Miss Teen USA 1989

7th edition of the Miss Teen USA competition

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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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]

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

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### Placements

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Map showing placements by state Final Results  | Contestant

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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

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Award | Contestant

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Miss Congeniality |

* North Dakota – Heidi Jo Langseth

Miss Photogenic |

* Maryland – Stacey Harris

### Final competition scores

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| State | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Average

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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

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* 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

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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.

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