Miss Teen USA 1987, the 5th

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pageant, was televised live from El Paso Civic Center,

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on July 21, 1987. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kristi Lynn Addis of

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was crowned by outgoing queen

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Background

In March 1987, both El Paso County and the El Paso City Council voted to support a bid to host Miss Teen USA 1987, each contributing an equal share of the financial backing. El Paso provided over 300 volunteers, 3,000 hotel room nights, and $150,000 in funding to facilitate the event The expected return on their investment included 15 minutes of promotional footage of the El Paso area, broadcast to over 80 million viewers throughout the United States. Richard Guy and Rex Holt, directors of the

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pageant at the time, were involved in bringing the pageant to El Paso and organising the event.

Event

A state 'gift' auction, featuring items donated by contestants from each state, along with a state costume competition, collectively raised over $3,800 for charities in El Paso. The state costume competition was won by Juli Hodges, Miss Arizona Teen USA, who appeared dressed as a gold thunderbird. Second place was Miss California Teen USA Angie Aylor and third place was Miss South Carolina Teen USA Carol Carver. For the first time in the history of the Miss Teen USA pageant, the Miss Photogenic award resulted in a tie, with Raye-Anne Johnson of Rhode Island and Angie Aylor of California sharing the honor. Actress Stephanie Kramer was due to host the pageant alongside

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but had to withdraw due to an inner ear infection;

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was brought in to replace her.

Judges

The celebrity panel of judges consisted of the following: *

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and Randy Gardner – World champion ice skaters and US Senior Pairs Champions * Michael Maron – celebrity make up artist and hair stylist *

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*Michaeljohn – hair stylist *Cptn. Terri Jones – model, businesswoman and commercially rated pilot *John Brennan – actor, '' Another World'' *Ramon Sheen – actor and son of

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Results

Placements

The Miss Teen USA 1987 results were as follows:

Special awards

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1986 delegates were:

References

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