The Miss Idaho Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of

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in the

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pageant. Idaho has only placed three times and as such is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA. Their first placement, and the state's only placement for the first twenty-five years of the competition, was in 1989 when

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won the Miss Teen USA title becoming the 7th state that won the title for the first time. Sherwood went on to make history as the first Miss Teen USA to be crowned

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. Nine other Idaho teens went on to win the

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crown, including Sherwood and Elizabeth Barchas, one of only seven women to compete in Miss Teen USA,

and

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. Angelina Ryan of

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was crowned Miss Idaho Teen USA 2023 on September 11, 2022 at Red Lion Hotel Templin's on the River in

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. Ryan will represent Idaho for the title of Miss Teen USA 2023.

Results summary

Placements

*Miss Teen USA:

(1989) *1st runner-up: Jenna Beckstrom (2022) *4th runner-up: Shareece Pfeiffer (2008) Idaho holds a record of 3 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

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: Shari Lynn Short (2000),

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(2010)

Winners

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

External links

Official website
{{Miss Teen USA state

Women in Idaho