Miss Teen USA 2006, the 24th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California on August 15, 2006. The pageant was won by Katie Blair of Montana.

For the third time, the pageant was hosted by Palm Springs. It had previously been held there in 2003 and 2004. On August 10, the 51 contestants competed in a preliminary presentation show where they were judged in swimsuits and evening gowns. Scores from this judging will determine the top 15 on the live telecast on August 15, 2006.

At the conclusion of the final competition, Katie Blair of Montana was crowned by outgoing titleholder Allie LaForce of Ohio. This was the first year that Montana made the initial cut in the competition, and until this pageant Montana was the only state which had not placed. This is the first major pageant title won by a delegate from Montana.

All the delegates were first to required to win their state pageant, which in some states also meant holding a local title.

Results

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 2006	Montana - Katie Blair
1st runner-up	North Carolina - Melissa Lingafelt
2nd runner-up	North Dakota - Katie Cooper
3rd runner-up	Virginia - Samantha Casey
4th runner-up	Georgia - Brittany Sharp
Top 10	Arizona - Emerald Zellers Kansas - Gentry Miller Maryland - Jamie O'Brien New Jersey - Julianna White Rhode Island - Shaelyn McNally
Top 15	Florida - Jennifer Wooten Michigan - Raquel McClendon Nebraska - Danielle Zuroski Oklahoma - Morgan Woolard South Carolina -Brittany Smith

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Colorado - Blair Griffith
Miss Photogenic	North Carolina - Melissa Lingafelt

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 2006 delegates were:

• Alabama - Carla Baumann
• Alaska - Degen Kasper
• Arizona - Emerald Zellers
• Arkansas - Taylor Wright
• California - Jessica Powell
• Colorado - Blair Griffith
• Connecticut - Kristen Heide
• Delaware - Erika Savidge
• District of Columbia - Jasmine Niernberger
• Florida - Jennifer Wooten
• Georgia - Brittany Sharp
• Hawaii - Hannah Thomas
• Idaho - Brianne Wickland
• Illinois - Ceitlyn Glenn
• Indiana - Halley Wallace
• Iowa - Danielle Malatek
• Kansas - Gentry Miller
• Kentucky - Tiffany Withrow
• Louisiana - Kelsey Lawson
• Maine - Donna Schlieper
• Maryland - Jamie O'Brien
• Massachusetts - Caroline Caruso
• Michigan - Raquel McClendon
• Minnesota - Amy Blue
• Mississippi - Raegan Raulston
• Missouri - Breanna Huellinghorst

• Montana - Katie Blair
• Nebraska - Danielle Zuroski
• Nevada - Georgina Vaughan
• New Hampshire - Camille Westbrooks
• New Jersey - Julianna White
• New Mexico - Raquel Padilla
• New York - Candace Kuykendall
• North Carolina - Melissa Lingafelt
• North Dakota - Katie Cooper
• Ohio - Peyton McCormick
• Oklahoma - Morgan Woolard
• Oregon - Kelci Rae Alberti-Flowers
• Pennsylvania - Inessa Rodriguez
• Rhode Island - Shaelyn McNally
• South Carolina - Brittany Smith
• South Dakota - Alexandra Hoffman
• Tennessee - Ashley Durham
• Texas - Raevan Valadez
• Utah - Elizabeth Anne Leyda
• Vermont - Katharine Williams
• Virginia - Samantha Casey
• Washington - Kendra Lee Timm
• West Virginia - Lora Gallagher
• Wisconsin - Bishara Dorre
• Wyoming - Katy Lambert

Previous placements in state pageants

The following delegates had also competed in previous Miss Teen USA state pageants:

• Taylor Wright (Arkansas) - 1st runner-up, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2005
• Blair Griffith (Colorado) - 2nd runner-up, Miss Colorado Teen USA 2005; 3rd runner-up, Miss Colorado Teen USA 2004
• Danielle Malatek (Iowa) - 2nd runner-up, Miss Iowa Teen USA 2005
• Kelsey Lawson (Louisiana) - 3rd runner-up, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2005; 4th runner-up, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2004
• Donna Schlieper (Maine) - 1st runner-up, Miss Maine Teen USA 2005; 3rd runner-up, Miss Maine Teen USA 2004; Semi-finalist, Miss Maine Teen USA 2003
• Jamie O'Brien (Maryland) - Semi-finalist, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2004
• Raquel McClendon (Michigan) - Finalist, Miss Michigan Teen USA 2005
• Amy Blue (Minnesota) - Semi-finalist, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2004
• Raegan Raulston (Mississippi) - 4th runner-up, Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2005
• Breanna Huellinghorst (Missouri) - Semi-finalist, Miss Missouri Teen USA 2005
• Julianna White (New Jersey) - Semi-finalist, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2005
• Shaelyn McNally (Rhode Island) - Semi-finalist, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2005
• Raevan Valadez (Texas) - Contestant, Miss Austin Teen USA 2005 (prelim to Miss Texas Teen USA)
• Samantha Casey (Virginia) - 1st runner-up, Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005; 1st runner-up, Miss Virginia Teen USA 2004
• Lora Gallagher (West Virginia) - 3rd runner-up, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2005
• Melissa Lingafelt (North Carolina) - 1 runner-up, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2005

Crossovers

• Bishmara Dorre (Wisconsin) won Miss Wisconsin Outstanding Teen 2007 and placed top 10 at Miss Outstanding Teen 2007.
• Alexandra Hoffman (South Dakota) won Miss South Dakota 2008 and placed Top 15 at Miss America 2009.
• Georgina Vaughn (Nevada) won Miss Nevada USA 2009 and competed at Miss USA 2009.
• Samantha Casey (Virginia) won Miss Virginia USA 2010 and will compete at Miss USA 2010.
• Morgan Woolard (Oklahoma) won Miss Oklahoma USA 2010 and will compete at Miss USA 2010.

References and notes

External links

• Official website