Miss Teen USA 1988
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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Compare image with Wikidata Miss Teen USA 1988, the 6th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from San Bernardino, California on July 25, 1988. At the conclusion of the final competition, Mindy Duncan of Oregon was crowned by outgoing queen Kristi Addis of Mississippi.[1]
This was the first of two years the pageant was held in San Bernardino. It was hosted by Dick Clark for the first time, with color commentary from Tracy Scoggins. The preliminary competition was hosted by KCBS-TV weatherman Maclovio Perez and beauty expert Beverly Sassoon.[2]
This was also the last time the State Costume competition took place and would not return until thirty-three years later in 2021, under a different organization.
Results
This pageant had a top ten, with five finalists.[1]
Placements
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Teen USA 1988 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality | |
| Miss Photogenic |
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| Best State costume |
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Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1988 delegates were:
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- Alabama - Anna Mingus
- Alaska - Joleen Jeffcoat
- Arizona - Kristen Peterson
- Arkansas - Jessica Welch
- California - Alison Moreno (disqualified)
- Colorado - Leah Crawford
- Connecticut - Bobbie Jo Shanahan
- Delaware - Edith Senter
- District of Columbia - Sabrina Curtis
- Florida - Holly Nicholson
- Georgia - Erin Nance
- Hawaii - Michelle Wong
- Idaho - Renee Griggs
- Illinois - Kathleen McLelland
- Indiana - Deborah Lindboe
- Iowa - Stacy Horst[4]
- Kansas - Jennifer Eastes
- Kentucky - Marti Hendricks
- Louisiana - Amy Pietsch
- Maine - Christine Despres
- Maryland - Sherry Twilley
- Massachusetts - Alicia Gawrys
- Michigan - Melissa Sinkevics
- Minnesota - Julie Ward[5]
- Mississippi - Honey East
- Missouri - Beverly Boatright
- Montana - Kristen Anderson
- Nebraska - Pamela Brown
- Nevada - Erin Abernathy
- New Hampshire - Christa Jones
- New Jersey - Michelle Knipfelberg
- New Mexico - Jill Vasquez
- New York - Jessica Collins
- North Carolina - Michelle Moore
- North Dakota - Jennifer Seminary
- Ohio - Teresa Merola
- Oklahoma - Linda Parsons
- Oregon - Mindy Duncan
- Pennsylvania - Desiree Fess
- Rhode Island - Debbie Peters
- South Carolina - Nicole Adams
- South Dakota - Jillayne Fossum
- Tennessee - Missy Pierce
- Texas - Libby Pelton
- Utah - Kathleen Treadway
- Vermont - Andrea Varney
- Virginia - Audra Wilks
- Washington - Karen Petre
- West Virginia - Wendy Stephens
- Wisconsin - Jennifer Schwalenberg
- Wyoming - Michele Apostoles
Contestant notes
- After competing in the preliminary competition and winning the Best State Costume award, Alison Moreno (California) was disqualified from the final competition after she left her room without a chaperone, contrary to pageant rules.[6]
- Delegates who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were:
- Jillayne Fossum (South Dakota) - Miss South Dakota USA 1991
- Erin Nance (Georgia) - Miss Georgia USA 1993 (first runner-up at Miss USA 1993)
- Jennifer Seminary (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota USA 1993
- Kristen Anderson (Montana) - Miss Montana USA 1993
- Jill Vasquez (New Mexico) - Miss New Mexico USA 1994
- Anna Mingus (Alabama) - Miss Alabama USA 1995
- Audra Wilks (Virginia) - Miss Virginia USA 1997
- Jill Vasquez became one of the directors of the Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA pageants in 2007.
- Jessica Collins became a successful actress who played Meredith Davies on Tru Calling.
References
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External links
- Yahoo! TV Complete list of pageant judges, personnel, and production crew for the CBS broadcast
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