Miss Arizona Teen USA
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The Miss Arizona Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arizona in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the title held by that winner.
The first Arizona Teen to place at Miss Teen USA was Jeri-Lynn Beatty who made the top 12 in 1990.[1] Three more Arizona teens have gone on to win the Miss Arizona USA title, including Danielle Demski, one of only two to place in the top five or six at Miss Teen USA.[2] Demski later built a career as a television presenter.
The current Miss Arizona Teen USA is MayaDenise Gaskin of Phoenix and was crowned in Gilbert on May 30, 2022. Gaskin will represent Arizona at Miss Teen USA 2022.
Miss Teen USA Placement Summary
Placements
- 2nd Runner-up: Rachel McLaen (2024)
- Top 5/6: Courtney Hamilton (1996), Danielle Demski[2] (1999)
- Top 10/12: Jeri-Lynn Beatty (1990), Emerald Zellers (2006)
- Top 15/16: Ashley Stainton (2008), Savannah Wix (2014), Neda Danilovic (2015), Karly Riggs (2017), Molly Schwanz (2020), MayaDenise Gaskin (2022)
Arizona holds a record of 10 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards
- Best State Costume: Julie Hodges (1987)
- Miss Photogenic: Kristi Vanney (1986)
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rachel Mclaen | Queen Creek | 19 | 2nd Runner-up | ||
| 2023 | Peyton Stuewe | Phoenix | 18 | |||
| 2022 | MayaDenise Gaskin | Phoenix | 18 | Top 16 | ||
| 2021 | McKenzi Lindhag | Peoria | 16 | |||
| 2020 | Molly Schwanz | Scottsdale | 18 | Top 16 | ||
| 2019 | Jordan Waller | Phoenix | 18 | |||
| 2018 | Macy Kathryn Deak | Phoenix | 15 | |||
| 2017 | Karlina "Karly" Riggs | Scottsdale | 17 | Top 15 | ||
| 2016 | Tristany Hightower | Paradise Valley | 16 | |||
| 2015 | Neda Danilovic | Phoenix | 16 | Top 15 | ||
| 2014 | Savannah Wix | Paradise Valley | 17 | Top 15 | Later Miss Arizona USA 2019Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| 2013 | Olivia Argue | Paradise Valley | 17 | Sister of Miss Arizona Teen 2011 - Molly Argue | ||
| 2012 | Alexa Zellers | Scottsdale | 17 | Sister of Miss Arizona Teen USA 2006 - Emerald Zellers | ||
| 2011 | Molly Argue | Paradise Valley | 18 | Sister of Miss Arizona Teen 2013 - Olivia Argue | ||
| 2010 | Tori Vance | Ahwatukee | 17 | |||
| 2009 | Whitney Nelson[3] | Ahwatukee | 18 | |||
| 2008 | Ashley Stainton | Ahwatukee | 17 | Top 15 | ||
| 2007 | Tiffany Martin | Phoenix | 18 | |||
| 2006 | Emerald Zellers[4] | Scottsdale | 15 | Top 10 | Sister of Miss Arizona Teen USA 2012- Alexa Zellers | |
| 2005 | Elisa Soto | Mesa | 16 | |||
| 2004 | Allie Gilliland | Glendale | 17 | |||
| 2003 | Natalia Benenson | Phoenix | 18 | |||
| 2002 | Lynsie Ann Shackelford | Mesa | 17 | |||
| 2001 | Eva Marie St. Arnauld[5] | Mesa | 18 | |||
| 2000 | Sarah Wilkins | Gilbert | 18 | |||
| 1999 | Danielle Demski[2] | Chandler[2] | 18[2] | Top 5[2] | Later Miss Arizona USA 2004 and top 15 at Miss USA 2004 | |
| 1998 | Kristy Kay Stover | Phoenix | 18 | |||
| 1997 | Julie Gulbrandsen | Gilbert | 18 | |||
| 1996 | Courtney Hamilton | Chandler | 16 | Top 6 | ||
| 1995 | Brandy Leigh Campbell | Tucson | ||||
| 1994 | Mistie Kline | Phoenix | ||||
| 1993 | Dannielle Normandin | Phoenix | ||||
| 1992 | Heather Keckler | Chandler | 17 | Later Miss Arizona USA 2000 | ||
| 1991 | Christine Ciulla[6] | Phoenix | 17[6] | |||
| 1990 | Jeri-Lynn Beatty[1] | Glendale[1] | 19[1] | Semi-finalist[1] | ||
| 1989 | Leann Elston | Tucson | 17 | Originally Shannon Marketic was crowned Miss Arizona Teen USA 1989. It was later determined that there had been an auditing mistake and that Marketic was the first runner-up and Elston the winner.[7] Marketic went on to win the Miss USA title in 1992.[8] | ||
| 1988 | Kristen Peterson | Tucson | ||||
| 1987 | Julie Hodges[9] | Glendale[9] | 17[9] | Best State Costume | ||
| 1986 | Kristi Vanney | Tempe | Miss Photogenic | |||
| 1985 | Vanessa Steffens[10] | Scottsdale[10] | 15[10] | |||
| 1984 | Shawn Andrews[11] | Mesa | ||||
| 1983 | Kris Keim | Scottsdale | 17 | Later Miss Arizona USA 1988 |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
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