The Miss Wyoming Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
Wyoming
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in the
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant formerly run, since 1983, by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. Unlike its sister pageants Miss Universe, which currently broadcasts on Fox and Miss USA, this pageant is webcast on the Mis ...
pageant.
Wyoming's highest placement was at
Miss Teen USA 1985 when Emily Ernst placed first runner-up to
Kelly Hu
Kelly Ann Hu (born February 13, 1968 ) is an American actress, voice artist, former fashion model and beauty queen who was Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993. Hu starred as Dr. Rae Chang on the American television soap opera '' Sunset ...
of
Hawaii
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.
Five Miss Wyoming Teen USA winners have gone on to win the
Miss Wyoming USA title and compete at
Miss USA
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.
Nora Steinke of
Laramie was crowned Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2022
on June 18, 2022, at John F. Welsh Auditorium on
Natrona County High School
Natrona County High School (NCHS) is a public secondary school (grades 9–12) located in Casper, Wyoming, United States. It serves Natrona County School District #1, which encompasses all of Natrona County, Wyoming.
The school remains a rival of ...
in
Casper
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* Casper (surname)
* Casper (Maya ruler) (422–487?), ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque
* Tok Casper, first known king of Maya city-state Quiriguá in Guatemala, ruling beginning in 426
* David ...
. She will represent Wyoming for the title of
Miss Teen USA 2022
Miss Teen USA 2022 was the 40th edition of the Miss Teen USA pageant. The competition was held on October 1, 2022 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. The competition was be hosted by Elle Smith and Christian Murphy. Breanna Myles of Flo ...
in October 2022.
Results summary
Placements
Wyoming holds a record of nine placements at Miss Teen USA:
*1st runner-up: Emily Ernst (1985)
*Top 5: Gina DeBernardi (1998)
*Top 15/16: Mollie Smith (2007), Amy David (2009), Caroline Scott (2010), Sydney Graus (2012), Autumn Schieferstein (2017), Grace Turner (2019), Teryn Thatcher (2021)
Winners
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
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Wyoming
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Women in Wyoming
1983 establishments in Wyoming