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** 1st runner-up: '''Alyssa Campanella''' ([[Miss New Jersey Teen USA|New Jersey]])
** 1st runner-up: '''Alyssa Campanella''' ([[Miss New Jersey Teen USA|New Jersey]])
** 2nd runner-up: '''Kaitlin Coble''' ([[Miss North Carolina Teen USA|North Carolina]])<ref name="n carolina">{{cite news|title=Area teen places in Miss Teen USA top 5|publisher=Charlotte Observer|date=2007-08-24|accessdate=2007-08-24|url=http://www.charlotte.com/breaking_news/story/249996.html|first=Mark|last=Price}}</ref>
** 2nd runner-up: '''Kaitlin Coble''' ([[Miss North Carolina Teen USA|North Carolina]])<ref name="n carolina">{{cite news|title=Area teen places in Miss Teen USA top 5|publisher=Charlotte Observer|date=2007-08-24|accessdate=2007-08-24|url=http://www.charlotte.com/breaking_news/story/249996.html|first=Mark|last=Price}}</ref>
** 3rd runner-up: '''Caitlin Upton''' ([[Miss South Carolina Teen USA|South Carolina]])<ref>{{cite news|title=Midlands teen makes third runner-up in Miss Teen USA|date=2007-08-24|accessdate=2007-08-24|publisher=WIS|url=http://www.wistv.com/global/story.asp?s=6981485}}</ref>
** 3rd runner-up: '''[[Catlin Upton]]''' ([[Miss South Carolina Teen USA|South Carolina]])<ref>{{cite news|title=Midlands teen makes third runner-up in Miss Teen USA|date=2007-08-24|accessdate=2007-08-24|publisher=WIS|url=http://www.wistv.com/global/story.asp?s=6981485}}</ref>
** 4th runner-up: '''Chelsea Welch''' ([[Miss West Virginia Teen USA|West Virginia]])
** 4th runner-up: '''Chelsea Welch''' ([[Miss West Virginia Teen USA|West Virginia]])
* The following contestants placed in the top ten and competed in both swimsuit and evening gown: '''Canden Jackson''' ([[Miss Alabama Teen USA|Alabama]]), '''Vanessa Vonbehren''' ([[Miss Minnesota Teen USA|Minnesota]]), '''Emily Bruce''' ([[Miss Virginia Teen USA|Virginia]]), '''Rochelle Rose''' ([[Miss Rhode Island Teen USA|Rhode Island]]), '''Jaymie Stokes''' ([[Miss Kansas Teen USA|Kansas]])
* The following contestants placed in the top ten and competed in both swimsuit and evening gown: '''Canden Jackson''' ([[Miss Alabama Teen USA|Alabama]]), '''Vanessa Vonbehren''' ([[Miss Minnesota Teen USA|Minnesota]]), '''Emily Bruce''' ([[Miss Virginia Teen USA|Virginia]]), '''Rochelle Rose''' ([[Miss Rhode Island Teen USA|Rhode Island]]), '''Jaymie Stokes''' ([[Miss Kansas Teen USA|Kansas]])

Revision as of 05:48, 28 August 2007

Miss Teen USA 2007
DateAugust 24, 2007
PresentersMario Lopez
VenuePasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California
BroadcasterNBC
WinnerHilary Cruz
Colorado
CongenialityAnne Elise Parks
PhotogenicAllison Farrow

Miss Teen USA 2007, the 25th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held on August 24, 2007 in Pasadena, California. At the conclusion of the final night of competition Hilary Cruz of Colorado was crowned Miss Teen USA 2007 by outgoing titleholder Katie Blair of Montana.[1]

This was the first time the pageant was held in Pasadena, although it was the sixth time the pageant was held in California. It was broadcast from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

The event was hosted by Mario Lopez, who also hosted Miss Teen USA 1998 and Miss Teen USA 2003. In 2007 he also hosted the Miss America and Miss Universe pageants.[2] The pageant was broadcast on NBC at 8:00 p.m. EST, rather than at 9:00 p.m. EST.

Results

Placements

Awards

Historical significance

  • Colorado wins their first Miss Teen USA title, and places for the fourth time. This was Colorado's first placement since Miss Teen USA 1998.
  • New Jersey recorded their highest placement in the competition to date, surpassing Jacklyn Pezzotta's fourth runner-up placement at Miss Teen USA 2003. New Jersey has placed in four of the five years from 2003-2007.
  • North Carolina made the top three for the second consecutive year.[3]. In 2006 Melissa Lingafelt placed first runner-up.
  • South Carolina recorded their highest placement since Vanessa Minnillo won in 1998.
  • West Virginia placed for only the fourth time, making the top five for the second time in three years.
  • Alabama made the cut for only the second time since 1992, and New Mexico made the cut for only the third time since Brittany Toll made it in 2005.
  • Rhode Island made the cut in two consecutive years for the first time since Gina Tognoni and Shanna Moakler placed in 1991-1992. Rhode Island has placed at both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA twice in succession for the first time ever.
  • Virginia and Kansas made the top ten for the third year in succession.
  • Wyoming also placed for the first time since 1998, recording only their third placement in the history of the competition.
  • Texas did not make the semi-finals for the third consecutive year, the first time this happened since 1995.
  • Maryland won their second Miss Photogenic award and Mississippi their second Miss Congeniality award.

Selection of contestants

One delegate from each state and the District of Columbia was chosen in state pageants held from September to December 2006. Following the selection of Ava Goldson as Miss District of Columbia Teen USA, Goldson chose to resign due to educational committments and her first runner-up Jasmine Alexis represented the district at Miss Teen USA 2007.[6]

Events

Contestants arrived in Pasadena on August 12 and participated in a number of events in the lead up to the final competition. On August 14 the official swimsuit poster shoot was held by the pool of the Pasadena Hilton, the host hotel.[7]

Competition Rounds

Preliminaries

  • The 51 delegates competed in a preliminary competition on August 19, five days before the final. There were three rounds of competition: swimsuits, evening gowns, and personal interviews. The personal interviews took place prior to or following the swimsuit and evening gown preliminary competition production.
  • Swimsuit Competition: The delegates wore BSC Swimwear Thailand swimsuits.
  • Evening Gown Competition: The delegates wore an evening gown chosen by themselves.
  • Interview Competition: Each of the delegates answered a question posed by a judge.
  • The average scores of each delegate were calculated and the highest placed delegates, along with a selection of delegates by the Miss Universe organization, made the top fifteen. Those delegates then were announced during the final competition.

Final Competition

The top fifteen was announced during the final telecast and went on to compete in the swimsuit competition, which featured music by Kat DeLuna. Following this the top ten delegates were announced and they competed in evening gowns, to music by the Jonas Brothers. After this, the two special award winners were announced, followed by the announcement of the top five delegates. The interview competition involved the top five answering a question proposed by one of the judges. Each delegate had 30 seconds to answer. Afterwards the judges had one final look at the top five as they cast their votes for the winner and runners-up. Katie Blair then took her final walk and the runners-up and winner was announced.

During the Final Question round, Caitlin Upton of South Carolina, was asked by Aimee Teegarden why she thought a fifth of Americans are unable to locate the United States on a world map. Her response, which involved references to "U.S. Americans", South Africa and "the Iraq," has been criticized as "strange" and "grammarless," and was also described as an "extreme blonde moment." [who?] Videos of her response were posted to YouTube and have garnered over three million views.[8] In spite of this answer, Miss South Carolina was given third runner-up (fourth-place) over Miss West Virginia.

Question from Aimee Teagarden:

"Recent polls have shown a fifth of American's can't locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?"

Answer from Laura Caitlin Upton:

"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and uh, I believe that our, I, education like such as uh, South Africa, and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uhhh, our education over here in the US should help the US, uh, or, should help South Africa, it should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future, for our children."

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 2007 delegates selected are:

Contestant notes

Alyssa Campanella, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007

See also

References

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External links

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