Shauna Gambill (born 1976 or 1977) is an American model and beauty queen who won Miss Teen USA 1994 and also competed in the Miss USA 1998 and Miss World 1998 pageants. Gambill first won the

Miss California Teen USA The Miss California Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss Teen USA pageant. It was formed in 1983. This pageant is part of the Miss USA Organization. California is in the to ...

title in late 1993. In August 1994 she competed in the

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in the national pageant televised live from

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. Her performance in the preliminary competition placed her fourth among the top twelve semi-finalists, but her scores were consistently high throughout the three final rounds of competition, ranking highest in swimsuit (16 August). Having impressed the finals judges, Gambill, aged 17, was crowned Miss Teen USA at the end of the pageant broadcast. In 1997, two years after passing on the Miss Teen USA crown, she won the

Miss California USA Miss California USA is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. The pageant is directed by Crown Diva Productions. California's mos ...

1998 title. Gambill then competed at

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1998, where she placed first runner-up to

Shawnae Jebbia Shawnae Nicole Jebbia (born September 13, 1971) is an American entertainer and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1998. As Miss USA, she represented the United States at Miss Universe 1998, where she was placed in the Top 5. Jebbia won t ...

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. Gambill attended Highland High School in

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and was

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of her class.

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External links

Miss California USA official websiteMiss USA official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gambill, Shauna Living people 1977 births Miss Teen USA winners 1994 beauty pageant contestants 20th-century Miss Teen USA delegates Miss USA 1998 delegates Miss World 1998 delegates Female models from California People from Acton, California 21st-century American women Highland High School (Palmdale, California) alumni