| Formation | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Cincinnati |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
Key people | Melissa Proctor-Pitchford, state pageant director |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss Kentucky Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
Gabriella Hembree of Carrollton was crowned Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2022 on March 26, 2022, at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset. She represented Kentucky at Miss Teen USA 2022 in Reno, Nevada.
Eligibility
The participant must be a single, legally recognized female between the ages of 14 and 18 years old. Specifically, the contestant has to be under 19 years old before January 1 of the pageant year. Also, the applicant must have never been married, pregnant, or had a marriage annulled. A contestant can only be eligible if she is a United States citizen and remains a United States citizen throughout the competition at both a state and national level. She must have lived in the state she desires to compete in permanently, at least six months prior to the pageant date, or be a full-time student in the state with one semester completed by December 31 of the pageant year.
Results summary
Placement at Miss Teen USA
- 1st runners-up: Kristi Dawn Hicks (1989)
- 2nd runners-up: Krista Keith (1983), Kristen Johnson (2000), Tara Conner (2002)
- Top 6: April Vaughn (1990)
- Top 10: Lexie Kemper (1999), Amanda Nunnelley (2003)
- Top 12: Brittany Johnson (1995)
- Top 15: Sarah Withers (2005), Jefra Bland (2009), Taylor Hubbard (2010)
Kentucky holds a record of 11 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards
- Miss Photogenic: Lexie Kemper (1999), Kristen Johnson (2000)
Winners
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
| 2023 | MéShyia Bradshaw | Elizabethtown | 17 | |||
| 2022 | Gabriella Hembree | Carrollton | 18 | |||
| 2021 | Kennedy Mosley | London | 16 | |||
| 2020 | Mattie Barker | Louisville | 17 | |||
| 2019 | Emma Johns | Pikeville | 16 | |||
| 2018 | Jordan Crozier[1] | Somerset | 18 | |||
| 2017 | Olivia Prewitt[2][3] | Danville[2] | 18[2] | |||
| 2016 | Christiaan Prince[4] | Grayson[4] | 15[4] | |||
| 2015 | Caroline Ford | Bowling Green | 18 | |||
| 2014 | Megan Ducharm | Shelbyville | 18 | |||
| 2013 | Gracie Sapp | Lexington | 15 | |||
| 2012 | Tiffany Cline | Georgetown | 14 | |||
| 2011 | Stephanie Jones | Elizabethtown | 18 | |||
| 2010 | Taylor Hubbard[5] | London[5] | 15 | Top 15 | ||
| 2009 | Jefra Bland | Campbellsville | 19 | Top 15 | Later contestant on Survivor: Cagayan[6] | |
| 2008 | Shannen Reil | West Van Lear | 15 | |||
| 2007 | Katrina Giannini | Princeton | 17 | |||
| 2006 | Tiffany Withrow | Ashland | 17 | |||
| 2005 | Sarah Bryan Withers | Columbia | 18 | Top 15 | ||
| 2004 | Megan Frank | Greensburg | 19 | |||
| 2003 | Amanda Nunnelley | Louisville | 17 | Top 10 | ||
| 2002 | Tara Conner[7] | Russell Springs | 16 | 2nd runner-up | Body Glove Swimsuit Award | Later Miss Kentucky USA 2006 and Miss USA 2006, 4th runner up at Miss Universe 2006[7] |
| 2001 | Katherine Faulkner | Hazard | 17 | |||
| 2000 | Kristen Johnson | Slaughters | 18 | 2nd runner-up | Miss Photogenic | Later Miss Kentucky USA 2005, 2nd runner up at Miss USA 2005 |
| 1999 | Lexie Kemper[8] | Louisville[8] | 17[8] | Top 10 | Miss Photogenic[9] | |
| 1998 | Elizabeth Arnold | Columbia | 18 | Later Miss Kentucky USA 2002 | ||
| 1997 | Kelli Jones | Louisville | 18 | |||
| 1996 | Kelly Marie Sodan | Berea | 15 | |||
| 1995 | Brittany Johnson | Virgie | 17 | Top 12 | ||
| 1994 | Crystal Hayden | Paducah[10] | 16 | |||
| 1993 | Holly Riggs | Paducah[10] | 15 | |||
| 1992 | Heather Boggess | Paducah[10] | 17 | |||
| 1991 | Christine Jackman | Louisville | 18 | |||
| 1990 | April Vaughn | Louisville | 17 | Top 6 | ||
| 1989 | Kristi Dawn Hicks[11] | Bardstown | 17[11] | 1st runner-up | Later Miss Kentucky 1995[11] | |
| 1988 | Marti Hendricks[12] | Danville[12] | 19[12] | |||
| 1987 | Tracey Marsee | Middlesboro | 16 | |||
| 1986 | Amy Miller | Louisville | 15 | |||
| 1985 | Leanne Gregory | Lexington | 15 | |||
| 1984 | Suzy Neclerio | Georgetown | 18 | |||
| 1983 | Krista Keith | Louisville | 16 | 2nd runner-up |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
- ^ Harris, Chris (2018-02-06). "Two Pulaski girls fair well in Miss Teen Kentucky pageant". Commonwealth Journal. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ a b c "Danville Teen wins Miss Kentucky USA pageant". The Advocate-Messenger. 2017. pp. A01. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ Manouchehri, Kat (2017-07-24). "She's the first biracial Miss Teen Kentucky and next she'll be competing for Miss Teen USA". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ a b c Preston, Tim. "Miss Kentucky Teen USA juggles life, work and school". Journal-Times. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ a b Dillard, Carrie (2012-10-19). "Trump has stake in Laurel teen's recovery". The Sentinel-Echo. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "Survivor Cast: Jefra Bland". CBS. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ a b "Former Miss USA describes life of drugs, alcohol and recovery". The Caroline Progress. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ a b c "Winner of state's Miss Teen has options outside pageants". The Courier-Journal. 1999-06-30. p. 44. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "Ballard Senior makes friends & memories at Miss Teen pageant". The Courier-Journal. 1999-09-08. p. 73. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ a b c Landini, Leigh (21 June 1994). "Reidland contestant wins Miss Kentucky Teen title". The Paducah Sun. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Miss Kentucky speaks out". The Courier-Journal. 1995-08-09. p. 35. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ a b c "Senior wins Miss Kentucky Teen". The Advocate-Messenger. 1988-05-12. p. 9. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
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