Miss Wyoming Teen USA
| Formation | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Cheyenne |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
The Miss Wyoming Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wyoming in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
Wyoming's highest placement was at Miss Teen USA 1985 when Emily Ernst placed first runner-up to Kelly Hu of Hawaii.[1]
Five Miss Wyoming Teen USA winners have gone on to win the Miss Wyoming USA title and compete at Miss USA.[2]
Nora Steinke of Laramie was crowned Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2022[3] on June 18, 2022, at John F. Welsh Auditorium on Natrona County High School in Casper. She will represent Wyoming for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022 in October 2022.
Results summary
Placements
Wyoming holds a record of nine placements at Miss Teen USA:
- 1st runner-up: Emily Ernst (1985)[1]
- Top 5: Gina DeBernardi (1998)
- Top 15/16: Mollie Smith (2007), Amy David (2009), Caroline Scott (2010), Sydney Graus (2012), Autumn Schieferstein (2017), Grace Turner (2019), Teryn Thatcher (2021)
Winners
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name[2] | Hometown[2] | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nora Steinke[3] | Laramie | 17 | Cousin of Erin Shae Swanson, Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2019 | ||
| 2021 | Teryn Thatcher | Kemmerer | 18 | Top 16 | ||
| 2020 | Baylee Drewry | Greybull | 16 | |||
| 2019 | Grace Turner | Jackson | 18 | Top 15 | ||
| 2018 | Mackenzie Kern[4] | Casper[4] | 17 | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2021 | ||
| 2017 | Autumn Schieferstein[5] | Cheyenne[5] | 15[5] | Top 15[6] | ||
| 2016 | Shelly McRoberts[7] | Cheyenne[7] | 17[7] | |||
| 2015 | Payton Sanders[8] | Casper[8] | 16[8] | Sister of Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2014[8] | ||
| 2014 | Karlie Sanders[9] | Casper[9] | 17[9] | Sister of Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2015[8] | ||
| 2013 | Autumn Olson[10] | Saratoga[10] | 18[10] | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2016 | ||
| 2012 | Sydney Graus | Jackson Hole | 17 | Top 15 | ||
| 2011 | Ashley Golden | Gillette | 17 | Previously Miss Wyoming's Outstanding Teen 2007 | ||
| 2010 | Caroline Scott[11] | Cheyenne | 17 | Top 15 | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2015[12] | |
| 2009 | Amy David | Pinedale | 17 | Top 15 | ||
| 2008 | Callie Bishop | Casper | 18 | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2018 | ||
| 2007 | Mollie Smith | Casper | 17 | Top 15 | ||
| 2006 | Katy Lambert[13] | Worland | 18 | |||
| 2005 | Brenna Mader | Gillette | 18 |
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| 2004 | Maddison Strasheim | Cheyenne | 18 | |||
| 2003 | Kasi Johnston | Cheyenne | 16 | |||
| 2002 | Jamie Mader[14] | Gillette | 17 | Sister of Brenna Mader, Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2005 and Miss Tennessee USA 2013 | ||
| 2001 | Natalie Koontz | Cody | 18 | |||
| 2000 | Kristin George | Casper | 18 | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2006[15] | ||
| 1999 | Katie Rudoff | Green River | 16 | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2004 | ||
| 1998 | Gina DeBernardi | Rock Springs | 18 | Top 5 | ||
| 1997 | Esmeralda Gonzales | Green River | 18 | |||
| 1996 | Michelle Jefferson | Casper | 18 | |||
| 1995 | Erica Williams | Cheyenne | 16 | |||
| 1994 | Whitney Alstrom | Casper | 15 | |||
| 1993 | Lana Hansen | Gillette | 15 | |||
| 1992 | Dondi Bowman | Lingle | 15 | |||
| 1991 | Britta Lund | Sheridan | 15 | |||
| 1990 | Janet Poccup | Cheyenne | 18 | |||
| 1989 | Gretchen Wathen | Casper | 17 | |||
| 1988 | Michele Apostoles | Casper | 17 | |||
| 1987 | Kim Roberts | Rock Springs | 18 | |||
| 1986 | Julie Henry | Gillette | 17 | |||
| 1985 | Emily Ernst[1] | Gillette[1] | 17[1] | 1st runner-up[1] | ||
| 1984 | Allison Falk | Gillette | 19 | |||
| 1983 | Shanna Thompson | Casper | 16 |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Dreams do come true, just ask Gillette's Emily Ernst". Casper Star-Tribune. 25 January 1985.
- ^ a b c "History". Miss Wyoming USA & Teen USA pageants.
- ^ a b "Miss Wyoming Teen USA". Miss Wyoming USA & Teen USA pageants.
- ^ a b "Mackenzie Kern". Miss Wyoming USA & Miss Wyoming Teen USA Pageants. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b c "Autumn Schieferstein - Wyoming". Miss Teen USA.
- ^ "Miss Missouri Teen USA Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff Crowned Miss Teen USA 2017". Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b c "Shelly McRoberts - Wyoming". Miss Teen USA.
- ^ a b c d e "Payton Sanders - Wyoming". Miss Teen USA.
- ^ a b c "Karlie Sanders - Wyoming". Miss Teen USA.
- ^ a b c "Autumn Olson - Wyoming". Miss Teen USA.
- ^ Dynes, Michelle (November 1, 2009). "Cheyenne teen takes Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2010 title". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Cheyenne, WY. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ Koile, Kevin (September 22, 2014). "Miss Wyoming USA and Miss Teen Wyoming USA 2015 Crowned". Casper, WY: KTWO. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "Worland teen wins Miss Wyoming Teen USA". The Star Tribune. 2005-10-07.
- ^ Schmoldt, Eric (2007-06-15). "CNFR: More than just a cowgirl". The Star Tribune.
- ^ Morton, Tom (2006-09-11). "The business of beauty". The Star-Tribune.