Miss Teen USA 1991
| Miss Teen USA 1991 | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 19, 1991 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner | Janel Bishop New Hampshire |
| Congeniality | Holly Furman  North Carolina |
| Photogenic | Gina Tognoni  Rhode Island |
Miss Teen USA 1991, the 9th 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 (who last hosted it in 1988 and was already also hosting Miss USA & Miss Universe Pageants on CBS),[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
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Teen USA 1991 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Top 6 |
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| Top 12 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
Historical significance
- New Hampshire wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 8th state who wins Miss Teen USA.
- Georgia earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
- Missouri earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time.
- Louisiana finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
- North Carolina finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
- North Dakota finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri and Texas.
- Texas placed for the fourth consecutive year.
- Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts and Missouri made their second consecutive placement.
- North Dakota and Oklahoma last placed in 1989.
- North Carolina last placed in 1987.
- Indiana placed for the first time.
- Kansas placed for the first time.
- New Hampshire placed for the first time.
- Rhode Island placed for the first time.
- Kentucky breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1989.
- Miss Rhode Island Teen USA: Gina Tognoni would go on to become a Three-time Daytime Emmy Award actress, as Dinah Marler on Guiding Light and Phyllis Summers on The Young And The Restless Where her younger sister was played by Jessica Collins - Miss New York Teen USA 1988, where she finished as 1st runner-up.
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- District of Columbia - Marja Allen
Florida - Marnie 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 - Kerri Malinowski
Maryland - Jennifer Wilhoit
Massachusetts - Erinn Bartlett
Michigan - Lori Hahnbomb
Minnesota - Natasha Grinaski
Mississippi - Jimmi Gliann
Missouri - Audra Sherman
Montana - Theresa Rosenbaum
Nebraska - Erin Mouther
Nevada - Brooke Hammond
New Hampshire - Janel Bishop
New Jersey - Keri 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 Giroux
Virginia - Linda Overhue
Washington - Elizabeth Lee
West Virginia - Tracey Rexroad
Wisconsin - Pamela Shradder
Wyoming - Britta Lund
References
- ^ "N.H. teen wins Miss Teen USA pageant Monday". The Baton Rouge State Times. 1991-08-20. p. 13-A.
- ^ Presscot, Jean (1991-08-19). "This time, Dick Clark is just hired hand". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ "Miss Teen USA". USA Today. 1990-10-08. p. 11A.
- ^ "Officials bicker over beach slogan". The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. 1990-11-05.
- ^ Gaede, Susan (1991-05-23). "Yorba Linda teen is pride of California". The Orange County Register.