The Miss California Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
California
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in the
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant that has been run since 1983 by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19 years old as of January 1st of the competition year. They must be US citizens, and cannot have been married, pregnant, or ...
pageant. It was formed in 1983. This pageant is part of the Miss USA Organization.
California is in the top five most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Miss California Teen USA titleholders have been invited to red-carpet movie premieres, such as that for ''
Santa Clause 3'' attended by Kylee Lin, and ''
She's the Man
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'', attended by Jessica Powell.
The current titleholder is Paige Gonor of
San Diego
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, who is crowned on June 23, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Orange County. Gonor represented California for the title of
Miss Teen USA 2024.
History
In the 1980s, the pageant was directed by Richard Guy and Rex Holt, who also oversaw the
Miss California USA,
Miss Texas USA
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and
Miss Texas Teen USA pageants. They lost the contract in 1990, when it came up for renewal.
Gallery of titleholders
File:KyleeLin.jpg, Kylee Lin, Miss California Teen USA 2007, at the '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' film premiere
File:Chelsea Gilligan 2009.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2009, Chelsea Gilligan, attending the "Beauty of California Dinner" at The Riviera Resort & Spa, Palm Springs, CA on Nov. 21, 2009
File:Miss California Teen 2010.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2010, Emma Baker, on-stage at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, CA on Nov. 22, 2009
File:Alexis Swanstrom 2010.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2011, Alexis Swanstrom, Rancho Mirage, CA on Nov. 21, 2010
File:Alexa Jones 2012.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2012 Alexa Jones, Irvine, California on June 16, 2012
File:Cassidy Wolf 2012.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2013 and Miss Teen USA 2013, Cassidy Wolf, Irvine, California on January 4, 2014
File:Bianca_Vierra_2014.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2014 Bianca Vierra, Long Beach, California on January 4, 2014
File:Melanie Mitchell 2015.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2015 Melanie Mitchell, Corona, California on July 19, 2015
File:Athenna Crosby 2015.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2016 Athenna Crosby, Long Beach, California on December 6, 2015
File:Alina Carranza 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2019 Alina Carranza, Los Angeles, California on March 14, 2019
Results summary
Placements
*Miss Teen USAs:
Shauna Gambill (1994),
Cassidy Wolf (2013)
*1st runners-up: Jennifer Morgan (2002),
Melanie Mitchell (2015)
*2nd runners-up: Michelle Cardamon (1996), Chelsea Gilligan (2009), Emma Baker (2010), Alexis Swanstrom (2011), Cassidy Hill (2022)
*3rd runner-up: Bianca Vierra (2014)
*4th runners-up: Stephanie Brink (2005), Jaanu Patel (2017)
*Top 6: Natasha Allas (1992)
*Top 10: Shawn Gardner (1983), Angi Aylor (1987), Casey McClain (2001)
*Top 12: Trisha Robey (1990), Kellie Foster-Moore (1995)
*Top 15/16/20: Taylor Atkins (2008), Athenna Crosby (2016), Janeice Love (2018), Zoe Hunt (2020), Cameron Doan (2021), Taliya Ariana Peiris (2023)
California holds a record of 24 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Winners
;Color key
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
External links
Official website
{{Miss Teen USA state
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
California culture
Women in California
1983 establishments in California