Miss Teen USA 2007, the 25th

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pageant, was held on August 24, 2007 in

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. At the conclusion of the final night of the competition

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of Colorado was crowned Miss Teen USA 2007 by outgoing titleholder

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. The event was hosted by

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, who also hosted

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and

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. In 2007 he also hosted the

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and

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pageants. The pageant was broadcast on

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at 8:00 p.m. EST, rather than at 9:00 p.m. EST. To date, it was the final Miss Teen USA pageant to be televised on broadcast television due to NBC failing to renew its contract. Since then, it is broadcast over the

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on the pageant's official website, its

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service.

Results

Placements

Historical significance

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wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 23rd state who wins Miss Teen USA. *

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earns the ''1st runner-up'' position for the first time. *

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earns the ''2nd runner-up'' position for the first time. *

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earns the ''3rd runner-up'' position for the first time. *

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earns the ''4th runner-up'' position for the first time. * States that placed in semifinals the previous year were

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and

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. *

and

placed for the third consecutive year. *

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made their second consecutive placement. *

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and

last placed in

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and

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last placed in

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last placed in

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break an ongoing streak of placements since

. *

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break an ongoing streak of placements since

Events

Contestants arrived in Pasadena on August 12 and participated in a number of events in the lead up to the final competition. On August 14 the official swimsuit poster shoot was held by the pool of the Pasadena Hilton, the host hotel.

Competition rounds

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Finals

The top fifteen was announced during the final telecast and went on to compete in the swimsuit competition, which featured music by

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. Following this the top ten delegates were announced and they competed in evening gowns, to music by the

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. After this, the two special award winners were announced, followed by the announcement of the top five delegates. The interview competition involved the top five answering a question proposed by one of the judges. Each delegate had 30 seconds to answer. Afterwards the judges had one final look at the top five as they cast their votes for the winner and runners-up. Katie Blair then took her final walk and the runners-up and winner was announced. During the Final Question round,

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asked Miss South Carolina,

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, why she thought a fifth of Americans are unable to locate the United States on a world map. Upton's response was:

I personally believe that, U.S. Americans are unable to do so, because some… people out there in our nation that don’t have maps, and I believe that our education, like such as in South Africa and the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should… our education over here in the U.S., should help the U.S., er, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future. For our children.

The following Tuesday, August 28, Upton appeared on

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'', where

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gave her the opportunity to formulate a new response to the same question. Upton's new reply was: "Personally, my friends and I, we know exactly where the United States is on our map. I don’t know anyone else who doesn’t. If the statistics are correct, I believe there should be more emphasis on geography in our education so people will learn how to read maps better." She said that she was "in shock" during the competition and barely heard the question that had been asked.

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 2007 delegates were:

Contestant gallery

File:MurielClauson.jpg , Muriel Clauson, Miss Alaska Teen USA 2007 File:TiffanyMartin.jpg , Tiffany Martin, Miss Arizona Teen USA 2007 File:KyleeLin.jpg , Kylee Lin, Miss California Teen USA 2007 File:DCQueens.jpg, Jasmine Alexis (right), Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2007 File:Jena Sims headshot.png, Jena Sims, Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007 File:Serena Karnagy headshot.png, Serena Karnagy, Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2007 File:Dakota Crosswhite headshot.png, Dakota Crosswhite, Miss Iowa Teen USA 2007 File:Logan Travis headshot.png, Logan Travis, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2007 File:Vanessa Vonbehren headshot.png, Vanessa Vonbehren, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2007 File:AlyssaCampanella.jpg , Alyssa Campanella, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007, Miss California USA 2011,

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File:Tatiana Pallagi.png, Tatiana Pallagi, Miss New York Teen USA 2007 File:Katie Coble headshot.png, Katie Coble, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2007 File:Paige Hill headshot.png, Paige Hill, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2007 File:Kelsie Sinagra.png, Kelsie Sinagra, Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2007 File:Macy Erwin headshot.png, Macy Erwin, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2007 File:Sommer Isdale long.png, Sommer Isdale, Miss Texas Teen USA 2007 File:Kelsey Brigel headshot.png, Kelsey Brigel, Miss Utah Teen USA 2007 File:Chelsea Welch.png, Chelsea Welch, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2007 File:Shauna Sabir headshot.png, Shauna Sabir, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2007

Contestant notes

*Most delegates won their state crown on the first attempt; however, eight contestants had competed previously. **California, Florida, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas won their state crowns on their second attempt. California placed 4th runner up in the 2006

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pageant. Florida was unplaced in the 2006

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pageant. New Jersey was a semi-finalist in the

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2006 pageant. North Carolina placed 4th runner-up in 2006's

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pageant. South Carolina placed 3rd runner-up in the 2006

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pageant. Lastly, Texas placed as 1st runner-up in 2006's

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pageant. **Maryland won her state title at her third attempt. She previously placed 3rd runner-up in the 2006

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pageant and was unplaced at the 2005 pageant. *

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, Shalane Larango, was the first delegate to cross over from the

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pageant to compete in

. Shalane was Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2005 and placed 2nd runner up in the

2005 pageant. *Jena Sims (Georgia) was Miss National Junior Teenager 2005. *Caitlin Klug (Michigan) competed in the National American Coed circuit, winning several Michigan titles; the Junior Miss America circuit; and the National American Miss circuit. *Alyssa Campanella (New Jersey) was

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2011 and went on to win

. Katie Blair, Miss Teen USA 2006 who crowned the winner at this pageant, succeeded Campanella as Miss California USA.

Notes

References

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Results

Placements

Historical significance

Events

Competition rounds

Finals

Delegates

Contestant gallery

Contestant notes

See also

Notes

References