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Miss Teen USA 1983 , the first ever Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Lakeland Civic Auditorium in Lakeland, Florida on 30 August 1983. The event was hosted by Michael Young and included musical guest Air Supply .[1] At the conclusion of the final competition, Ruth Zakarian of New York was crowned Miss Teen USA, by Miss USA 1983 Julie Hayek and Miss Universe 1983 Lorraine Downes .
Results
Placements
Map showing placements by state
Final Results
Contestant
Miss Teen USA 1983
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 10
Final competition scores
State
Preliminaries
Interview
Swimsuit
Evening Gown
Average
Virginia
8.616
8.838
8.760
8.977
8.825
New York
8.466
9.144
8.516
9.000
8.886
Georgia
8.273
8.811
8.866
8.850
8.842
Kentucky
8.358
8.405
8.933
9.065
8.801
Texas
8.365
8.744
8.755
8.877
8.792
Pennsylvania
8.466
8.611
8.732
8.961
8.768
California
8.270
8.488
8.900
8.811
8.733
Arkansas
8.395
8.500
8.700
8.566
8.588
Nevada
8.340
8.350
8.633
8.577
8.520
Washington
8.627
8.444
8.333
8.611
8.462
Winner
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Third runner-up
Fourth runner-up
Special awards
Award
Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Best state costume
Historical significance
Judges
Jeffery Apple
Tracey Bregman
Anthony Carter
Bonnie Kay
Emilio Estafan
Persis Khambatta
Andy Bean
Nancy Stafford
Teri Utley
Kiki Vandeweghe
Leroy Neiman
Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1983 delegates were:
Contestant notes
Kelly Jerles (Georgia) became the only delegate from Miss Teen USA 1983 to compete in the Miss America pageant. She held the Miss Georgia 1987 title and won preliminary swimsuit and non-finalist talent awards at Miss America 1988.
Ruth Zakarian (New York) competed in the Miss USA 1984 pageant as Miss Teen USA 1983 but did not place. In the early years of the pageant, the Teen titleholder could compete at Miss USA without holding a state title.
Beth Woodard (South Carolina) - Miss South Carolina USA 1987
Kris Keim (Arizona) - Miss Arizona USA 1988
Maureen Murray (New Hampshire) - Miss New York USA 1991 (semi-finalist at Miss USA 1991 )
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