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 in McDonough, Georgia.^[1]

Miss Georgia Teen USA

Formation	1983
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Collierville
Location	Tennessee
Membership	Miss Teen USA
Official language	English
Website	Official website

Mary Calkins, Miss Georgia Teen USA 2015

Jena Sims, Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007

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.

Denim Lovett of Warner Robins was crowned Miss Georgia Teen USA 2023 on November 19, 2022, at Henry County Performing Arts Center in McDonough. She will represent Georgia for the title of Miss Teen USA 2023.

Results summary

Placements

• 1st runners-up: Meredith Young (1991), Whitney Fuller (1994), Brooke Fletcher (2009), Ava Colindres (2024)
• 2nd runners-up: Holly Roehl (1990), Shayla Jackson (2020)
• 3rd runners-up: Kelly Jerles (1983), Julia Martin (2013)
• 4th runners-up: Kimberly Harlan (2002), Brittany Sharp (2006)
• Top 5/6: Danesha Reid (1993), Abby Vaillancourt (2000)
• Top 10: Meredith Brown (1985), Hope Allen (1987), Brandy Drake (2001), Katie Conkle (2005), Savannah Miles (2018)
• Top 15/16/20: Brooke Calhoun (2004), Kristen Robinson (2011), Courtney Smits (2012), Bentley Wright (2016), Liza Greenberg (2021), Courtney Ianna Smith (2022), Denim Lovett (2023)

Georgia holds a record of 23 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

• Style Award: Abby Vaillancourt (2000), Brandy Drake (2001)

Winners

•   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	Ava Colindres	Johns Creek	17	1st Runner-up
2023	Denim Lovett	Bonaire	19	Top 20
2022	Courtney Ianna Smith	Atlanta	15	Top 16		Currently America's Ideal Miss Junior Teen 2021
2021	Elizabeth "Liza" Greenberg	Peachtree City	19	Top 16
2020	Shayla Jackson	Valdosta	17	2nd Runner-up		Previously Miss High School America 2018
2019	Isabella Bloedorn	Acworth	15
2018	Savannah Miles	Atlanta	17	Top 10
2017	Taylor Ward	Valdosta	17
2016	Bentley Wright	Vidalia	18	Top 15		Non finalist at Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2013
2015	Mary Calkins	Augusta	19
2014	Noelle Hughley	Lithonia	17
2013	Julia Martin	Marietta	18	3rd runner-up		Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2011
2012	Courtney Smits	McDonough	15	Top 16		Later Miss Virginia USA 2019
2011	Kristen Robinson	Stone Mountain	17	Top 15
2010	Caroline Wade	Acworth	16
2009	Brooke Fletcher	Peachtree City	17	1st runner-up		Later Miss Georgia USA 2015
2008	Shannon Geraghty	Norcross	16
2007	Jena Sims	Winder	17			Miss National Junior Teenager 2004
2006	Brittany Sharp	Roswell	15	4th runner-up		Later Miss Georgia USA 2013
2005	Katie Conkle	Hampton	18	Top 10
2004	Brooke Calhoun	Roswell	18	Top 15
2003	Cassady Lance	Savannah	18			Later Miss Georgia USA 2010
2002	Kimberly Harlan[2]	Marietta	18	4th runner-up		Later U.S. Miss World 2003, competed at Miss World 2003
2001	Brandy Drake	Danielsville	18	Semi-finalist	Clairol Style Award
2000	Abby Vaillancourt	Fayetteville	19	Top 5	Clairol Style Award
1999	Keely Wright	Powder Springs	17			Originally first runner-up; assumed the title after Kim failed to obtain citizenship requirements.
	Jane Kim		16	Did not compete		Dethroned after she failed citizenship requirements.[3]
1998	Midori Thompson[4]	Augusta	18
1997	Cheri Wheeler	Savannah	17
1996	Summer Newmann	Richmond Hill	17
1995	Gillian Nicholson	Colquitt
1994	Whitney Fuller	Sautee Nacoochee	16	1st runner-up
1993	Danesha Reid[5]	Fayetteville	18	Top 6		Later Miss Georgia USA 1997
1992	Kristie Harmon	Conyers	18			Later Miss World America 1994, competed at Miss World 1994
1991	Meredith Young[6]	Cairo	18	1st runner-up		Later Miss Georgia USA 1999
1990	Holly Roehl	Griffin	17	2nd runner-up		Later Miss Indiana USA 1996
1989	Kim Malloy	Columbus
1988	Erin Nance	Calhoun	16			Later Miss Georgia USA 1993 and 1st runner up at Miss USA 1993, 2nd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1994, Miss Teen All American 1991
1987	Hope Allen	Thomaston	16	Semi-finalist
1986	Wendy Newendorf	Atlanta	16			Later Miss Alabama 1991
1985	Meredith Brown	Atlanta	17	Semi-finalist
1984	Andrea Randall	Marietta
1983	Kelly Jerles	Perry	17	3rd runner-up		Later Miss Georgia 1987

References

1. "Producers". Miss Georgia USA/Teen USA Pageants. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
2. "Miss Georgia, Miss Georgia Teen crowned" (Press release). Associated Press. 2001-10-28.
3. Smith, Gita (1999-06-26). "Beauty queen not of this realm Alpharetta girl has to give up Miss Georgia Teen USA crown because she's not an American citizen". The Atlanta Journal - The Atlanta Constitution. p. A1.
4. "Augustan crowned Miss Georgia Teen USA" (Press release). Associated Press. 1998-05-25.
5. "Fayetteville teen captures crown at state pageant". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 1993-07-01. p. M/1.
6. "Living for that brief walk down the runway". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 1991-04-15. p. A/01.

External links

• Official website