Miss Teen USA 1993


Miss Teen USA 1993, the 11th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi on 10 August 1993.
At the conclusion of the final competition, Charlotte Lopez of Vermont was crowned by outgoing titleholder Jamie Solinger of Iowa.
The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the fourth and final year, with color commentary by Arthel Neville and Miss Teen USA 1985 Kelly Hu for the final time. Music was provided by the Gulf Coast Teen Orchestra.
This was the fourth of five years that the pageant was held in Biloxi. Contestants arrived on 26 June and were involved in two weeks of events and preliminary competition prior to the final broadcast, such as pre-taping scenes along the Mississippi coast, and being involved in an autograph signing party.

Results

Final resultsContestant
Miss Teen USA 1993
  • Vermont - Charlotte Lopez
1st runner-up
  • Indiana - Kelly Lloyd
    • 2nd runner-up
  • Pennsylvania - Ursula Abbott
    • Top 6
  • Georgia - Denesha Reed
  • Hawaii - Julianna Kaulukukui
  • New York - Sarah Gore
    • Top 12
  • Connecticut - Cynthia Schneck
  • Maine - Jill Mellen
  • Ohio - Melissa Yust
  • Oregon - Jill Chartier
  • South Carolina - Lauren Poppell
  • Tennessee - Jamie Dudney

    • Special awards

  • Miss Congeniality: Julianna Kaulukukui
  • Miss Photogenic: Melanie Breedlove

    Historical significance

  • Vermont wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 10th state who wins Miss Teen USA.
  • Indiana earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time and reached its highest placement ever at the pageant.
  • Pennsylvania earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time.
  • Georgia finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
  • Hawaii finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
  • New York finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
  • The only state that placed in semifinals the previous year was Indiana.
  • Indiana placed for the third consecutive year.
  • Georgia last placed in 1991.
  • Oregon and Pennsylvania last placed in 1990.
  • New York and Vermont last placed in 1989.
  • Hawaii last placed in 1985.
  • Tennessee last placed in 1984.
  • Connecticut placed for the first time.
  • Maine placed for the first time.
  • Ohio placed for the first time.
  • South Carolina placed for the first time.
  • Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Rhode Island break an ongoing streak of placements since 1991.

    Delegates

    • The Miss Teen USA 1993 delegates were:
    Following the 1992 event, local hoteliers signalled that they may no longer be able to furnish free accommodation for the contestants for the 1993 pageant. Although the Tourism Commission was contracted to host the pageant until 1994, they considered getting out of the contract because of the increased cost of paying for the rooms.
    The pageant went ahead in Biloxi as planned, and it was estimated that the region benefitted by $1 million for hosting the event.