MISS TEEN USA 1997
1997 August 20
South Padre Island Convention Center, Shreveport, Texas
51 entries
Results
1 TENNESSEE Shelly Moore
2 ILLINOIS Autumn Waterbury
3 HAWAII Mahana Ka’ahumanu Walters
Top 6
KANSAS Mariah Leanne Bergmann
NORTH CAROLINA Alison “Ali” Burr
OKLAHOMA Amanda Rochelle Penix (USA `00)
Top 10
COLORADO Amanda Aardsma
MASSACHUSETTS Jessica Gregory
NORTH DAKOTA Julie Nagle
VIRGINIA Kimberly Grigsby
Awards
Miss Congeniality OHIO
Miss Photogenic FLORIDA
Remainder
ALABAMA Tara Tucker (Top 12 USA `02)
ALASKA Laurie Miller (USA `00)
ARIZONA Julie Gulbrandsen
ARKANSAS Brandi Watkins
CALIFORNIA Kimberly “Kim” Gloudemans
CONNECTICUT Alita Hawaah Dawson (4th RU USA `02)
DELAWARE Cheryl Lynn Crowe (USA `03)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Cheri Vivette Alexander
FLORIDA Cristen Durren (4th RU USA `06)
GEORGIA Cheri Wheeler
IDAHO Kimberly “Kim” Whiting
INDIANA Amber Yoder
IOWA Sarah Sucher
KENTUCKY Kelli Jones
LOUISIANA Sarah Price
MAINE Crystal Carlson
MARYLAND Brandi Lynn Burkhardt (America `00 as Miss New York)
MICHIGAN Che’Vonne Burton (America `01)
MINNESOTA Jamie Lee Duffney
MISSISSIPPI Cara Lewis
MISSOURI Larissa Meek (Top 5 USA `01)
MONTANA Coty Strickler
NEBRASKA Natasha Fisher
NEVADA Kaci Thompson
NEW HAMPSHIRE Bonnie Lynn Gagnon
NEW JERSEY Lauren Petty
NEW MEXICO Vicki Renee Hughes
NEW YORK Jessica-Lynn Ferdinand
OHIO Christina Todd
OREGON Stevie Ficker
PENNSYLVANIA Ashley Witmer
RHODE ISLAND Lauren Alviti
SOUTH CAROLINA Caroline Nicole Brigman
SOUTH DAKOTA Juli Keech
TEXAS Andria Gayle Mullins
UTAH Amy Merrill (winner National Teenager `98)
VERMONT Mariah Billado
WASHINGTON Emma Louise DeSilets
WEST VIRGINIA Amanda Michelle Burns (USA `99)
WISCONSIN Allison Schroeder
WYOMING Esmeralda Gonzales