Miss Teen USA 1997, the 15th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from South Padre Island, Texas
on 20 August, 1997. At the conclusion of the final competition, Shelly Moore of Tennessee was crowned by outgoing queen Christie Lee Woods of Texas.
The pageant was hosted by
J. Eddie Peck, with color commentary by
Ivanka Trump, daughter of new pageant owner
Donald Trump. This was the first year
since 1988 that there was no special entertainment.
Results
Placements
Map showing placements by state
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss Teen USA 1997 |
|
| 1st runner-up |
|
| 2nd runner-up |
- Hawaii -
Mahana Ka'ahumanu Walters
|
| Top 6 |
|
| Top 10 |
|
Special awards
Historical significance
- This was only Colorado's second placement, after Sholone
Pakoski made the semi-finals at Miss
Teen USA 1990.
- Massachusetts placed for the first time since 1991, Virginia
and North Carolina placed for the first time since 1992, and Hawaii
placed for the first time since 1993.
- North Dakota placed for the second consecutive year, the first
time this happened since 1983-1984.
- Florida became the first state to win the Miss Photogenic award
in two consecutive years.
Scores
Preliminary competition
The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary
competition.
| State |
Interview |
Swimsuit |
Evening gown |
Average |
| Alabama |
9.00 |
8.83 |
8.79 |
8.87 |
| Alaska |
8.01 |
8.21 |
8.25 |
8.16 |
| Arizona |
8.09 |
8.21 |
7.98 |
8.09 |
| Arkansas |
8.82 |
8.16 |
8.16 |
8.38 |
| California |
8.58 |
7.92 |
8.82 |
8.51 |
| Colorado |
8.39 |
9.48 |
9.15 |
9.01 |
| Connecticut |
8.75 |
8.64 |
8.68 |
8.69 |
| Delaware |
8.43 |
8.05 |
8.12 |
8.20 |
| District of Columbia |
8.33 |
8.16 |
8.20 |
8.23 |
| Florida |
8.50 |
9.02 |
8.61 |
8.71 |
| Georgia |
8.21 |
8.68 |
8.60 |
8.50 |
| Hawaii |
8.56 |
9.42 |
8.57 |
9.10 |
| Idaho |
9.09 |
8.34 |
8.55 |
8.66 |
| Illinois |
8.87 |
8.99 |
9.09 |
8.98 |
| Indiana |
8.25 |
8.22 |
8.44 |
8.30 |
| Iowa |
9.01 |
8.65 |
8.02 |
8.56 |
| Kansas |
9.59 |
9.25 |
9.28 |
9.37 |
| Kentucky |
8.84 |
8.91 |
8.99 |
8.91 |
| Louisiana |
8.89 |
8.44 |
8.61 |
8.65 |
| Maine |
8.47 |
8.32 |
8.03 |
8.27 |
| Maryland |
8.43 |
8.70 |
8.31 |
8.48 |
| Massachusetts |
9.03 |
9.18 |
9.18 |
9.13 |
| Michigan |
8.76 |
7.88 |
8.64 |
8.43 |
| Minnesota |
8.60 |
8.59 |
8.46 |
8.16 |
| Mississippi |
8.61 |
8.66 |
8.58 |
8.61 |
| Missouri |
8.96 |
8.61 |
9.16 |
8.91 |
| Montana |
8.11 |
7.84 |
7.79 |
7.91 |
| Nebraska |
8.91 |
8.65 |
8.11 |
8.56 |
| Nevada |
8.98 |
8.66 |
8.86 |
8.83 |
| New Hampshire |
9.10 |
8.96 |
8.56 |
8.87 |
| New Jersey |
8.69 |
8.72 |
8.46 |
8.62 |
| New Mexico |
8.77 |
8.97 |
8.60 |
8.78 |
| New York |
8.76 |
8.25 |
8.60 |
8.54 |
| North Carolina |
9.33 |
9.39 |
8.91 |
9.21 |
| North Dakota |
9.49 |
8.88 |
8.82 |
9.06 |
| Ohio |
8.58 |
8.87 |
8.52 |
8.66 |
| Oklahoma |
9.04 |
9.18 |
8.69 |
8.97 |
| Oregon |
8.61 |
8.71 |
8.61 |
8.64 |
| Pennsylvania |
8.15 |
8.39 |
8.14 |
8.23 |
| Rhode Island |
8.16 |
8.33 |
8.08 |
8.19 |
| South Carolina |
9.12 |
8.95 |
8.76 |
8.94 |
| South Dakota |
8.71 |
7.42 |
8.19 |
8.11 |
| Tennessee |
9.26 |
9.49 |
9.27 |
9.34 |
| Texas |
8.77 |
9.03 |
8.93 |
8.91 |
| Utah |
8.90 |
8.57 |
8.46 |
8.64 |
| Vermont |
7.97 |
8.10 |
8.00 |
8.02 |
| Virginia |
9.25 |
9.43 |
8.99 |
9.22 |
| Washington |
8.43 |
8.93 |
8.47 |
8.61 |
| West Virginia |
8.50 |
7.85 |
8.39 |
8.25 |
| Wisconsin |
8.87 |
8.45 |
8.80 |
8.71 |
| Wyoming |
8.31 |
8.24 |
7.61 |
8.05 |
-
Winner
- First
runner-up
- Second
runner-up
-
Finalist
-
Semi-finalist
Final competition scores
| Country |
Interview |
Swimsuit |
Evening Gown |
Average |
| Tennessee |
9.74 |
9.75 |
9.75 |
9.75 |
| Illinois |
9.60 |
9.67 |
9.75 |
9.67 |
| Kansas |
9.55 |
9.59 |
9.70 |
9.61 |
| North Carolina |
9.55 |
9.61 |
9.54 |
9.57 |
| Oklahoma |
9.60 |
9.57 |
9.46 |
9.54 |
| Hawaii |
9.40 |
9.51 |
9.43 |
9.51 |
| Virginia |
9.50 |
9.33 |
9.58 |
9.47 |
| North Dakota |
9.40 |
9.32 |
9.60 |
9.44 |
| Massachusetts |
9.36 |
9.42 |
9.47 |
9.42 |
| Colorado |
9.01 |
9.46 |
9.60 |
9.36 |
-
Winner
- First
runner-up
- Second
runner-up
-
Finalists
Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1997 delegates were:
Contestant notes
- Only a year after giving up her Teen title, Amanda
Burns (West Virginia) won the Miss West Virginia USA 1999 title and
went on to compete at Miss USA 1999.
It is rare for a contestant to win the Miss pageant so soon after
holding the Teen title.
- Nine years after competing at Miss Teen USA, Cristin Duren won the Miss Florida USA 2006 title. She had
previously been a semi-finalist at Miss Florida USA 2002, and
second runner-up at Miss Alabama USA 2005. Duren placed fourth
runner-up and won the Miss Photogenic award at Miss USA 2006, becoming the first woman to win
the Miss Photogenic award at both Miss Teen USA and Miss USA.
- Other delegates who later competed at Miss
USA were:
- Delegates who later competed at Miss
America were
- Andria Mullins
(Texas) competed in Miss USA state pageants for nine years but did
not win a title. She was a non-finalist at Miss Texas USA 1999-2000, made the top
fifteen in 2001, placed second runner-up in 2002, and made top
twelve in 2003 and 2004. Mullins then moved to New York, where she
placed fourth runner-up at Miss New
York USA, to California where she made top ten at Miss California USA 2006. In her last
year of eligibility Mullins again competed in New York where she
placed first runner-up to Gloria
Almonte, her highest placement. Fourth runner-up at that
pageant was another Miss Teen USA 1997 contestant, Ashley
Witner (Pennsylvania).
- Larissa Meek
(Missouri) starred on the reality
television show Average
Joe.
- Amy Merrill (Utah) was America's National
Teenager 1998.
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