The Miss Wisconsin 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. Wisconsin has placed at Miss Teen-USA on six occasions. The first placement was in 1984, when Adrianne Hazelwood made the ten semi-finalists, and then endured an eighteen-year dry spell until

Vanessa Semrow Vanessa Marie Semrow (born November 13, 1984) is an American beauty queen who won Miss Teen USA 2002. Personal life Semrow was born as Vanessa Marie Semrow in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and she is of both American and Thai descent; her mother is Tha ...

won the

crown in 2002. Then lastly with two consecutive semi-final placements with Katherine (Kate) Patrice Redeker (2013) and Patience Ann Vallier (2014), followed by Shreya Gundelly in 2021 and her sister Sage Gundelly in 2022. Five Wisconsin teen titleholders have competed at

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, (four as

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in 1995, 2014, 2010, and 2016; and one as

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in 1985). One teen, Maria Kim, has also competed at

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in 1987 and won two talent awards. In 2007, Bishara Abridasheed Dorre, Miss Wisconsin Teen-USA 2006, became the first former Miss Teen-USA state titleholder to win a

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state title, when she was crowned

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2007. Sage Gundelly of

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was crowned Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2022 on May 8, 2022 at Madison Marriott West Hotel in Middleton. She will represent Wisconsin for the title of

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Results summary

Placements

*Miss Teen USA:

Vanessa Marie Semrow Vanessa Marie Semrow (born November 13, 1984) is an American beauty queen who won Miss Teen USA 2002. Personal life Semrow was born as Vanessa Marie Semrow in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and she is of both American and Thai descent; her mother is Tha ...

(2002) *Top 10: Adrianne Hazelwood (1984) *Top 15: Patience Ann Vallier (2014) *Top 16: Katherine Patrice Redeker (2013), Shreya Gundelly (2021), Sage Gundelly (2022) Wisconsin holds a record of 6 placements at Miss Teen-USA.

Winners

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

External links

Official website
{{Miss Teen USA state

Women in Wisconsin