The Miss California 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. It was formed in 1983. This pageant is part of the Miss USA Organization, owned by

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. California is in the top five most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Miss California een USA titleholders have been invited to red-carpet movie premieres, such as that for '' Santa Clause 3'' attended by Kylee Lin, and ''

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'', attended by Jessica Powell. The current titleholder is Cassidy Hill of

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, who is crowned on June 5, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Orange County. Hill represented California for the title of

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and was the second runner-up in the pageant.

History

In the 1980s, the pageant was directed by Richard Guy and Rex Holt, who also oversaw the

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and

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pageants. They lost the contract in 1990, when it came up for renewal.

Gallery of titleholders

File:KyleeLin.jpg, Kylee Lin, Miss California Teen USA 2007, at the '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' film premiere File:Chelsea Gilligan 2009.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2009, Chelsea Gilligan, attending the "Beauty of California Dinner" at The Riviera Resort & Spa, Palm Springs, CA on Nov. 21, 2009 File:Miss California Teen 2010.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2010, Emma Baker, on-stage at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, CA on Nov. 22, 2009 File:Alexis Swanstrom 2010.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2011, Alexis Swanstrom, Rancho Mirage, CA on Nov. 21, 2010 File:Alexa Jones 2012.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2012 Alexa Jones, Irvine, California on June 16, 2012 File:Cassidy Wolf 2012.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2013 and Miss Teen USA 2013, Cassidy Wolf, Irvine, California on January 4, 2014 File:Bianca_Vierra_2014.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2014 Bianca Vierra, Long Beach, California on January 4, 2014 File:Melanie Mitchell 2015.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2015 Melanie Mitchell, Corona, California on July 19, 2015 File:Athenna Crosby 2015.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2016 Athenna Crosby, Long Beach, California on December 6, 2015 File:Alina Carranza 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg, Miss California Teen USA 2019 Alina Carranza, Los Angeles, California on March 14, 2019

Results summary

Placements

*Miss Teen USAs:

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(1994),

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(2013) *1st runners-up: Jennifer Morgan (2002),

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(2015) *2nd runners-up: Michelle Cardamon (1996), Chelsea Gilligan (2009), Emma Baker (2010), Alexis Swanstrom (2011), Cassidy Hill (2022) *3rd runner-up: Bianca Vierra (2014) *4th runners-up: Stephanie Brink (2005), Jaanu Patel (2017) *Top 6: Natasha Allas (1992) *Top 10: Shawn Gardner (1983), Angi Aylor (1987), Casey McClain (2001) *Top 12: Trisha Robey (1990), Kellie Foster-Moore (1995) *Top 15/16: Taylor Atkins (2008), Athenna Crosby (2016), Janeice Love (2018), Zoe Hunt (2020), Cameron Doan (2021) California holds a record of 23 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Winners

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

References

External links

Official website
{{Miss Teen USA state

California culture Women in California 1983 establishments in California