Miss Oklahoma Teen USA

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Miss Oklahoma Teen USA
Formation1983
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Shawnee
Location
Membership
Miss Teen USA
Official language
English
Key people
John M. Vannatta
Jason Vannatta
Jennifer Vannatta-Fisher, State Pageant Director
Website Official Website

The Miss Oklahoma Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Vanbros and Associates, headquartered in Shawnee, Kansas. In 1997, Oklahoma joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system.

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Oklahoma is in the top 5 most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Oklahoma's best performance came in the 1980s through the early 1990s. After Oklahoma was taken over by Vanbros there was a six-year lapse, before Nikki Carver brought the state back into the semi-finals in 2003. The state's most recent placement was in 2019, when Abigail Billings finished in the top 15. Oklahoma has produced one Miss Teen USA, Allison Brown, who won in 1986 becoming the 4th state that won the Miss Teen USA title for the first time.

Five Oklahoma teens have crossed over to win the Miss Oklahoma USA title and compete at Miss USA, with Morgan Woolard being the most successful with a 1st runner-up placement at Miss USA 2010.

Megan Lamza of Wright City, was crowned Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2024 on April 14, 2024, at OCCC Performing Arts Center in Oklahoma. She will represent Oklahoma for the title of Miss Teen USA 2024.

Results summary

Placements

Oklahoma holds a record of 21 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

Winners

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YearNameHometownLocal TitleAge1Placement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2024 Megan Lamza Wright City Miss Southeast Oklahoma Teen USA18TBA
2023 Jaselyn Rossman Sapulpa Miss Sapulpa Teen USA19Top 20
2022 Haleigh Hurst Norman Miss University City Teen USA19Top 16
  • Previously Miss High School America 2020
  • Eligible as a student of University of Oklahoma at the time of crowning
2021 Hunter Gorton Glenpool Miss South Tulsa Teen USA18
2020 Danika Christopherson Lawton Miss Southwest Oklahoma Teen USA18Top 16
2019 Abigail Billings [1] Oklahoma City Miss Woodward Teen USA17Top 15
2018 Zoe Ferraro Warr Acres Miss Warr Acres Teen USA17
2017 Baylee Ogle Chickasha Miss South Oklahoma City Teen USA18Top 15
2016 Hellen Smith Oklahoma City Miss Oklahoma City Teen USA16
2015 Cherokee Pearce Owasso Miss Owasso Teen USA19Top 15
2014 Brooklynne Bond Tulsa Miss Greater Tulsa Teen USA16Top 15
2013 Graham Turner Edmond Miss Edmond Teen USA17Miss Photogenic
2012 Jessica Lee Morgan Yukon Miss Yukon Teen USA173rd runner-upMiss Photogenic
2011 Alma Sandoval Oklahoma City Miss Canadian County Teen USA18
2010 Kandis Holt Broken Bow 16Top 15
2009 Chelsea Colvard Tulsa Miss South Tulsa Teen USA17
2008 Taylor Gorton Glenpool Miss South Tulsa Teen USA16Top 15
2007 Paige Hill Oklahoma City Miss North Oklahoma Teen USA16
2006 Morgan Woolard Moore Miss South Oklahoma Teen USA17Top 15
2005 Crystal Glidden Noble 18Top 10
2004 Caitlin Graham Edmond 16
2003 Nikki Carver Norman 18Top 15
2002 Joy Cometti Coalgate 18
2001 Lindsay Camp Edmond 17
2000 Kristin Vaughn Broken Arrow 17
1999 Ashley Bowen Idabel 18
1998 Tara Baker Bixby 17
1997 Amanda Penix Shawnee Miss Shawnee Teen USA18Top 6
1996 Latoya Farley Tulsa 15Top 10
1995 Shelly Forrest Moore 17 Miss Congeniality
1994 Summer Riley Oklahoma City 17
1993 Stacy Kane Oklahoma City 17
1992 Angela Logan Oklahoma City 181st runner-up
1991 Rachael Schilder Oklahoma City 16Top 12
1990 Carmen James Oklahoma City 19
1989 Stacy Folsom [2] Edmond 17Top 10
1988 Linda Parsons Clinton 18
1987 RaeLynn Coffman Oklahoma City 173rd runner-up
1986 Allison Brown Edmond 17Miss Teen USA 1986competed as "Miss Teen USA" at Miss USA 1987
1985 Julie Khorey Oklahoma City 16
1984 Jaime Brashier Oklahoma City 17Top 10
1983 Lorna Webb Ada 16

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

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References

  1. "Billings wins Miss Oklahoma Teen USA crown in Shawnee". Woodward News. October 24, 2018.
  2. "Teen Hopes for Crown". The Daily Oklahoman. 24 July 1989. Retrieved 24 February 2023.