.
- "Area contestant in Miss Teen show". The Baton Rouge Advocate. 1996-08-21.
- Wright, Kristi (1995-10-15). "Just the Girl Next Door Model, Titleholder Says She Works Hard, but She's Average Teen at Heart Mandy Groff". The Omaha World-Herald.
- Garza, Nora (1995-11-14). "Miss Nevada Teen USA serving as role model". The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- Trout Lowen, J (1995-11-28). "A little bit teen-ager, a little bit beauty queen: Liverpool High School junior crowned Miss New York Teen USA". Syracuse Herald-Journal.
- "Holland Hall Student Is Miss Oklahoma Teen USA". Tulsa World. 1995-10-18.
- "UT coed competes for Miss Teen USA; Newport native represents state at national pageant". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. 1996-08-14.
- Pierce, Annie (1996-08-19). "Vancouver teen-ager eagerly practicing for national pageant". The Columbian.
- "Miss Teen winner to represent state". Charleston Gazette. 1996-08-17.
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