Miss Teen USA 1986

Miss Teen USA 1986
Date	January 21, 1986
Presenters	Michael Young and Morgan Brittany
Venue	Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, Florida
Broadcaster	CBS, WCPX-TV
Winner	Allison Brown Oklahoma
Congeniality	Dana Moody
Photogenic	Kristy Vanney

Miss Teen USA 1986, the fourth Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Daytona Beach, Florida on January 21, 1986. At the conclusion of the final competition, Allison Brown of Oklahoma was crowned by outgoing queen Kelly Hu of Hawaii.

This was the first year the pageant was held in Daytona Beach, although it had been staged in Miami the previous year. The pageant was hosted by Michael Young, the host from 1983-1984 who returned from hosting after a break in 1985. Colour commentary was provided by Morgan Brittany, and there was entertainment from Kool and The Gang.

Results

• Miss Teen USA 1986: Allison Brown (Oklahoma)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Becky Pestana (Texas)
  • 2nd runner-up: Claudia Liem (New York)
  • 3rd runner-up: Angela Thigpen (Virginia)
  • 4th runner-up: Valerie Marsden (South Dakota)

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1986 delegates were:

• Alabama - Gail Magee
• Alaska - Bobbie Mitchell
• Arizona - Kristy Vanney
• Arkansas - Dana Moody
• California - Michelle Lowell
• Colorado - Raeanne Durkee
• Connecticut - Sherry Durweckie
• Delaware - Laura Hawthorne
• District of Columbia - Melissa Gilbert
• Florida - Stefanie Smith
• Georgia - Wendy Newendorf
• Hawaii - Michelle Hardin
• Idaho - Kathryn Comba
• Illinois - Diane Lowery
• Indiana - Kristan Heck
• Iowa - Stacy Horst
• Kansas - Kimberlee Girrens
• Kentucky - Amy Miller
• Louisiana - Shasta St. Angelo
• Maine - Linda Kiene
• Maryland - Julie Stanford
• Massachusetts - Michelle King
• Michigan - Sherry Turner
• Minnesota - Jennifer Geckal
• Mississippi - Michelle Veshay
• Missouri - Jennifer Sandgora
• Montana - Karry Koslecki
• Nebraska - Elizabeth Beshay
• Nevada - Wendy Stuart
• New Hampshire - Diane Dothan
• New Jersey - Rosalie Cuzo
• New Mexico - Kerali Hanson
• New York - Claudia Liem
• North Carolina - Denise Jacobs
• North Dakota - Shannon Keiser
• Ohio - Michele Beane
• Oklahoma - Allison Brown
• Oregon - Dana Christiansen
• Pennsylvania - Melissa Forlini
• Rhode Island - Lori Damiani
• South Carolina - Angela Shuler
• South Dakota - Valerie Marsden
• Tennessee - Wendy Alaose
• Texas - Becky Pestana
• Utah - Michelle Montgomery
• Vermont - Holly Mickable
• Virginia - Angela Thigpen
• Washington - Lisa Elliot
• West Virginia - Jodi Caldwell
• Wisconsin - Lanae Elizabeth St.John
• Wyoming - Julie Henry

• Wendy Neuendorf (Georgia) later won the Miss Alabama 1990 and represented Alabama at Miss America 1991.
• Allison Brown competed in the Miss USA 1987 pageant as Miss Teen USA. At the time, Miss Teen USA winners were entitled to compete at Miss USA without winning state titles.
• Other contestants who later competed at Miss USA were
  • Angela Shuler (South Carolina) - Miss South Carolina USA 1989
  • Julie Stanford (Maryland) - Miss Maryland USA 1990
  • Kimberlee Girrens (Kansas) - Miss Kansas USA 1992 (finalist at Miss USA 1992)
  • Linda Marie Kiene (Maine) - Miss Maine USA 1992