Miss Georgia Teen USA


The Miss Georgia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed Greenwood Productions under the ownership of Miss Tennessee USA 1989 Kim Greenwood. The pageant is hosted on McDonough, Georgia.
Georgia is in the top 5 most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Despite this, like their sister pageant, Miss Georgia USA, they have never won the competition despite having placed 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th as well as several finalist and semi-finalist spots. They have never won any of the main awards, but did win Style awards in 1999 and 2000.
Four Georgia teens later won the Miss Georgia USA crown, and two others won the Miss Indiana USA and Miss Virginia USA titles, respectively. Kelly Jerles, the first Miss Georgia Teen USA, became the first Teen titleholder to compete at Miss America, representing Georgia in 1987. Another Georgia teen also competed for Alabama at that pageant.
Shayla Jackson of Valdosta was crowned Miss Georgia Teen USA 2020 on November 23, 2019 at Henry County Performing Arts Center Theatre in McDonough. She will represent Georgia for the title of Miss Teen USA 2020.

Results summary

Placements

Georgia holds a record of 19 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2020Shayla JacksonValdosta17TBAPreviously Miss High School America 2018
2019Isabella BloedornAcworth15
2018Savannah MilesAtlanta17Top 10
2017Taylor WardValdosta17
2016Bentley WrightVidalia18Top 15Non finalist at Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2013
2015Mary CalkinsAugusta19
2014Noelle HughleyLithonia17
2013Julia MartinMarietta183rd runner-upMiss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2011
2012Courtney SmitsMcDonough15Top 16Later Miss Virginia USA 2019
2011Kristen RobinsonStone Mountain17Top 15
2010Caroline WadeAcworth16
2009Brooke FletcherPeachtree City171st runner-upLater Miss Georgia USA 2015
2008Shannon GeraghtyNorcross16
2007Jena SimsWinder17Miss National Junior Teenager 2004
2006Brittany SharpRoswell154th runner-upLater Miss Georgia USA 2013
2005Katie ConkleHampton18Top 10
2004Brooke CalhounRoswell18Top 15
2003Cassady LanceSavannah18Later Miss Georgia USA 2010
2002Kimberly HarlanMarietta184th runner-upLater U.S. Miss World 2003, competed at Miss World 2003
2001Brandy DrakeDanielsville18Semi-finalistClairol Style Award
2000Abby VaillancourtFayetteville19Top 5Clairol Style Award
1999Keely WrightPowder Springs17
1999Jane Kim16Dethroned after she failed citizenship requirements.
1998Midori ThompsonAugusta18
1997Cheri WheelerSavannah17
1996Summer NewmannRichmond Hill17
1995Gillian NicholsonColquitt
1994Whitney FullerSautee Nacoochee161st runner-up
1993Danesha ReidFayetteville18Top 6Later Miss Georgia USA 1997
1992Kristie HarmonConyers18Later Miss World America 1994, competed at Miss World 1994
1991Meredith YoungCairo181st runner-upLater Miss Georgia USA 1999
1990Holly RoehlGriffin172nd runner-upLater Miss Indiana USA 1996
1989Kim MalloyColumbus
1988Erin NanceCalhoun16Later Miss Georgia USA 1993 and 1st runner up at Miss USA 1993, 2nd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1994, Miss Teen All American 1991
1987Hope AllenThomaston16Semi-finalist
1986Wendy NewendorfAtlanta16Later Miss Alabama 1990
1985Meredith BrownAtlanta17Semi-finalist
1984Andrea RandallMarietta
1983Kelly JerlesPerry173rd runner-upLater Miss Georgia 1987
1976Yolanda WilliamsAtlantaDaughter of Civil Rights Leader, Hosea Williams