Miss Teen USA 1994, the 12th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi on 16 August, 1994. At the conclusion of the final competition, Shauna Gambill of California was crowned by outgoing queen Charlotte Lopez of Vermont.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Mary Elizabeth Stevenson (South Carolina)
• Miss Photogenic: Angelie Eldred (Washington)
• Best in Swimsuit: Shauna Gambill (California)
• Minolta Photo Contest: Denise Fisher (Maryland)

Scores

     Winner

     First runner-up

     Second runner-up

     Finalists

Historical significance

• This was Florida's first placement since 1986 and New Jersey's first since 1988.
• Kansas recorded their second second runner-up placement in three years, following Danni Boatwright's placing in 1992.
• Indiana placed for the fourth consecutive year, a record which has yet to be eclipsed.

Delegates

• Alabama - Melanie McLin
• Alaska - Krystina Bellamy
• Arizona - Missy Kline
• Arkansas - Rebecca Hall
• California - Shauna Gambill
• Colorado - Angie Payne
• Connecticut - Stacey Raffo
• Delaware - Celina Delgrossa
• District of Columbia - Tamara McDowell
• Florida - Christy Fatzinger

• Georgia - Whitney Fuller
• Hawaii - Emily Huff
• Idaho - Sarah Elizabeth Polk
• Illinois - Charlotte Martin
• Indiana - Nicolette Van Hook
• Iowa - Erika Miller
• Kansas - Melissa Hurtig
• Kentucky - Crystal Batahvie
• Louisiana - Sarah Miriam Louther
• Maine - Jennifer Hunt
• Maryland - Denise Fisher
• Massachusetts - Michelle Neves
• Michigan - Melissa Jackson
• Minnesota - Paige Swenson
• Mississippi - Angie Carpenter
• Missouri - Tiffany Meyer

• Montana - Desiree Gravelle
• Nebraska - Elizabeth Schmidt
• Nevada - Heather Kittrel
• New Hampshire - Keri Lynn Pratt
• New Jersey - Kelli Lynn Paarz
• New Mexico - Samantha Sengle
• New York - Kimberly Pressler
• North Carolina - Valarie Beasley
• North Dakota - Allison Nesemeier
• Ohio - Rebecca Reed
• Oklahoma - Summer Riley
• Oregon - Jodi Ann Paterson
• Pennsylvania - Nicole Bigham
• Rhode Island - Nicole Coletti
• South Carolina - Mary Stevenson
• South Dakota - Autumn McKinney
• Tennessee - Allison Alderson
• Texas - Jacqueline Pena
• Utah - Heather Henderson
• Vermont - Christel Marquardt
• Virginia - Christin Wilson
• Washington - Angelie Eldred
• West Virginia - Jonelle Spiker
• Wisconsin - Tara Llewelowitz
• Wyoming - Whitney Ahlstrom

Contestant notes

• Allison Alderson (Tennessee) later won the Miss Tennessee 1999 and Miss Tennessee USA 2002 titles, becoming only one of six Triple Crown winners. She went on to marry Jay DeMarcus of the band Rascal Flatts.
• One other contestant also competed at Miss America: Michelle Ann Neves, who was Miss Massachusetts 2000.
• Contestants who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were:
  • Allison Nesemeier (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota USA 1998
  • Kelli Paarz (New Jersey) - Miss New Jersey USA 1998
  • Shauna Gambill (California) - Miss California USA 1998 (first runner-up at Miss USA 1998)
  • Kimberly Pressler (New York) - Miss New York USA and Miss USA 1999
  • Angie Carpenter (Mississippi) - Miss Mississippi USA 2000
  • Jennifer Lyn Hunt (Maine) - Miss Maine USA 2000
  • Paige Swenson (Minnesota) - Miss Minnesota USA 2000
  • Tiffany Meyer (Missouri) - Miss Kansas USA 2000 (finalist at Miss USA 2000)
  • Nicole Bigham (Pennsylvania) - Miss Pennsylvania USA 2002
• Jodi Ann Paterson (Oregon) was Playboy's' Playmate of the Year 2000 and is the first contestant who not born in USA who competed in the pageant. Jodi was born in Indonesia. The other is Rachel Smith (Miss Teen Tennessee USA 2002).
• Charlotte Martin (Illinois) went on to become a successful singer-songwriter.
• Shauna Gambill (California) went on to win the Miss World USA 1998 title. She was chosen to represent the United States at Miss World 1998 where she placed in the Top 10.
• Keri Lynn Pratt (New Hampshire) is a television and movie actress. She has appeared in the movies Drive Me Crazy and America's Sweethearts. She has guest starred on hit television shows 7th Heaven and Brothers & Sisters.
• Emily Huff's (Hawaii) sister, Ashley, won the titles of Miss Nevada 2001 and Miss Nevada USA 2003.

External links

• Official website