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Miss Teen USA 1997

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Date
  
August 20, 1997

Broadcaster
  
CBS, KGBT-TV

Presenters
  
J. Eddie Peck

Congeniality
  
Christina Todd

Miss Teen USA 1997

Venue
  
South Padre Island Convention Centre, South Padre Island, Texas

Winner
  
Shelly Moore Tennessee

Miss Teen USA 1997, the 15th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from South Padre Island, Texas on 20 August, 1997. At the conclusion of the final competition, Shelly Moore of Tennessee was crowned by outgoing queen Christie Lee Woods of Texas.

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The pageant was hosted by J. Eddie Peck, with color commentary by Ivanka Trump, daughter of new pageant owner Donald Trump. This was the first year since 1988 that there was no special entertainment.

Special awards

  • Miss Congeniality: Christina Todd (Ohio)
  • Miss Photogenic: Cristin Duren (Florida)
  • Style Award: Andria Mullins (Texas)

    • Historical significance

  • This was only Colorado's second placement, after Sholone Pakoski made the semi-finals at Miss Teen USA 1990.
  • Massachusetts placed for the first time since 1991, Virginia and North Carolina placed for the first time since 1992, and Hawaii placed for the first time since 1993.
  • North Dakota placed for the second consecutive year, the first time this happened since 1983-1984.
  • Florida became the first state to win the Miss Photogenic award in two consecutive years.

    • Preliminary competition

    The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.

    Delegates

    The Miss Teen USA 1997 delegates were:

    Judges

  • Kim Alexis
  • Ron Duguay
  • Anthony Michael Hall
  • Bridget Hall
  • Oribe
  • Kerri Strug

    • References

    Miss Teen USA 1997 Wikipedia
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