Miss Teen USA 1989

Miss Teen USA 1989, the 7th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, California on July 25, 1989. At the conclusion of the final competition, Brandi Sherwood of Idaho was crowned by outgoing titleholder Mindy Duncan of Oregon.^[1]

Miss Teen USA 1989
Date	July 25, 1989
Presenters	Wil Shriner Marcia Strassman Angela Visser
Entertainment	Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Venue	Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, California
Broadcaster	CBS KCBS-TV
Entrants	51
Placements	10
Winner	Brandi Sherwood Idaho
Congeniality	Heidi Jo Langseth North Dakota
Photogenic	Stacey Harris Maryland
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This was the second and final year the pageant was held in San Bernardino. It was hosted by Wil Shriner, with color commentary from Marcia Strassman and Angela Visser, Miss Universe 1989.^[2]

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 1989	Idaho – Brandi Sherwood
1st Runner-Up	Kentucky – Kristie Dawn Hicks
2nd Runner-Up	Vermont – Kara Quinn
3rd Runner-Up	Texas – Kristi Wright
4th Runner-Up	North Dakota – Heidi Jo Langseth
Top 10	Alabama – Jeanie Plott New York – Beth Savage Oklahoma – Stacy Folsom South Dakota – Lisa Williamson Washington – Amy Travis

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	North Dakota – Heidi Jo Langseth
Miss Photogenic	Maryland – Stacey Harris

Final competition scores

State Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average Idaho 8.688 8.925 8.850 8.821 Kentucky 8.863 9.175 9.400 9.146 Vermont 8.425 9.013 9.300 8.913 Texas 8.688 8.975 8.875 8.846 North Dakota 8.800 8.975 9.175 8.983 Washington 8.688 8.788 8.863 8.779 Alabama 8.650 8.475 8.938 8.688 South Dakota 8.300 8.838 8.513 8.550 New York 8.463 8.713 8.400 8.525 Oklahoma 8.275 8.325 8.700 8.433

Winner    First runner-up    Second runner-up    Third runner-up    Fourth runner-up

Contestant notes

• Brandi Sherwood won the 1997 Miss Idaho USA title and competed in the 1997 Miss USA pageant, where she placed first runner-up to the eventual winner, Hawaii's Brook Mahealani Lee. Lee became Miss Universe 1997 a couple of months later, so Brandi assumed the Miss USA title. She is the only Miss Teen USA winner to hold the Miss USA title. She later became a Barker's Beauty model on the daytime game show The Price Is Right.
• Kristie Dawn Hicks (Kentucky) later won the 1995 Miss Kentucky title and competed at Miss America 1996.
• Miss Nevada Teen USA 1989 was initially Heather McLeod, who was disqualified because she had competed at Miss California Teen USA the same year. McLeod was replaced by Stacey Bentley only days before the national pageant was held.^[3]
• Three other contestants later competed at Miss USA:
  • Tracy Kennick (Utah) - Miss Utah USA 1996 (Top 10 semifinalist at Miss USA 1996)
  • Jana Durban (Colorado) - Miss Colorado USA 1993
  • Stephanie Satterfield (Virginia) - Miss Virginia USA 1993

References

1. "Miss Idaho Chosen as Miss Teen USA". Associated Press. 1989-07-25.
2. Beck, Marilyn (1989-07-23). "Star of Disney film to be host of pageant". The Record.
3. "Pageant winner loses suit". Tulsa World. 1989-07-29. p. 11A.