The Miss Wyoming Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wyoming in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
| Formation | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Savage |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
Wyoming's highest placement was at Miss Teen USA 1985 when Emily Ernst placed first runner-up to Kelly Hu of Hawaii.[1]
Five Miss Wyoming Teen USA winners have gone on to win the Miss Wyoming USA title and compete at Miss USA.[2]
Results summary
editPlacements
editWyoming holds a record of 9 placements at Miss Teen USA:
- 1st runner-up: Emily Ernst (1985)[1]
- Top 5: Gina DeBernardi (1998)
- Top 15/16: Mollie Smith (2007), Amy David (2009), Caroline Scott (2010), Sydney Graus (2012), Autumn Schieferstein (2017), Grace Turner (2019), Teryn Thatcher (2021)
Winners
edit- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name[2] | Hometown[2] | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Aubree Kruger | Worland | 18 | |||
| 2023 | Victoria Salas | Evanston | 19 | |||
| 2022 | Nora Steinke[3] | Laramie | 17 | Cousin of Erin Shae Swanson, Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2019 | ||
| 2021 | Teryn Thatcher | Kemmerer | 18 | Top 16 | ||
| 2020 | Baylee Drewry | Greybull | 16 | |||
| 2019 | Grace Turner | Jackson | 18 | Top 15 | ||
| 2018 | Mackenzie Kern[4] | Casper[4] | 17 | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2021 | ||
| 2017 | Autumn Schieferstein[5] | Cheyenne[5] | 15[5] | Top 15[6] | ||
| 2016 | Shelly McRoberts[7] | Cheyenne[7] | 17[7] | |||
| 2015 | Payton Sanders[8] | Casper[8] | 16[8] | Sister of Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2014[8] | ||
| 2014 | Karlie Sanders[9] | Casper[9] | 17[9] | Sister of Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2015[8] | ||
| 2013 | Autumn Olson[10] | Saratoga[10] | 18[10] | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2016 | ||
| 2012 | Sydney Graus | Jackson Hole | 17 | Top 15 | ||
| 2011 | Ashley Golden | Gillette | 17 | Previously Miss Wyoming's Outstanding Teen 2007 | ||
| 2010 | Caroline Scott[11] | Cheyenne | 17 | Top 15 | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2015[12] | |
| 2009 | Amy David | Pinedale | 17 | Top 15 | ||
| 2008 | Callie Bishop | Casper | 18 | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2018 | ||
| 2007 | Mollie Smith | Casper | 17 | Top 15 | ||
| 2006 | Katy Lambert[13] | Worland | 18 | |||
| 2005 | Brenna Mader | Gillette | 18 |
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| 2004 | Maddison Strasheim | Cheyenne | 18 | |||
| 2003 | Kasi Johnston | Cheyenne | 16 | |||
| 2002 | Jamie Mader[14] | Gillette | 17 | Sister of Brenna Mader, Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2005 and Miss Tennessee USA 2013 | ||
| 2001 | Natalie Koontz | Cody | 18 | |||
| 2000 | Kristin George | Casper | 18 | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2006[15] | ||
| 1999 | Katie Rudoff | Green River | 16 | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2004 | ||
| 1998 | Gina DeBernardi | Rock Springs | 18 | Top 5 | ||
| 1997 | Esmeralda Gonzales | Green River | 18 | |||
| 1996 | Michelle Jefferson | Casper | 18 | |||
| 1995 | Erica Williams | Cheyenne | 16 | |||
| 1994 | Whitney Alstrom | Casper | 15 | |||
| 1993 | Lana Hansen | Gillette | 15 | |||
| 1992 | Dondi Bowman | Lingle | 15 | |||
| 1991 | Britta Lund | Sheridan | 15 | |||
| 1990 | Janet Poccup | Cheyenne | 18 | |||
| 1989 | Gretchen Wathen | Casper | 17 | |||
| 1988 | Michele Apostoles | Casper | 17 | |||
| 1987 | Kim Roberts | Rock Springs | 18 | |||
| 1986 | Julie Henry | Gillette | 17 | |||
| 1985 | Emily Ernst[1] | Gillette[1] | 17[1] | 1st runner-up[1] | ||
| 1984 | Allison Falk | Gillette | 19 | |||
| 1983 | Shanna Thompson | Casper | 16 |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Dreams do come true, just ask Gillette's Emily Ernst". Casper Star-Tribune. 25 January 1985.
- ^ a b c "History". Miss Wyoming USA & Teen USA pageants.
- ^ "Miss Wyoming Teen USA". Miss Wyoming USA & Teen USA pageants.
- ^ a b "Mackenzie Kern". Miss Wyoming USA & Miss Wyoming Teen USA Pageants. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b c "Autumn Schieferstein - Wyoming". Miss Teen USA.
- ^ "Miss Missouri Teen USA Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff Crowned Miss Teen USA 2017". Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b c "Shelly McRoberts - Wyoming". Miss Teen USA.
- ^ a b c d e "Payton Sanders - Wyoming". Miss Teen USA.
- ^ a b c "Karlie Sanders - Wyoming". Miss Teen USA.
- ^ a b c "Autumn Olson - Wyoming". Miss Teen USA.
- ^ Dynes, Michelle (November 1, 2009). "Cheyenne teen takes Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2010 title". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Cheyenne, WY. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ Koile, Kevin (September 22, 2014). "Miss Wyoming USA and Miss Teen Wyoming USA 2015 Crowned". Casper, WY: KTWO. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "Worland teen wins Miss Wyoming Teen USA". The Star Tribune. 2005-10-07.
- ^ Schmoldt, Eric (2007-06-15). "CNFR: More than just a cowgirl". The Star Tribune.
- ^ Morton, Tom (2006-09-11). "The business of beauty". The Star-Tribune.