Miss Florida Teen USA

The Miss Florida Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

Miss Florida Teen USA

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

Florida ties with Illinois and North Carolina for most Miss Photogenic awards (3). These were won in a successive streak from 1996 to 1998. In 2021, Florida became the 27th state that won the Miss Teen USA title for the first time.

Miss Florida Teen USA and Miss Teen USA's Miss Photogenic in 1997, Cristin Duren, later became Miss Florida USA 2006 and 2004 titleholder Anastagia Pierre was later Miss Florida USA 2009. 1996 winner Kelly Gaudet later won the Miss Florida 2001 title and competed at Miss America.

The current titleholder is Alyssa Khan of Cooper City was crowned on May 29, 2022. She will represent Florida for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022.

Results summary

Placements

• Miss Teen USA: Breanna Myles (2021)
• Top 10/12: Stefanie Smith (1986), Christy Fatzinger (1994), Corrina Clark (1995), Nicole Broderick (1998), Lou Schieffelin (2018)
• Top 15/16: Jennifer Wooten (2006), Jillian Wunderlich (2008), Alyssa Rivera (2010), Alyssa Khan (2022)

Florida holds a record of 10 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

• Miss Photogenic: Kelly Gaudet (1996), Cristin Duren (1997), Nicole Broderick (1998)

Winners

Color key

•   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	Kennedie Clinton	Plant City	18
2023	Sharlysse Nelson	Destin	15
2022	Alyssa Khan	Cooper City	18	Top 16
2021	Breanna Myles	Port St. Lucie	18	Miss Teen USA 2021
2020	Rylie Spicker	Fort Myers	18
2019	Katia Gerry[citation needed]	Jacksonville	17
2018	Lou Schieffelin	Winter Park	17	Top 10
2017	Victoria DiSorbo	Pembroke Pines	18			Later Miss World America 2023.
2016	Grace Smith	Ponce Inlet	16
2015	Jara Courson	Lake City	18
2014	Natalie Fiallo	Pembroke Pines	15
2013	Brianne Bailey	Weston	18
2012	Sydney Martinez	Lake City	16			Originally first runner-up; took over the title after Gracie Simmons resigned
	Scarlett Grace "Gracie" Simmons	Crestview	18	Did not compete		Resigned
2011	Mikyle Crockett[1]	Jacksonville	18
2010	Alyssa Rivera	Miami	17	Top 15
2009	Kayla Collier	Pahokee	18
2008	Jillian Wunderlich	Fort Myers	17	Top 15		Later Miss Indiana USA 2011 and top 16 at Miss USA 2011
2007	Annilie Hastey	Miami	18			Appeared on The Price is Right Model Search
2006	Jennifer Wooten	Leesburg	18	Top 15
2005	Victoria Ratliff	Jasper	18
2004	Anastagia Pierre	Plantation	15			Later Miss Florida USA 2009 and Miss Bahamas Universe 2011
2003	Mary Jeffords[2]	Bradenton	17
2002	Ashlee Cuza[3]	Sarasota	18			Future actress and model Arielle Kebbel placed first runner-up
2001	Joanna Candelaria[4]	Port Charlotte	18
2000	Tommie Albright	Ormond Beach	17
1999	Michelle Schmotzer	New Smyrna Beach	18
1998	Nicole Broderick	Hallandale	19	Top 10	Miss Photogenic
1997	Cristin Duren	Panama City	16		Miss Photogenic	Later Miss Florida USA 2006 and 4th runner up at Miss USA 2006, first woman to win Miss Photogenic at Miss Teen USA and Miss USA
1996	Kelly Gaudet[5]	Miami	17		Miss Photogenic	Later Miss Florida 2001 (Top 10 at Miss America 2002); 4th runner-up to National Sweetheart 1999
1995	Corinna Clark	Temple Terrace	18	Top 12		Miss Teen All American 1992
1994	Christy Fatzinger[6]	Dade City	17	Top 12
1993	Allyson McKinney	Jacksonville
1992	Jennifer Sutter	Lecanto	17
1991	Marnie West	Panama City	18
1990	Michelle Benitez	Perrine	16
1989	Debbie Knox	Miami
1988	Holly Nicholson[7]	Sparr	15
1987	Kimberlee Edwards	Key West	15
1986	Stefanie Smith	Jacksonville		Top 10
1985	Erin Townsend	Davie
1984	Mai-Lis Kuniholm	Coral Gables	17
1983	Lora Kay Erdman	Winter Park

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

1. Sarmiento, Kimberly (October 3, 2010). "Alachua County teen is second runner-up at pageant". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
2. "There she is, Miss Florida Teen". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 2002-10-07. p. BM3.
3. "Sarasotan is crowned Fla. Teen". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 2001-10-09. p. BCE3.
4. 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. p. BCE1.
5. "Kelly Gaudet of Miami crowned 1996 Miss Florida Teen USA" (Press release). Business Wire. 1995-11-25.
6. Gershman, Rick (1994-08-04). "An average teenager - with a tiara". St Petersburg Times. p. 1.
7. Associated Press (1987-11-16). "Ocala girl named Miss Florida Teen". St. Petersburg Times. p. 6B.

External links

• Official website