Miss Teen USA 2001, the 19th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from South Padre Convention Island Center, South Padre Island, Texas on 22 August 2001. At the conclusion of the final competition, Marissa Whitley of Missouri was crowned by outgoing queen Jillian Parry of Pennsylvania.
Host city
After hosting the pageant for three consecutive years from 1998 to 2000, officials in Shreveport, Louisiana indicated that they were reluctant to host the pageant for a fourth year because disorganization by the Miss Universe Organization meant that the city lost over $70,000 in expected revenue.[1]
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Teen USA 2001 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Style |
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| Best in Swimsuit |
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Final competition score
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- There was a tie (9.32) between Massachusetts and California, but the judges voted for Massachusetts to advance to top five.
Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 2001 delegates were:
Alabama - Rollins Albritton
Alaska - Danielle Smith
Arizona - Eva Marie St. Arnauld
Arkansas - Lauren Arnold
California - Casey McClain
Colorado - Krystal Spurr
Connecticut - Marie Lynn Piscitelli
Delaware - Christie Aiken
District of Columbia - Jacqueline Drakeford
Florida - Joanna Candelaria[2]
Georgia - Brandy Drake
Hawaii - Alana Paulo-Tamashiro
Idaho - Hayley Vancleave
Illinois - Brittany Richmond[3]
Indiana - Jillian Dornbush
Iowa - Ashley Hanson
Kansas - Lindsey Mackey[4]
Kentucky - Katherine Faulkner
Louisiana - Paige Egan[5]
Maine - Mei-Ling Lam
Maryland - Precious Grady
Massachusetts - Marianna Zaslavsky
Michigan - Chelsea Rudder[6]
Minnesota - Serene Aandahl
Mississippi - Ashley Buckman
Missouri - Marissa Whitley
Montana - Kristi Krings
Nebraska - Heidi Lammli[7]
Nevada - Tahnee Harrison
New Hampshire - Ashley Lynne Blair
New Jersey - Erin Abrahamson[8]
New Mexico - Alaina Castillo
New York - Gloria Almonte
North Carolina - Erin O'Kelley
North Dakota - Stacey Thomas
Ohio - Angela Wilson
Oklahoma - Lindsey Camp
Oregon - Sarah Warner
Pennsylvania - Rebecca Schlappich
Rhode Island - Amy Diaz
South Carolina - Sarah Medley
South Dakota - Jessica Herrgott
Tennessee - Jessica Myers
Texas - Katherine Perello
Utah - Nicole Hansen
Vermont - Heather Moylan
Virginia - Kathleen Lighthiser
Washington - Shannon Hulbert
West Virginia - Tara Szerszen
Wisconsin - Kellyann Langford[9]
Wyoming - Natalie Koontz
Contestant notes
- Six contestants later won Miss USA state titles:
- Sarah Medley (South Carolina) - Miss South Carolina USA 2005
- Erin Abrahamson (New Jersey) - Miss New Jersey USA 2007, originally 1st runner-up but assumed the title after Ashley Harder announced her pregnancy and failing to follow pageant rules
- Gloria Almonte (New York) - Miss New York USA 2007, semifinalist at Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009
- Erin O'Kelley (North Carolina) - Miss North Carolina USA 2007, top 15 semifinalist at Miss USA 2007
- Amy Diaz (Rhode Island) - Miss Rhode Island USA 2008, top 15 semifinalist at Miss USA 2008
- Marie-Lynn Piscitelli (Connecticut) - Miss Connecticut USA 2012
Judges
- Rich Cronin
- Elisabeth Filarski
- Veronica Kay
- Ray Munns
- Kerr Smith
- Krista Stegall
- Christina Vidal
References
- ^ "Cities may not seek pageant". The Baton Rouge Advocate. 2000-09-01.
- ^ Huff, Lynn (2000-10-10). "Pageant winner won't be laid back The Miss Florida Teen USA 2001 wants to make the most out of her year with the title". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
- ^ Daly, Eileen (2000-11-27). "Libertyville High School alum wins Miss Illinois USA pageant". Chicago Daily Herald.
- ^ "Miss Kansas USA, Miss Kansas Teen USA chosen". Associated Press. 2000-09-10.
- ^ Gelpi, Cindy (2000-11-19). "Covington girl bound for Teen USA Pageant Crown is nice but horses are her big passion". The Times-Picayune.
- ^ "Detroit woman crowned Miss Michigan". Associated Press. 2000-11-20.
- ^ "Nebraska Pageant Winners Crowned". Omaha World-Herald. 2000-10-30.
- ^ Saha, Paula (2000-11-26). "Livingston teen achieves dream of winning pageant".
- ^ "Star Prairie woman wins Miss Wisconsin title". Associated Press. 2000-11-19.
