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Miss Teenage America
Miss Teenage America was an annual event held 18 times between 1961 and 1979
(it was not held in 1978). The contestants, representing cities, were
aged from 13 to 17. The judges awarded no points for beauty or figure, and
the pageant had a talent segment. Points were awarded on personality,
appearance, intelligence & talent. There was no swimsuit competition.
Miss Teenage America pageants were held from 1961-1967 in Dallas, Texas,
1968-1973 in Fort Worth, Texas, and then in various locations in
southeastern USA. The organizers experimented with the finalist
formats until 1967, when it was fixed at 8 finalists and then the Top 4.
Finalists were always announced the night before the finals. |
1963 finalists
Top 6 plus Talent Award winner Judy Doll (later won the title),
Eileen Speerin (2nd RU), Peggy Ann Nielsen, Marilyn Roat, Jeanine Zavrel
(1st RU), Mary Jane Daly & Karen Valentine (Talent Award winner),
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1963
17-year-old Judy Doll gave up her crown on May 19, 1964, to get married on
May 31 to George Wolfe, a junior at Central Michigan University.
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1964 finalists
Front Carol Mignini (later winner)
2nd row Gayle Brackett & Andrea Ayers
3rd row Sherrell Stevens, Diana Clouse & Kathleen Ross (1st RU)
Back row Debra Diethelm, Nancy Collins, Lana Lack & Linda
Licciardi |
1964
Carolyn Mignini of Baltimore was crowned by Jeanine Marie Zavrel |
1965 finalists
Front Judy Jacob (2nd RU) & LeAnne Davidson Turner
Middle row Carol Hare, Cynthia Byrum (1st RU) & LeAnne Davidson,
Back row Colette Daiute (later winner) & Deborah Sale,
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1966
Cybill Shepherd (left), representing Memphis, Tennessee, won the Miss
Congeniality award. She is with two unidentified contestants.
Cybill also won the Miss Congeniality award. |
1968
Melissa Babish's reaction
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1968
Melissa Babish was crowned by Stephanie Crane
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1969 finalists
Top Nancy Meek (1st RU), Kristina Mordaunt & Deborah Patton (later
winner)
Bottom Karin Breuer, Christina Coleman (2nd RU), Dawn Dickson,
Lynne Leonard & Sylvia Stockwell (3rd RU) |
1971 classic reactions
Mary Fitzpatrick (winner) & Mary Ann Grabavoy (1st RU) |
1973
Lori Matsukawa's reaction |
1975 finalists
Front Karen Seymour-Jones (2nd RU), Karen Petersen (reigning Miss
Teenage America) & Cathy Samuels
Middle Helen Border & Mary Thompson (1st RU)
Top Maggi-Meg Reed, Catherine Durden (later winner), Cynthia
Scott & Ann Roscopf (3rd RU) |
1979 finalists
Lori Heeren (later winner), Betsy Uhler, Laura Taylor (1st RU), Nancy
Busch, Tish Okabe, Debbie Lewis (3rd RU), Michele Conde & Kit Marchel (2nd
RU) |
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1961 October 20
Dallas TX
101 entries from 36 states
Results
1 Richmond (VA) Diane
Lynn Cox
2 Cincinnati (OH) Holly Mae Shick
3 Albuquerque (NM) Billye Nell Pittard
4 Bakersfield (CA) Cheri Inez Slikker
Semi-finalists
Denver (CO) Cheryl
Sweeten
Galveston (TX) Cheryl Marie Black
Kansas City (MO) Deborah Irene Bryant
Lake Charles (LA) Janice Lynne Zoch
Modesto (CA) Sharon Sue Grinage
Sacramento (CA) Donna Lee Spitz |
1962 October 26
Dallas TX
79 entries
Results
1 Fresno (CA) Darla
Jean Banks
Semi-finalists
Davenport (IA) Darla Durkee
Indianapolis (IN) Andrea Hilburn
Phoenix (AZ) Kathryn Ruth Wester
St. Louis (MO) Sharon Lynn Lorch
Toldeo (OH) Jane Paulette Breen |
1963 November 1
Dallas TX
50 entries
Jeanine Marie Zavrel
Results
1 Akron (OH) Judy
Doll
(resigned May 19/64 to get married)
2 District of Columbia Jeanine Marie Zavrel
(took over the title)
3 New York City (NY) Eileen Melody Speerin
Semi-finalists
Miami (FL) Mary Jane Daly
Seattle (WA) Peggy Ann Neilsen
Shreveport (LA) Marilyn Roat
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1964 November 13
Dallas TX
52 entries
Results
1 Baltimore (MD) Carolyn Mignini
2 Pittsburgh (PA) Kathleen Frances Ross
Finalists
Greenville (SC) Andrea Lynn
Ayers
San Francisco (CA) Linda Diane Licciardi
Toledo (OH) Debra Diethelm
Semi-finalists
Atlanta (GA) Gayle Dana
Brackett
Dallas (TX) Nancy Miles Collins
Memphis (TN) Lana Karen Lack
Oklahoma City (OK) Sherrell Alice Stevens
Stockton (CA) Diane Lee Clouse |
1965 October 29
Dallas TX
60 entries
Results
1 New York City (NY) Colette Agnes Daiute
2 Charlotte (NC) Cynthia Anne Bryum
3 Detroit (MI) Judy Jacob
Semi-finalists
Dallas (TX) Linda Sullivan
Poplar Bluff (MO) Deborah Mary Sale
San Antonio (TX) Carol Ann Hare
Tulsa (OK) LeAnne Davidson Turner |
1966 November 5
Dallas
TX
64 entries
Results
1 Milpitas (CA) Sandy
Roberts
2 Philadelphia (PA) Donna Battista
3 Syracuse (NY) Carol Camenga
4 Knoxville (TN) Susan Huskisson
Semi-finalists
Dallas (TX) Joanie Prather
Los Angeles (CA) Talullah “Tracy” Reed
Tucson (AZ) Beverly Shumaker |
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1967 November 11
Dallas TX
64 entries
Results
1 St. Louis (MO) Stephanie Crane
2 Columbus (OH) Sheila Poenisch
3 Philadelphia (PA) Barbara Sigel
4 Portland (OR) Ann Scott
Semi-finalists
Colorado Springs (CO) Sharon Jubb
Dallas (TX) Cheryl Obert
Oklahoma City (OK) Debbi Youker
Richmond (VA)
Susie Wenckus |
1968 November 30
Fort Worth TX
59 entries
Results
1 Pittsburgh (PA) Melissa Babish
2 Denver (CO) Carol McClanahan
3 Houston (TX) Melanie Young
4 Flint (MI) Tamaira Jacobs
Semi-finalists
Dallas (TX) Marcy Gentry
Milwaukee (WI) Barbara Jennings
St. Louis (MO) Yvonne Ferhet
Tulsa (OK) Sheila Bowen |
1969 November 15
Fort Worth TX
45 entries
Results
1 Odessa (TX) Deborah
Patton
2 Indianapolis (IN) Nancy Meek
3 Jacksonville (FL) Christina Coleman
4 Colorado Springs (CO) Sylvia Stockwell
Semi-finalists
Dallas (TX) Kristina Mordaunt
Denver (CO) Dawn Dickson
Los Angeles (CA) Karin Breuer
Seattle (WA) Lynne Leonard |
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1970 December 5
Fort Worth TX
40 entries
Results
1 Los Angeles (CA) Rewa Colette Walsh
2 Omaha (NB) Stephanie Lynn Kutler
3 Pittsburgh (PA) Patrice Diane King
4 Minneapolis-St.Paul (MN) Michelle Lee McCabe
Semi-finalists
Charleston (WV) Anita Joy Catsos
Jacksonville (FL) Marian Anthony Gulliford
Richmond (VA) Michele Lugene Faison
St. Louis (MO) Terri Ellen Yavitz |
1971 December 3
Fort Worth TX
55 entries
Results
1 Columbus (OH) Mary Colleen Fitzpatrick
2 Aurora (IL) Mary Ann Grabavoy
3 Memphis (TN) Valerie Renee Brewster
4 Dallas (TX) Barbara Joy Mills
Semi-finalists
Cleveland (OH) Deborah Paula Risko
Orange (CA) Debra Arlene Solle
Seattle (WA) Gail Ann Hannah
Tucson (AZ) Debra Ann Zeller |
1972 November 25
Fort Worth TX
51 entries
Results
1 Brookville (PA) Melissa Galbraith
2 Shawnee Mission (KS) Mary Ellen Loftus
3 San Antonio (TX) Joan Marie Lambret
4 Sacramento (CA) Laurel Ann Smith
Semi-finalists
Aurora (IL) Caroline
Marguerite Smith
Kalamazoo (MI) Janay Ann Johns
Los Angeles (CA) Julie Ann Lobosky
Phoenix (AZ) Rebecca Mary White |
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1973 November 24
Fort Worth TX
51 entries
Results
1 Honolulu (HI) Lori
Lei Matsukawa
2 Logan (UT) Janet Daines
3 Memphis (TN) Sheila Peace
4 Glen Brook (NJ) Susan Bilger
Semi-finalists
Aurora (IL) Paula Ann Zahn
Broken Bow (OK) Janie Kaye Bowles
Houston (TX) Lauren Patrice Axelrod
San Diego (CA) Patricia Elaine Larkin |
1974 November 30
Little Rock, Arkansas
40 entries
Results
1 Toledo (OH) Karen
Margaret Petersen
2 San Jose (CA) Beth Ann Simmons
3 Redlands (CA) Margaret "Peggy" Skomal
4 Paragould (AR) Mary White McDonald
Semi-finalists
Anchorage (AK) Karen Brownsberger
Brookville (PA) Leann Bleakney
Columbus (OH) Julie Anne Kovach
Orlando (FL) Lisa Ann Ream |
1975 November 15
Tulsa OK
46 entries
Results
1 Honolulu (HI) Catherine Elizabeth Durden
2 Shelby (NC) Mary Virginia Thompson
3 Willowbrook (NJ) Karen Anne Seymour-Jones
4 Helena (AR) Ann Karen Roscopf
Semi-finalists
Columbus (OH) Maggi-Meg Reed
Orlando (FL) Cynthia Ann Tiffany Scott
Paducah (KY) Cathy Sue Samuels
Santa Barbara (CA) Helen Diane Border |
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1976 November 27
Tulsa OK
47 entries
Results
1 Dallas (TX) Rebecca
Ann Reid
2 Boston (MA) May Pian
3 Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) Polly Peterson
4 Huntington Beach (CA) Karen Borowski
Semi-finalists
Brookville (PA) Cindy Kamis
Buffalo (NY) Gina Sully
Charlotte (NC) Laura Alexander
Los Angeles (CA) Anne Breen |
1977 November 25
Dallas TX
43 entries
Results
1 Anchorage (AK) Leslie Owen Griffiths
2 Ansbach (West Germany) Ramona Lynn Easter
3 Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) Tamera Kay Nerby
4 Oak Ridge (TN) Jill Hahn
Semi-finalists
Akron (OH) Mary Jones
Columbus (OH) Lynn Bopeley
Lafayette (LA) Beth Glod
Laguna Hills (CA) Caron Renick |
1979 February 15
Nashville TN
40 entries
Results
1 Sioux City (IA) Lori Heeren
2 Columbia (SC) Laura Taylor
3 Los Angeles (CA) Kit Marchel
4 Houston (TX) Debbie Lewis
Semi-finalists
Chicago (IL) Nancy Busch
Long Island (NY) Michele Conde
Philipsburg (PA) Betsy Uhler
San Jose (CA) Tish Okabe |
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