The Miss Michigan Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner. This pageant is produced by Proctor Productions, including Melissa Pitchford who was Miss Ohio USA 1990.
| Formation | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Cincinnati |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
Key people | Melissa Proctor-Pitchford, state pageant director |
| Website | MissMichiganUSA.com |
In terms of number of placements, Michigan has a moderated success at Miss Teen USA, having only placed ten times. The state's highest placement was in 2005, when Catherine Laurion was 1st runner-up to Allie LaForce of Ohio. Courtney Pizzimenti placed 2nd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2012.
Isabella Mosqueda of Cedar Springs is the most recent winner.
Results summary
Placements
- 1st runners-up: Catherine Laurion (2005)
- 2nd runners-up: Alicia Jaros (2003), Courtney Pizzimenti (2012)
- 3rd runners-up: Isabella Mosqueda (2022)
- Top 5: Sara Dusendang (1999)
- Top 10: Tamika Thomas (1996)
- Top 15: Raquel McClendon (2006), Kristen Danyal (2009), Iris Robare (2014), Anane Loveday (2018)
Michigan holds a record of 10 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Winners
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Maddison Lynn Kott | Troy | 18 | |||
| 2023 | Avery Hill | Farmington Hills | 16 | |||
| 2022 | Isabella Mosqueda | Cedar Springs | 19 | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 2021 | Jada Moylan | Hudsonville | 17 | Daughter of Miss Michigan Teen USA 1999, Sara Dusendang-Moylan | ||
| 2020 | Aneesa Sheikh | Bloomfield Hills | 18 | Longest running Miss Teen USA state titleholder at 1 year, 10 months and 17 days onto the organization's history | ||
| 2019 | Alexis Lubecki | Canton | 18 | |||
| 2018 | Anane Loveday[1] | Grosse Ile[1] | 16 | Top 15 | ||
| 2017 | Kenzie Weingartz[2] | Marysville | 17 | |||
| 2016 | Unjaneé Wells[3] | Ypsilanti[3] | 18[3] | |||
| 2015 | Maria Rendina[4] | Monroe | 18 | |||
| 2014 | Iris Robare[5] | Gladstone | 16 | Top 15 | ||
| 2013 | Ruby King | Ludington | 17 | |||
| 2012 | Courtney Pizzimenti | Oakland Township | 17 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 2011 | Taylor Sherman[6] | Dearborn Heights | 17 | |||
| 2010 | Catherine McGhee | Ortonville | 16 | |||
| 2009 | Kristen Danyal | Sterling Heights | 19 | Top 15 | Later Miss Michigan USA 2012 and top 16 at Miss USA 2012 | |
| 2008 | Elizabeth Hawthorne | Clarkston | 17 | |||
| 2007 | Caitlin Klug | Eau Claire | 18 | |||
| 2006 | Raquel McClendon | Kincheloe | 17 | Top 15 | ||
| 2005 | Catherine Laurion | West Branch | 17 | 1st runner-up | ||
| 2004 | Yelena Crawford | Brooklyn | 18 | |||
| 2003 | Alicia Jaros | Riverview | 17 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 2002 | Kyleen Krstich | Troy | 18 | |||
| 2001 | Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Rochester Hills | 17 | |||
| 2000 | Kylie Rhew | Bridgman | 17 | |||
| 1999 | Sara Dusendang | Paris | 18 | Top 5, finishing in 5th place | Later Mrs. Michigan America 2008 under her married name, Sara Dusendang-Moylan.[7] Mother of Miss Michigan Teen USA 2021, Jada Moylan | |
| 1998 | Elizabeth Mathis | Detroit | 18 | |||
| 1997 | Che'vonne Burton | Detroit | 15 | Later Miss Michigan 2000, and top 10 at Miss America 2001 | ||
| 1996 | Tamika Thomas | Detroit | 18 | Top 10 | ||
| 1995 | Kathleen McConnell | Trenton | 18 | |||
| 1994 | Melissa Jackson | Wixom | ||||
| 1993 | Ashley Whitt | Macomb | ||||
| 1992 | WaLynda Lou Sipple | Berrien Springs | Later Miss Nebraska USA 1999 | |||
| 1991 | Lori Hahnbomb | Chelsea | ||||
| 1990 | Erica Webber | Niles | ||||
| 1989 | Betsy Cox | Edwardsburg | ||||
| 1988 | Melissa Sinkevics | Dearborn Heights | Mother of Aidan Hutchinson and Miss Michigan USA 2022 Aria Hutchinson | |||
| 1987 | Elena Hall | Warren | ||||
| 1986 | Terri Turner | Clawson | ||||
| 1985 | Tracy Shaw | St. Clair | ||||
| 1984 | Dawn Downing | South Haven | ||||
| 1983 | Cathy McBride | Farmington Hills |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
- ^ a b Gross, Bob (2017-09-30). "Miss Wayne County wins Miss Michigan USA title". The Times Herald. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ Rath, Anya (2016-09-24). "Krista Ferguson crowned Miss Michigan USA". The Times Herald. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ a b c Slagter, Lauren (2016-05-25). "Formerly homeless pageant queen uses crown to inspire". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ Gross, Bob (2014-09-27). "Miss Michigan USA crowned". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Local teen named Miss Michigan Teen". Daily Press. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ Miller, Jana (September 21, 2010). "MANCHESTER: Junior at high school competes in Miss Michigan Teen USA pageant in Ann Arbor". The Manchester Enterprise. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ "2008 Mrs America". Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2010.