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title, including Danielle Demski, one of only two to place in the top five or six at Miss Teen USA. Demski later built a career as a television presenter. The current Miss Arizona Teen USA is MayaDenise Gaskin of

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Miss Teen USA Placement Summary

Placements

*Top 5/6: Courtney Hamilton (1996), Danielle Demski (1999) *Top 10/12: Jeri-Lynn Beatty (1990), Emerald Zellers (2006) *Top 15/16: Ashley Stainton (2008), Savannah Wix (2014), Neda Danilovic (2015), Karly Riggs (2017), Molly Schwanz (2020), MayaDenise Gaskin (2022) Arizona holds a record of 10 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

*Best State Costume: Julie Hodges (1987) *Miss Photogenic: Kristi Vanney (1986)

Winners

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

External links

Official website
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Women in Arizona