Miss Teen USA 2009, the 27th
Miss Teen USA pageant, was held at the Imperial Ballroom,
Atlantis Paradise Island
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Property history
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, in
Nassau,
The Bahamas
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on July 31, 2009. For the first time since 1986, the Miss Teen USA pageant was held earlier than the Miss Universe pageant.
Miss Teen USA 2008
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,
Stevi Perry
Stevi Lauren Perry (born July 5, 1990) is an American TV host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2008.
Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2008
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of
Arkansas
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, crowned
Stormi Henley of
Tennessee as her successor.
For the first time, the event was webcast live over the Internet via Ustream (on www.missteenusa.com). Ed Fields and Stevi Perry hosted the presentation show, where
Seth Goldman and
Miss USA 2008
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,
Crystle Stewart
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hosted the final show.
Pop rock band Honor Society and Canadian pop singer, songwriter Leah Renee performed during the two hours live event.
Final results
Placements
Special awards
Finals
The top fifteen was announced during the finals show and went on to compete in the swimsuit competition, and previous to that, the group
Honor Society played two songs. Following that, Leah Renee sang "Imaginary Boyfriend" and "Insanity" from her album ''Storybook.'' Later the top fifteen went on to compete in the evening gown. After the evening gown competition, Seth Goldman interviewed with the girls on backstage. The top five were announced, and they were asked questions about themselves and questions judges had prepared for them. Each delegate was allowed thirty seconds to answer the question. The judges were allowed one last look at the delegates, and Stevi Perry took her final walk as Miss Teen USA. Then, the runners-up and the winner was announced.
New crown
(not at this link)
Diamond Nexus Labs created a new crown for Miss Teen USA 2009, replacing the Milkimoto crown that has been worn since 2002.
Delegates
*The Miss Teen USA 2009 delegates were:
Miss Teen USA : Members
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Judges
*Duane Gazi – Director of Scoutingand Development, Trump Model Management.
*Eric McLendon – Actor and Realtor, The Corcoran Group.
*Eva Chen – Beauty and Health Editor, Teen Vogue.
*Gillian Sheldon Heckendorf – Managing Editor, Momlogic.com.
*Heather Kerzner – Kerzner International, Inc.
*John Shea
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– Commercial Agent, Frontier Booking, Inc.
*Mark Turner – Commercial Agent, Abrams Artists.
*Rhona Graff – Vice President and Assistant to the President, Trump Organization.
Notes
References
External links
Miss Teen USA official website
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2009
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2009 in the Bahamas
2009 beauty pageants