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in the

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pageant, which is co-owned by the Miss USA Organization by

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. This pageant is produced by Future Productions, LLC which also produces state pageants for Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Miss Iowa Teen USA 1992

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was crowned

at the national pageant held in

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that year. Iowa became the 9th state that won the Miss Teen USA title for the first time. Solinger is one of only three Iowa teens to cross over and win the

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title. Marisa Mathson of

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was crowned Miss Iowa Teen USA 2022 on May 21, 2022, at Des Moines Marriott Downtown in

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. She will represent Iowa for the title of

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Results summary

Placements

*Winner:

(1992) *Top 12: Chelsey Ridge (1995) *Top 15/16: Alyssa Cook (2003), Carley Arnold (2017), Angel Strong (2021), Marisa Mathson (2022) Iowa holds a record of 6 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Special Award

*Miss Photogenic: Allyson Hovda (2009)

Winners

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

External links

Official website

References

{{Miss Teen USA state

Women in Iowa