Miss Teen USA 1995


Miss Teen USA 1995, the 13th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 15 August 1995. At the conclusion of the final competition, Keylee Sue Sanders of Kansas was crowned by outgoing queen Shauna Gambill of California.
The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen for the second year, with color commentary by Maty Monfort and entertainment by All-4-One. This was the only year that the pageant was held in Wichita, which also held the Miss USA pageant from 1990-1994, and it was the first time that a delegate won the Miss Teen USA title in her home state.

Results

Placements

Final resultsContestant
Miss Teen USA 1995
1st runner-up
  • Maine - Katie Aselton
    • 2nd runner-up
  • Utah - Loni Sorden
    • Top 6
  • Tennessee - Lynnette Cole
  • Illinois - Anne-Marie Dixon
  • Delaware - Dawn Renee Huey
    • Top 12
  • Iowa - Chelsey Ridge
  • Kentucky - Brittany Johnson
  • Minnesota - Michelle Borg
  • Florida - Corinna Clark
  • California - Kellie Foster Moore
  • Missouri - Melana Scantlin

    • Semifinal scores

    StatePreliminary AverageSwimsuitInterviewEvening GownSemifinal AverageTop 6 Finalists
    9.26 9.298 9.580 9.594 9.490 9.788
    9.18 9.650 9.619 9.661 9.643 9.768
    9.16 9.246 9.663 9.371 9.427 9.561
    9.25 9.413 9.659 9.685 9.585 9.438
    9.23 9.250 9.475 9.508 9.411 9.319
    9.03 9.324 9.438 9.546 9.436 9.269
    9.18 9.263 9.475 9.486 9.408 -
    9.07 9.406 9.288 9.506 9.400 -
    9.04 9.575 9.225 9.350 9.383 -
    9.27 9.386 9.233 9.480 9.366 -
    9.04 9.369 9.180 9.431 9.327 -
    9.19 9.256 9.009 9.065 9.110 -


    ;Legend

    Special awards

    Delegates

    The Miss Teen USA 1995 delegates were:
    • Alabama - Jennifer Otts
    • Alaska - Heather Evans
    • Arizona - Brandy Leigh Campbell
    • Arkansas - Natalie Fisher
    • California - Kellie Foster Moore
    • Colorado - Melissa Schuster
    • Connecticut - Tiffany-Anne Kosma
    • Delaware - Dawn Renee Huey
    • District of Columbia - Michelle Wright
    • Florida - Corinna Clark
    • Georgia - Gillian Nicholson
    • Hawaii - Sara Kirby
    • Idaho - Amy Jo Ambrose
    • Illinois - Anne-Marie Dixon
    • Indiana - Sarah McClary
    • Iowa - Chelsey Ridge
    • Kansas - Keylee Sue Sanders
    • Kentucky - Brittany Johnson
    • Louisiana - Shawn Elizabeth Price
    • Maine - Katie Aselton
    • Maryland - Jennifer Ritz
    • Massachusetts - Erika Ewald
    • Michigan - Kathleen McConnell
    • Minnesota - Michelle Borg
    • Mississippi - Meredith Joy Cash
    • Missouri - Melana Scantlin
    • Montana - Christi Hanson
    • Nebraska - Marlo McVea
    • Nevada - Alicia Carnes
    • New Hampshire - Denise Courtney Hill
    • New Jersey - Joyce Houseknecht
    • New Mexico - Shelby Phillips
    • New York - Tara Campbell
    • North Carolina - Meredith Jackson
    • North Dakota - Jessica Spier
    • Ohio - Amber Vaughan
    • Oklahoma - Shelly Forest
    • Oregon - Kirra O'Brien
    • Pennsylvania - Erika Lynn Shay
    • Rhode Island - Carol Pedrosa
    • South Carolina - Garianne Phillips
    • South Dakota - Marty Eaton
    • Tennessee - Lynnette Cole
    • Texas - Mandy Jeffreys
    • Utah - Loni Sorden
    • Vermont - Melissa Perron
    • Virginia - Kristel Jenkins
    • Washington - Summer Springer
    • West Virginia - Sarah Russell
    • Wisconsin - Rebecca Rowe
    • Wyoming - Erica Lynn Williams

      Preliminary scores

    The following is the contestants average scores in the preliminary competition.
    StateAverage
    Alabama8.59
    Alaska8.67
    Arizona8.25
    Arkansas8.24
    California9.04
    Colorado8.08
    Connecticut8.89
    Delaware9.03
    District of Columbia8.70
    Florida9.27
    Georgia8.69
    Hawaii8.27
    Idaho8.67
    Illinois9.23
    Indiana8.83
    Iowa9.18
    Kansas9.26
    Kentucky9.07
    Louisiana8.80
    Maine9.18
    Maryland8.70
    Massachusetts8.62
    Michigan8.60
    Minnesota9.04
    Mississippi8.89
    Missouri9.19
    Montana8.95
    Nebraska8.46
    Nevada8.76
    New Hampshire8.11
    New Jersey8.89
    New Mexico8.78
    New York8.97
    North Carolina8.64
    North Dakota8.92
    Ohio8.80
    Oklahoma8.84
    Oregon8.74
    Pennsylvania8.34
    Rhode Island8.62
    South Carolina8.64
    South Dakota7.95
    Tennessee9.25
    Texas8.88
    Utah9.16
    Vermont8.53
    Virginia8.45
    Washington8.69
    West Virginia8.41
    Wisconsin8.93
    Wyoming8.31


    ;Legend

    Historical significance

    • Kansas wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 12th state who wins Miss Teen USA.
    • Maine earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time and reached its highest placement ever at the pageant.
    • Utah earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time and reached its highest placement ever at the pageant.
    • Delaware finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
    • Illinois finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
    • Tennessee finishes as Top 6 for the second time and repeats the same position as the last year.
    • States that placed in semifinals the previous year were California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee.
    • Tennessee placed for the third consecutive year.
    • California, Florida, Kansas and Missouri made their second consecutive placement.
    • Maine last placed in 1993.
    • Illinois and Iowa last placed in 1992.
    • Kentucky last placed in 1990.
    • Delaware placed for the first time.
    • Minnesota placed for the first time.
    • Utah placed for the first time.
    • Georgia, Pennsylvania and South Carolina break an ongoing streak of placements since 1993.
    • Indiana breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1991.

      Crossovers

    • Contestants who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were:
    • *Anne-Marie Dixon - Miss Oklahoma USA 1998
    • *Amy Jo Ambrose - Miss Idaho USA 1999
    • *Alicia Carnes - Miss Nevada USA 2000
    • *Lynnette Cole - Miss Tennessee USA and Miss USA 2000
    • *Kristel Jenkins - Miss Virginia USA 2001
    • *Sarah McClary - Miss Indiana USA 2001
    • *Melana Scantlin - Miss Missouri USA 2002
    • *Michelle Wright - Miss District of Columbia USA 2003
    • Katie Aselton, first runner-up, became an actress. She is well known for her role of Jenny McArthur on The League, and has also appeared in The Puffy Chair and the fifth season of Undressed.
    • Jessica Spier is the younger sister of Juliette Spier, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1992. Juliette would go on to win Miss North Dakota USA 1996.

      Judges

    • Lisa Akey
    • Allison Brown Young
    • Clarence Gilyard
    • Brian McNamara
    • Adam Oates
    • Lisa Santos
    • Raphael Sbarge
    • David Sidoni
    • Laurin Sydney
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