The Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageant is the competition that selects the representatives for the state of

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in the

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pageant. The pageant has been directed by RPM Productions since its inception. South Carolina is in the top 10 most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements, this state has placed 17 times at Miss Teen USA and has produced two winners. Vanessa Joy Minnillo won the

title on August 17, 1998, in Shreveport, Louisiana and later went on to become successful in the entertainment industry and Katherine (K.) Lee Graham won the

title on August 2, 2014, in Nassau, Bahamas. South Carolina holds the record for the most

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awards. It has won three: 1994, 1998, and 2002. In 1998, Minnillo became the first teenager to win both Miss Congeniality and the national title, and is one of only two contestants to achieve this. Six Miss South Carolina Teen USA titleholders have won the

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title and competed at

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. Kenlee McVay of Easley was crowned Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2023 on March 4, 2023, at North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center in

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Gallery of titleholders

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, Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1998 &

Miss Teen USA 1998 Miss Teen USA 1998, the 16th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Shreveport, Louisiana on 17 August 1998. At the conclusion of the final competition, Vanessa Minnillo of South Carolina was crowned by outgoing queen Shelly Moore of Te ...

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Caitlin Upton Caitlin Upton or Caite Upton (born Lauren Caitlin Upton on born March 27, 1989 in Lexington, South Carolina) is an American fashion model and beauty queen. Career 2007 Miss Teen USA pageant Upton became Miss South Carolina Teen USA for 2007 in ...

, Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2007 File:K. Lee Graham at Army's birthday in Times Square.jpg,

K. Lee Graham Katherine Lee Graham (born April 30, 1997), known professionally as K. Lee Graham, is an American model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2014. Early life and education Graham was born on April 30, 1997, in Florence, South Carolina ...

, Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2014 &

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Results summary

Placements

*Miss Teen USAs: Vanessa Joy Minnillo (1998),

(2014) *1st runners-up: Brittany Pjetraj (2008), Tori Sizemore (2013), Kirby Elizabeth Self (2018) *2nd runner-up: Marley Stokes (2016) *3rd runner-up:

(2007) *Top 6: Mary Stevenson (1994) *Top 12: Lauren Poppell (1993) *Top 15/16/20: Lindsey Sporrer (2004), Brittany Smith (2006), Keyla Childs (2011), Shannon Ford (2012), Wesley Mitchell (2015), Allie Richardson (2019), Gracen Grainger (2020), Augusta Roach (2021), Kenlee McVay (2023) South Carolina holds a record of 18 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

*Miss Congeniality: Mary Stevenson (1994), Vanessa Joy Minnillo (1998), Austen Brown (2002)

Winners

;Color key ¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

External links

Official website
{{Miss Teen USA state

Women in South Carolina