Miss District of Columbia Teen USA

Beauty pageant competition

Miss District of Columbia Teen USAFormation| 1983

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Type| Beauty pageant
Headquarters| Washington, D.C.
Location|

* District of Columbia

Membership

| Miss Teen USA

Official language

| English

Key people

| Chelsey Rodgers (Executive Director)
Website| Official website
Mercedes Lindsay, Miss District of Columbia USA 2007 and Jasmine Alexis, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2007

The Miss District of Columbia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

With only three semi-finalist placings, the District of Columbia is one of the least successful jurisdictions at Miss Teen USA. One of those semi finalists, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2000 Tiara Christen Dews, was one of only three District of Columbia teens to win the Miss District of Columbia USA crown.

Asia Hickman of Washington, D.C. was crowned Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2022 on June 4, 2022 at the Carpenter Theater in Richmond, Virginia. She will represente District of Columbia for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022.

## Results summary[edit]

### Placements[edit]

* 1st runner-up: Hannah Gillard (2021)
* Top 10: Ni'Cole Bobbitt (1987), Tiara Dews (2000), Jacqueline Drakeford (2001)
* Top 20: Asia Chisley (2023)

District of Columbia holds a record of 5 placements at Miss Teen USA.

### Awards[edit]

* Miss Congeniality: Shirelle Robinson (1990)

## Winners[edit]

* Declared as Winner
* Ended as runner-up
* Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year  | Name  | Hometown  | Age1 | Placement  | Special awards  | Notes

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2024 | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  |  |
2023 | Asia Chisley  | Washington, D.C. | 17  | Top 20  |  |
2022 | Asia Hickman  | Washington, D.C. | 18  |  |  | Previously Miss New York's Outstanding Teen 2017
2021 | Hannah Gilliard  | Washington, D.C.  | 16  | 1st runner-up  |  |
2020 | Sydney Jackson  | Washington, D.C.  | 18  |  |  |
2019 | Jaclyn Davis  | 18  |  |  | Later USA National Miss 2022
2018 | Madison Chambers  | 18  |  |  |
2017 | Karis Felton  | 17  |  |  |
2016 | Dylan Murphy  | 17  |  |  |
2015 | Niara Iman (Tarleton-Allen)  | 17  |  |  |
2014 | Dominick Fink  | 17  |  |  |

* Previously Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2011

2013 | Despina Ades  | 19  |  |  |

* Previously Miss Teen Illinois Galaxy 2011

2012 | Sierra Hadley  | 18  |  |  |
2011 | Imani Bentham  | 19  |  |
2010 | Jeneffer Lopez  | 17  |  |  |
2009 | Jessica Nowlin  | 17  |  |  |
2008 | Ivana Grace  | 16  |  |  |
2007 | Jasmine Alexis  | 16  |  |  |

* Assumed the title after winner Ava Goldson relinquished title
* Later Miss District of Columbia's Outstanding Teen 2008
* Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2009
* Crowned the first Miss Black USA Talented Teen 2009

Ava Goldson  |  | Did not compete | Resigned to attend Spelman College
2006 | Jasmine Niernberger  | 17  |  |  |
2005 | Danai Mattison  | 18  |  |  |
2004 | Nicole White  | 16  |  |  | Later Miss District of Columbia USA 2009
2003 | Natasha Prakash  | 18  |  |  |
2002 | Glovindria Burgess  |  |  |  |
2001 | Jacqueline Drakeford  | Washington, D.C.  | 18  | Semi-finalist  |  |
2000 | Tiara Christen Dews  | 17  | Semi-finalist  |  | Later Miss District of Columbia USA 2004; had a special relationship with during the administration of Bill Clinton, which started when she was chosen to present flowers to President Clinton in 1993.[1]
1999 | Shelly Braxton-Brooks  | Washington, D.C.  |  |  |  |
1998 | Chartese De Quinta Day  |  |  |  |
1997 | Cheri Vivette Alexander  |  |  |  |
1996 | Shannan McCray  |  |  |  |
1995 | Michelle Dollie Wright  | 18  |  |  | Later Miss District of Columbia USA 2003
1994 | Tamara Yvette McDowell  |  |  |  |
1993 | Rebecca Marie Slobig[2] |  |  |  |
1992 | Did not compete
1991 | Marja Allen  | Washington, D.C.  |  |  |  |
1990 | Cherrelle Robinson  |  |  | Miss Congeniality |
1989 | Christina Patino  |  |  |  |
1988 | Sabrina Curtis  |  |  |  |
1987 | Ni'Cole Bobbitt  | Washington, D.C.  |  | Semi-finalist  |  |
1986 | Melissa Gilbert  | Washington, D.C.  |  |  |  |
1985 | Meisha Hayes  |  |  |  |
1984 | Suzi Simpson |  |  |
1983 | Patricia Custis  |  |  |  |

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

## References[edit]

1. ^ Harris, Hamil (1997-01-18). "A Skeptical View of New Clinton Plan". The Washington Post. p. C05.
2. ^ Soriano, Cesar (1995-04-25). "Donating priceless service Young people volunteer for community projects". The Washington Times. p. C10.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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