Miss Teen USA 2001

Miss Teen USA 2001
Miss Teen USA 2001
Date	August 22, 2001
Presenters	Brian McFayden; Mandy Moore; Ashley Coleman;
Entertainment	Jagged Edge; Better Than Ezra; Usher;
Venue	South Padre Convention Island Center, South Padre Island, Texas
Broadcaster	CBS; KGBT-TV;
Winner	Marissa Whitley; Missouri
Congeniality	Sarah Warner; Oregon
Photogenic	Jillian Dornbush; Indiana
	← 2000 2002 →

Miss Teen USA 2001, the 19th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from South Padre Convention Island Center, South Padre Island, Texas on 22 August 2001. At the conclusion of the final competition, Marissa Whitley of Missouri was crowned by outgoing queen Jillian Parry of Pennsylvania.

Host city

After hosting the pageant for three consecutive years from 1998 to 2000, officials in Shreveport, Louisiana indicated that they were reluctant to host the pageant for a fourth year because disorganization by the Miss Universe Organization meant that the city lost over $70,000 in expected revenue.^[1]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 2001	Missouri – Marissa Whitley
1st Runner-Up	New York – Gloria Almonte
2nd Runner-Up	Massachusetts – Marianna Zaslavsky
3rd Runner-Up	Texas – Katherine Perello
4th Runner-Up	Indiana – Jillian Dornbush
Top 10	California – Casey McClain District of Columbia – Jaqueline Drakeford Louisiana – Paige Egan Georgia – Brandy Drake Washington – Shannon Hulbert

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Oregon – Sarah Warner
Miss Photogenic	Indiana – Jillian Dornbush
Style	Georgia – Brandy Drake
Best in Swimsuit	Texas – Katherine Perello

Final competition score

State	Swimsuit	Evening Gown	Average
Missouri	9.74(2)	9.83(1)	9.79(1)
New York	9.29(6)	9.40(4)	9.35(4)
Massachusetts	9.37(4)	9.26(6)	9.32(5)
Texas	9.75(1)	9.63(2)	9.69(2)
Indiana	9.55(3)	9.51(3)	9.53(3)
California	9.29(6)	9.34(5)	9.32(6)
Louisiana	9.25(8)	9.25(7)	9.25(7)
Georgia	9.35(5)	8.99(8)	9.17(8)
Washington	9.15(9)	8.75(9)	8.95(9)
District of Columbia	8.53(10)	8.42(10)	8.48(10)

Legend Winner First Runner-up Second Runner-up Third Runner-up Fourth Runner-up

There was a tie (9.32) between Massachusetts and California, but the judges voted for Massachusetts to advance to top five.

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 2001 delegates were:

Alabama - Rollins Albritton
Alaska - Danielle Smith
Arizona - Eva Marie St. Arnauld
Arkansas - Lauren Arnold
California - Casey McClain
Colorado - Krystal Spurr
Connecticut - Marie Lynn Piscitelli
Delaware - Christie Aiken
District of Columbia - Jacqueline Drakeford
Florida - Joanna Candelaria^[2]
Georgia - Brandy Drake
Hawaii - Alana Paulo-Tamashiro
Idaho - Hayley Vancleave
Illinois - Brittany Richmond^[3]
Indiana - Jillian Dornbush
Iowa - Ashley Hanson
Kansas - Lindsey Mackey^[4]
Kentucky - Katherine Faulkner
Louisiana - Paige Egan^[5]
Maine - Mei-Ling Lam
Maryland - Precious Grady
Massachusetts - Marianna Zaslavsky
Michigan - Chelsea Rudder^[6]
Minnesota - Serene Aandahl
Mississippi - Ashley Buckman
Missouri - Marissa Whitley
Montana - Kristi Krings
Nebraska - Heidi Lammli^[7]
Nevada - Tahnee Harrison
New Hampshire - Ashley Lynne Blair
New Jersey - Erin Abrahamson^[8]
New Mexico - Alaina Castillo
New York - Gloria Almonte
North Carolina - Erin O'Kelley
North Dakota - Stacey Thomas
Ohio - Angela Wilson
Oklahoma - Lindsey Camp
Oregon - Sarah Warner
Pennsylvania - Rebecca Schlappich
Rhode Island - Amy Diaz
South Carolina - Sarah Medley
South Dakota - Jessica Herrgott
Tennessee - Jessica Myers
Texas - Katherine Perello
Utah - Nicole Hansen
Vermont - Heather Moylan
Virginia - Kathleen Lighthiser
Washington - Shannon Hulbert
West Virginia - Tara Szerszen
Wisconsin - Kellyann Langford^[9]
Wyoming - Natalie Koontz

Contestant notes

Six contestants later won Miss USA state titles:
- Sarah Medley (South Carolina) - Miss South Carolina USA 2005
- Erin Abrahamson (New Jersey) - Miss New Jersey USA 2007, originally 1st runner-up but assumed the title after Ashley Harder announced her pregnancy and failing to follow pageant rules
- Gloria Almonte (New York) - Miss New York USA 2007, semifinalist at Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009
- Erin O'Kelley (North Carolina) - Miss North Carolina USA 2007, top 15 semifinalist at Miss USA 2007
- Amy Diaz (Rhode Island) - Miss Rhode Island USA 2008, top 15 semifinalist at Miss USA 2008
- Marie-Lynn Piscitelli (Connecticut) - Miss Connecticut USA 2012

Judges

References

^ "Cities may not seek pageant". The Baton Rouge Advocate. 2000-09-01.
^ Huff, Lynn (2000-10-10). "Pageant winner won't be laid back The Miss Florida Teen USA 2001 wants to make the most out of her year with the title". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
^ Daly, Eileen (2000-11-27). "Libertyville High School alum wins Miss Illinois USA pageant". Chicago Daily Herald.
^ "Miss Kansas USA, Miss Kansas Teen USA chosen". Associated Press. 2000-09-10.
^ Gelpi, Cindy (2000-11-19). "Covington girl bound for Teen USA Pageant Crown is nice but horses are her big passion". The Times-Picayune.
^ "Detroit woman crowned Miss Michigan". Associated Press. 2000-11-20.
^ "Nebraska Pageant Winners Crowned". Omaha World-Herald. 2000-10-30.
^ Saha, Paula (2000-11-26). "Livingston teen achieves dream of winning pageant".
^ "Star Prairie woman wins Miss Wisconsin title". Associated Press. 2000-11-19.

External links

Official website

[1] "Cities may not seek pageant". The Baton Rouge Advocate. 2000-09-01.

[2] Huff, Lynn (2000-10-10). "Pageant winner won't be laid back The Miss Florida Teen USA 2001 wants to make the most out of her year with the title". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

[3] Daly, Eileen (2000-11-27). "Libertyville High School alum wins Miss Illinois USA pageant". Chicago Daily Herald.

[4] "Miss Kansas USA, Miss Kansas Teen USA chosen". Associated Press. 2000-09-10.

[5] Gelpi, Cindy (2000-11-19). "Covington girl bound for Teen USA Pageant Crown is nice but horses are her big passion". The Times-Picayune.

[6] "Detroit woman crowned Miss Michigan". Associated Press. 2000-11-20.

[7] "Nebraska Pageant Winners Crowned". Omaha World-Herald. 2000-10-30.

[8] Saha, Paula (2000-11-26). "Livingston teen achieves dream of winning pageant".

[9] "Star Prairie woman wins Miss Wisconsin title". Associated Press. 2000-11-19.

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