Sunday, August 23, 2009
Miss Teen USA 1987, the fifth Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from El Paso, Texas on July 21, 1987. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kristi Addis of Mississippi was crowned by outgoing queen Alison Brown of Oklahoma.
This was the only year that the pageant was held in El Paso. It would not return to Texas until Miss Teen USA 1997, the first of three years it was held on South Padre Island. The 1987 event was hosted by Michael Young, with colour commentary from Tracy Scoggins.
The runners-up were:
1st runner-up: Peggy Blackwell (North Carolina)
2nd runner-up: Bobbie Brown (Louisiana)
3rd runner-up: Raelynn Coffman (Oklahoma)
4th runner-up: DayNa Decker (North Dakota)
The remaining semi-finalists were: Angi Aylor (California), Ni'Cole Bobbitt (District of Columbia), Kristen Mastroianni (Massachusetts), Michelle Kelenski (New York), Hope Allen (Georgia).
Special awards
Miss Congeniality: Allison Barbeau-Diorio (Connecticut)
Miss Photogenic: Angi Aylor (California) and Raye Anne Johnson (Rhode Island) (tie)
Best State Costume: Juli Hodges (Arizona)
