Miss Teen USA 1989

Miss Teen USA 1989
Date	July 25, 1989
Presenters	Wil Shriner, Marcia Strassman, and Angela Visser
Entertainment	Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Venue	Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, California
Broadcaster	CBS, KCBS-TV
Winner	Brandi Sherwood Idaho
Congeniality	Heidi Jo Langseth
Photogenic	Stacey Harris

Miss Teen USA 1989, the seventh Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from San Bernardino, California on July 25, 1989.

At the conclusion of the final competition, Brandi Sherwood of Idaho was crowned by outgoing titleholder Mindy Duncan of Oregon.^[1]

This was the second and final year the pageant was held in San Bernardino. It was hosted by Wil Shriner, with color commentary from Marcia Strassman and Angela Visser, Miss Universe 1989.^[2]

Results

Placements

• Miss Teen USA 1989: Brandi Sherwood (Idaho)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Kristie Dawn Hicks (Kentucky)
  • 2nd runner-up: Kara Quinn (Vermont)
  • 3rd runner-up: Kristi Wright (Texas)
  • 4th runner-up: Heidi Jo Langseth (North Dakota)

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1989 delegates were:

• Alabama - Jeannie Plott
• Alaska - Amy Allen
• Arizona - Leann Elston
• Arkansas - Susan Marshall
• California - Michealean Bonilla
• Colorado - Janna Durbin
• Connecticut - Suzanne Ianucci
• Delaware - Alison Wilson
• District of Columbia - Christina Patino
• Florida - Debbie Knox
• Georgia - Kim Malloy
• Hawaii - Paulette Dean
• Idaho - Brandi Sherwood
• Illinois - Kimberly Hannell
• Indiana - Jackie Hartt
• Iowa - Stacie Beckwith
• Kansas - Tracey Knopp
• Kentucky - Kristie Dawn Hicks
• Louisiana - Kim Clower
• Maine - Lisa Bailey
• Maryland - Stacey Harris
• Massachusetts - Molly Rihm^[3]
• Michigan - Betsy Cox
• Minnesota - Darcy Inglested
• Mississippi - Valarie Penn
• Missouri - April Smith
• Montana - Jennifer Cook
• Nebraska - Melissa Giddings
• Nevada - Stacey Bentley
• New Hampshire - Kerri Sossei
• New Jersey - Yvonne Christiano
• New Mexico - Shana Wilmont
• New York - Beth Savage
• North Carolina - Kelly Sheppard
• North Dakota - Heidi Jo Langseth
• Ohio - Missy Craw
• Oklahoma - Staci Fulsom
• Oregon - Catherine Dunnam
• Pennsylvania - Jennifer Gary
• Rhode Island - Deb Hodges
• South Carolina - Michelle Warner
• South Dakota - Lisa Williamson
• Tennessee - Amy Sims
• Texas - Kristi Wright
• Utah - Tracy Kennick
• Vermont - Kara Quinn
• Virginia - Stephanie Satterfield
• Washington - Amy Travis
• West Virginia - Jennifer Jo Dunn
• Wisconsin - Shannon Redman
• Wyoming - Gretchen Wathen

References

1. "Miss Idaho Chosen as Miss Teen USA". Associated Press. 1989-07-25.
2. Beck, Marilyn (1989-07-23). "Star of Disney film to be host of pageant". The Record.
3. "Wilbraham teen takes pageant crown". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. 1989-04-03. p. A2.