Miss Wisconsin Teen USA
| Formation | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Savage |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
| Website | Official Website |
The Miss Wisconsin Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss Teen USA pageant. It is currently produced by Future Productions based in Savage, Minnesota since 2007.
Wisconsin has placed at Miss Teen USA on seven occasions. The first placement was in 1984, when Adrianne Hazelwood made the ten semi-finalists, and then endured an eighteen-year dry spell until Vanessa Semrow won the Miss Teen USA crown in 2002. Then lastly with two consecutive semi-final placements with Katherine (Kate) Patrice Redeker (2013) and Patience Ann Vallier (2014), followed by Shreya Gundelly in 2021 and her sister Sage Gundelly in 2022. Shelby Lynn Hohneke was among the 20 quarter-semi-finalists in 2023 when the national pageant was held in Reno, Nevada.
Six Wisconsin teen titleholders have competed at Miss USA, (four as Miss Wisconsin-USA in 1995, 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2023, and one as Miss Connecticut USA in 1985). One teen, Maria Kim, has also competed at Miss America in 1987 and won two talent awards. In 2007, Bishara Abridasheed Dorre, Miss Wisconsin Teen-USA 2006, became the first former Miss Teen USA state titleholder to win a Miss America's Outstanding Teen state title, when she was crowned Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2007.
Third time was the charm for Olivia Mae Negri of Park Falls who was crowned Miss Wisconsin Teen-USA on her third attempt at the state teen pageant held on June 15, 2024 at the Verona High School's Performing Arts Center in Verona over twelve other statewide entrants. She will represent Wisconsin for the title of Miss Teen USA 2024 on August 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Results summary
[edit]Placements
[edit]- Miss Teen USA: Vanessa Marie Semrow (2002)
- Top 10: Adrianne Hazelwood (1984)
- Top 15: Patience Ann Vallier (2014)
- Top 16: Katherine Patrice Redeker (2013), Shreya Gundelly (2021), Sage Gundelly (2022)
- Top 20: Shelby Hohneke (2023)
Wisconsin holds a record of 7 placements at Miss Teen-USA.
Winners
[edit]- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Olivia Mae Negri | Park Falls | 17 | Won state title on third attempt | ||
| 2023 | Shelby Lynn Hohneke | Hudson | 19 | Top 20 | Won state title on fourth attempt | |
| 2022 | Sage Gundelly | Mequon | 15 | Top 16 | Second East-Indian to win state teen title and the younger sister of Shreya Gundelly, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2021. They are the second set of sisters to win the state teen title, the others were Abigail and Elizabeth Bryson (2017 and 2009). | |
| 2021 | Shreya Gundelly | Mequon | 19 | Top 16 | First East-Indian to be selected as Miss Wisconsin Teen USA; Miss Wisconsin Jr. Teen at National American Miss 2017; and USA National Miss Wisconsin Teen 2018 | |
| 2020 | Olivia J. Lulich | Lyndon Station | 17 | |||
| 2019 | Sydney Nicole Bobinski | Kronenewetter | 17 | |||
| 2018 | Alexis Maria Loomans | Waunakee | 16 | Later Miss Wisconsin USA 2023, and named second runner-up to Miss USA 2023. | ||
| 2017 | Abigail (Abby) Leigh Bryson | Brookfield | 18 | Sister of Elizabeth Bryson, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2009 | ||
| 2016 | Karly Diana Knaus | Plymouth | 17 | |||
| 2015 | April (Kenna) Mia Harke | Greenville | 17 | |||
| 2014 | Patience Ann Vallier | Lake Mills | 17 | Top 15 | ||
| 2013 | Katherine (Kate) Patrice Redeker | Sheboygan | 16 | Top 16 | Later Miss Wisconsin USA 2016 | |
| 2012 | Briana Joy Yamat | Oak Creek | 15 | |||
| 2011 | Victoria Sorone Johnston | Eau Claire | 19 | Five-time Miss Wisconsin USA contestant and four-time entrant for Miss Minnesota USA | ||
| 2010 | Kirsten Jalbert Norderhaug | Brookfield | 17 | Daughter of Linda Faye Paulson, Miss North Dakota USA 1976 | ||
| 2009 | Elizabeth Marie Bryson | Brookfield | 17 | Sister of Abigail Bryson, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2017 | ||
| 2008 | Courtney Lynn Lopez | Oak Creek | 18 | Later Miss Wisconsin USA 2010[1] | ||
| 2007 | Shauna Angel Sabir | Milwaukee | 17 | |||
| 2006 | Bishara Dorre[2] | Milwaukee | 16 | Later Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2007. First Miss Teen USA state delegate to win a Miss America's Outstanding Teen state title. Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008. Later Miss Wisconsin USA 2014 and Top 10 at Miss USA 2014. She was born Bishara Abridasheed Dorre. | ||
| 2005 | Anisa Yanti Phillips | Stevens Point | 18 | |||
| 2004 | Myla Grace Dalbesio | Racine | 17 | |||
| 2003 | Jenna Christine Tighe | Madison | 17 | |||
| 2002 | Vanessa Semrow | Rhinelander | 17 | Miss Teen USA 2002 | ||
| 2001 | Kellyann Langford | Muskego | 17 | |||
| 2000 | Erica Ellen Gustafson[3] | Bristol | 16 | |||
| 1999 | Deanndra Diane DeBlack | Monroe | 16 | |||
| 1998 | Heidi Alderson Cody | Markesan | 16 | |||
| 1997 | Allison Kathleen Schroeder | Elm Grove | 16 | |||
| 1996 | Nicole Lynn Werra | South Milwaukee | 16 | |||
| 1995 | Rebecca Louise Rowe | Prescott | 17 | |||
| 1994 | Tara Ann Luellwitz Williams | Brookfield | 15 | |||
| 1993 | Tanae Gabryelle Geisler | Hudson | 17 | Later Miss Wisconsin USA 1995 | ||
| 1992 | Trina Elway | Stevens Point | 16 | |||
| 1991 | Pamela Ann Shroeder | Glendale | 16 | |||
| 1990 | Deborah Ann Santacroce | Glendale | 15 | |||
| 1989 | Shannon Michelle Redman | Hayward | 18 | |||
| 1988 | Jennifer Ann Schwalenberg | Kaukauna | 19 | |||
| 1987 | Barbara Faye Nelson | Oshkosh | 17 | |||
| 1986 | Lanae Elizabeth St.John | La Crosse | 17 | |||
| 1985 | Maria Kim | Shorewood | 17 | Later Miss Wisconsin 1987 | ||
| 1984 | Adrianne Hazelwood | Glendale | 16 | Top 10 | Miss Photogenic | Later Miss Connecticut USA 1985 and first Miss Teen USA state titleholder to win a Miss USA state title. |
| 1983 | Jane Elizabeth Zawada | Niagara | 18 |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
[edit]- ^ "Courtney Lopez will compete in Miss USA pageant". The Journal Times. 2009-11-21.
- ^ "Pageant Winners Crowned". Madison.com. 2005-10-18.
- ^ "UW-Madison freshman wins state pageant title". Journal Sentinel. 1999-11-22.