Miss Teen USA 1993, the eleventh Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi
on 10 August, 1993.
At the conclusion of the final competition,
Charlotte Lopez of
Vermont was crowned by outgoing
titleholder
Jamie Solinger of
Iowa .
The pageant was hosted by
Dick Clark for
the third and final year, with color commentary by
Arthel Neville and
Miss Teen USA 1985 Kelly Hu for the final time. Music was provided by
the Gulf Coast Teen Orchestra.
This was the fourth of five years that the pageant was held in
Biloxi. Contestants arrived on 26 June and were involved in two
weeks of events and preliminary competition prior to the final
broadcast, such as pre-taping scenes along the Mississippi coast,
and being involved in an autograph signing party.
Results
Placements
Map showing placements by state
- The other top six finalists were (in order of placement):
Juliana Kaulukukui (Hawaii), Sara Rae Gore
(New York) and
Denesha Reed (Georgia).
Special awards
Historical significance
- Vermont placed for the first time since 1989, their second
placement in the history of the competition, and went on to win the
title.
- Indiana placed for the third consecutive time, a record for the
state.
- Georgia also placed for the third consecutive time, each time
top 6 or higher, also a record for the state.
- Hawaii placed for the first time since Kelly Hu won in 1985.
- This was Pennsylvania's first placement since 1990.
- New York placed for the first time since 1989.
- Tennessee placed for the first time since 1984, their second
placement ever.
- This was Ohio's first placement in the history of the
competition. They would not make the semi-finals again until 2005,
when the state went on to win the title.
- This is one of only two times that Oregon made the semifinals
but did not win the crown.
- South Carolina and Maine placed for the first time ever.
- Connecticut also placed for the first time, and did not place
again until 2002.
- As well as a large prize package for the winner, the runners-up
also received cash scholarships and other opportunities.
Pennsylvania was awarded $2,000 for her second runner-up placement
and the option of a one year modeling contract or $1,000
scholarship for winning the swimsuit award.
Scores
Preliminary competition
The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary
competition.
| State |
Interview |
Swimsuit |
Evening gown |
Average |
| Alabama |
8.58 |
8.51 |
9.02 |
8.703 |
| Alaska |
8.48 |
7.79 |
7.92 |
8.063 |
| Arizona |
8.67 |
8.10 |
8.67 |
8.480 |
| Arkansas |
8.56 |
8.40 |
8.76 |
8.573 |
| California |
8.81 |
8.63 |
8.50 |
8.647 |
| Colorado |
8.22 |
8.01 |
8.21 |
8.147 |
| Connecticut |
9.09 |
8.72 |
8.73 |
8.847 |
| Delaware |
8.74 |
8.42 |
8.70 |
8.620 |
| District of Columbia |
8.37 |
8.83 |
8.73 |
8.643 |
| Florida |
8.68 |
8.75 |
8.54 |
8.657 |
| Georgia |
8.86 |
9.15 |
8.98 |
8.997 |
| Hawaii |
8.67 |
8.95 |
8.96 |
8.860 |
| Idaho |
8.81 |
7.98 |
8.36 |
8.383 |
| Illinois |
8.62 |
8.32 |
8.38 |
8.440 |
| Indiana |
9.01 |
9.07 |
9.02 |
9.033 |
| Iowa |
8.96 |
8.29 |
8.39 |
8.547 |
| Kansas |
8.94 |
8.77 |
8.75 |
8.820 |
| Kentucky |
8.79 |
8.80 |
8.43 |
8.673 |
| Louisiana |
8.64 |
8.69 |
8.92 |
8.750 |
| Maine |
8.95 |
8.95 |
8.94 |
8.947 |
| Maryland |
8.76 |
8.55 |
8.23 |
8.513 |
| Massachusetts |
8.79 |
8.36 |
8.28 |
8.477 |
| Michigan |
8.38 |
8.08 |
8.39 |
8.283 |
| Minnesota |
8.59 |
8.54 |
8.64 |
8.590 |
| Mississippi |
8.38 |
8.60 |
8.41 |
8.463 |
| Missouri |
8.71 |
8.90 |
8.85 |
8.820 |
| Montana |
8.57 |
8.20 |
8.21 |
8.327 |
| Nebraska |
8.73 |
8.42 |
8.27 |
8.473 |
| Nevada |
8.59 |
8.24 |
8.35 |
8.547 |
| New Hampshire |
8.92 |
8.30 |
8.50 |
8.743 |
| New Jersey |
8.92 |
8.83 |
8.39 |
8.713 |
| New Mexico |
8.74 |
8.27 |
8.35 |
8.453 |
| New York |
9.03 |
8.95 |
8.87 |
8.950 |
| North Carolina |
8.70 |
8.44 |
8.48 |
8.540 |
| North Dakota |
8.41 |
8.13 |
8.06 |
8.200 |
| Ohio |
9.13 |
9.19 |
9.18 |
9.167 |
| Oklahoma |
8.65 |
8.90 |
8.88 |
8.810 |
| Oregon |
8.92 |
8.90 |
8.76 |
8.860 |
| Pennsylvania |
9.01 |
9.25 |
9.27 |
9.177 |
| Rhode Island |
8.45 |
8.57 |
8.34 |
8.453 |
| South Carolina |
8.93 |
8.84 |
8.96 |
8.910 |
| South Dakota |
8.11 |
8.68 |
8.04 |
8.277 |
| Tennessee |
9.20 |
8.62 |
8.87 |
8.897 |
| Texas |
8.89 |
8.84 |
8.56 |
8.763 |
| Utah |
9.04 |
8.69 |
8.72 |
8.817 |
| Vermont |
9.39 |
9.21 |
8.93 |
9.177 |
| Virginia |
8.58 |
8.60 |
8.58 |
8.587 |
| Washington |
8.80 |
8.62 |
8.61 |
8.677 |
| West Virginia |
8.58 |
8.62 |
8.66 |
8.620 |
| Wisconsin |
8.57 |
8.33 |
8.52 |
8.473 |
| Wyoming |
8.63 |
8.19 |
8.27 |
8.363 |
- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Top 6 Finalist
- Top 12 Semifinalist
Final competition
| State |
Swimsuit |
Interview |
Evening Gown |
Average |
Finalists |
| Vermont |
9.423 |
9.618 |
9.588 |
9.543 |
9.550 |
| Pennsylvania |
9.495 |
9.451 |
9.675 |
9.538 |
9.510 |
| Indiana |
9.486 |
9.108 |
9.338 |
9.311 |
9.230 |
| Hawaii |
9.296 |
8.966 |
9.386 |
9.216 |
9.150 |
| New York |
9.183 |
9.301 |
9.408 |
9.297 |
9.050 |
| Georgia |
9.306 |
9.113 |
9.313 |
9.244 |
8.930 |
| Tennessee |
8.983 |
9.278 |
9.368 |
9.210 |
| Ohio |
9.151 |
9.065 |
9.343 |
9.186 |
| Oregon |
9.109 |
9.264 |
9.178 |
9.184 |
| South Carolina |
9.110 |
9.120 |
9.141 |
9.124 |
| Connecticut |
9.104 |
9.066 |
8.946 |
9.019 |
| Maine |
8.984 |
8.855 |
8.955 |
8.931 |
- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Top 6 Finalist
- Top 12 Semifinalist
Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1993 delegates were:
Contestant notes
Host city
Following the 1992 event, local hoteliers signalled that they may
no longer be able to furnish free accommodation for the contestants
for the 1993 pageant. Although the Tourism Commission was
contracted to host the pageant until 1994, they considered getting
out of the contract because of the increased cost of paying for the
rooms.
The pageant went ahead in Biloxi as planned, and it was estimated
that the region benefitted by $1 million for hosting the
event.
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