The Miss Oregon Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
Oregon in the
Miss Teen USA pageant.
Until
Tennessee's victory in
2009
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, Oregon was the only state to win more than one Miss Teen USA title. Alongside
Texas they are the only two states to have produced three winners. The first two came within the years of each other, when
Mindy Duncan won in 1988 becoming the 6th state that won the Miss Teen USA title for the first time and
Bridgette Wilson won in 1990 who became the 8th Miss Teen USA titleholder. Wilson went on to become a successful actress and was awarded a special "Distinguished Achievement Award" in 1998. The third came over a decade later, when
Tami Farrell won the crown in 2003 who became the 21st Miss Teen USA titleholder.
Oregon has received four other placements in Miss Teen USA history: 3rd runner up in 1984, semi-finalist in 1993 and 1st runner up in both 2017 and 2020, respectively. Oregon also won two
Miss Congeniality Miss Congeniality may refer to:
* ''Miss Congeniality'' (film), 2000 film, directed by Donald Petrie, starring Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt
**'' Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'', a 2005 sequel
*A special award, the "Miss Congeniality A ...
awards, in 2001 and 2003.
Only two Miss Oregon Teen USAs have won the
Miss Oregon USA title and competed at
Miss USA. Tami Farrell placed first runner-up at and later assumed the
Miss California USA
Miss California USA is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. The pageant is directed by Crown Diva Productions.
California's mo ...
2009 title after the dethronement of
Carrie Prejean but did not compete at Miss USA.
Heather and Jenna Jones, Miss Oregon Teen USA titleholders for 1996 and 2005 respectively, are sisters.
The current titleholder is Alaina McClanen-Clemons of
Portland, Oregon and was crowned on January 15, 2022. She will represent Oregon for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022.
Results summary
Placements
*Miss Teen USAs:
Mindy Duncan (1988),
Bridgette Wilson (1990),
Tami Farrell (2003)
*1st runner-up: Vanessa Matheson (2017), Shayla Montgomery (2020)
*3rd runner-up: Dena Woodard (1984)
*Top 12: Jill Chartier (1993)
Oregon holds a record of 7 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards
*Miss Congeniality: Sarah Warner (2001),
Tami Farrell (2003)
Winners
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
External links
Official website
{{Miss Teen USA state
Oregon
Oregon beauty pageants
Women in Oregon
1983 establishments in Oregon