Miss Teen USA 1999

Miss Teen USA 1999, the 17th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Shreveport, Louisiana on 24 August 1999. At the conclusion of the final competition, Ashley Coleman of Delaware was crowned by outgoing queen Vanessa Minnillo of South Carolina.

Miss Teen USA 1999
DateAugust 24, 1999
PresentersCarson Daly, Ali Landry and Julie Moran
EntertainmentBritney Spears
N'Sync
VenueHirsch Memorial Coliseum, Louisiana
BroadcasterCBS, KSLA
WinnerAshley Coleman
Delaware
CongenialityMorgan Maholich
PhotogenicLexie Kemper

The pageant was hosted by newcomer Carson Daly with color commentary by Ali Landry and Julie Moran for the second year. Landry held the Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990, Miss Louisiana USA 1996 and Miss USA 1996 titles, making the semi-finals at Miss Teen USA 1990 pageant before winning Miss USA 1996.

During the pageant there were performances by Britney Spears and N'Sync. This was the second year that N'Sync provided entertainment.

Results

Placements
Map showing placements by state
Final results Contestant
Miss Teen USA 1999
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 5
Top 10

Special awards
  • Miss Congeniality: Morgan Maholich (New York)
  • Miss Photogenic: Lexie Kemper (Kentucky)
  • Style Award: Morgan O'Murray (Colorado)
  • Best in Swimsuit: Ashley Coleman (Delaware)
  • Best in Evening Gown: Ashley Coleman (Delaware)

Historical significance
  • Ashley Coleman, the winner of Miss Teen USA 1999 was the first delegate from Delaware to win the national title.
  • This was Louisiana's highest placement, until Shelley Hennig won the Miss Teen USA 2004 pageant.
  • This was Maryland's highest placement, until (Kamie Crawford) won the Miss Teen USA 2010 pageant.
  • Kentucky placed for the first time since 1995.
  • This was only Indiana and Michigan's second placement, coming after success in 1996. Arizona and Michigan, both placing for the third time, also placed for the first time since 1996.
  • Virginia placed for the third consecutive year, the first time this had occurred. This record was broken when Virginia placed consecutively from 2005 to 2008. Tori Hall placed in the top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2005. Samantha Casey placed 3rd runner up to Katie Blair of Montana. Emily Bruce continued these placements by placing in the top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2007. And finally, Megan Myrehn placed in the top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2008.

Final Competition Score
State Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average Top 5 Question
Delaware 9.73 (2) 9.65 (1) 9.77 (1) 9.71 (1) 9.78 (1)
Louisiana 9.32 (5) 9.51 (3) 9.50 (5) 9.44 (5) 9.54 (3)
Maryland 9.76 (1) 9.58 (2) 9.47 (6) 9.60 (2) 9.61 (2)
Arizona 9.22 (6) 9.45 (6) 9.68 (3) 9.45 (4) 9.36 (4)
Michigan 9.57 (3) 9.46 (5) 9.73 (2) 9.58 (3) 9.16 (5)
Kentucky 9.44 (4) 9.28 (9) 9.58 (4) 9.43 (6)
Texas 9.17 (7) 9.48 (4) 9.45 (8) 9.36 (7)
Tennessee 8.96 (10) 9.39 (7) 9.45 (7) 9.26 (8)
Virginia 9.06 (9) 9.36 (8) 9.34 (10) 9.25 (9)
Nevada 9.09 (8) 9.21 (10) 9.41 (9) 9.23 (10)

  Winner
  First Runner-up
  Second Runner-up
  Top 5 Finalist
  Top 10 Semifinalist
(#) Rank in each round of competition

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1999 delegates were:

Contestant notes
  • Kristi Lauren Glakas is one of only six women to be a Triple Crown titleholder, having competed at Miss Teen USA, Miss USA, and Miss America. After placing first runner-up for two consecutive years, Glakas won the Miss Virginia USA 2004 title and competed at Miss USA 2004. She later won the Miss Virginia 2005 title, and placed third runner-up at Miss America 2006.
  • Morgan O'Murray of Colorado later won the Miss Colorado 2002 title and competed at Miss America. She later made two attempts to win the Miss Colorado USA title (in 2004 and 2005). Had she won the title, she would have become one of only a few women to win the Triple Crown.
  • Others who later competed at Miss USA were:
  • Khosi Roy (MD) and Keely Wright (GA) were originally the first runner up at their respective state pageants. Jane Kim won the title of Miss Georgia Teen USA 1999, but was disqualified in after it was discovered she was not a US citizen, but had been born in South Korea. Kristina Sisco was the original winner of the Maryland title, but resigned after gaining a part on the soap opera As the World Turns.
  • Misty Giles (TX) went on to appear on the 12th season of the CBS reality show Survivor, this time set in Panama. She was the third contestant voted off.
  • Grace Shibley (KS) reportedly finished in 11th place. Her Top 15 placement was confirmed by the VanBros website, the organization that hosts and sponsors the Miss Kansas Teen USA pageant.

Judges
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