Sunday, August 23, 2009
Miss Teen USA 1993, the eleventh Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi on 10 August 1993.
At the conclusion of the final competition, Charlotte Lopez of Vermont was crowned by outgoing titleholder Jamie Solinger of Iowa .
The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the third and final year, with color commentary by Arthel Neville and Miss Teen USA 1985 Kelly Hu for the final time. Music was provided by the Gulf Coast Teen Orchestra.
This was the fourth of five years that the pageant was held in Biloxi. Contestants arrived on 26 June and were involved in two weeks of events and preliminary competition prior to the final broadcast, such as pre-taping scenes along the Mississippi coast, and being involved in an autograph signing party.
The runners-up were:
1st runner-up: Kelly Lloyd (Indiana)
2nd runner-up: Ursula Abbott (Pennsylvania)
The other top six finalists were (in order of placement): Juliana Kaulukukui (Hawaii), Sara Rae Gore (New York) and Denesha Reed (Georgia).
The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Jaime Dudney (Tennessee), Melissa Yust (Ohio), Jill Chartier (Oregon), Lauren Poppell (South Carolina), Cynthia Schneck (Connecticut), Jill Mellen (Maine )
Special awards
Miss Congeniality: Juliana Kaulukukui (Hawaii)
Miss Photogenic: Melanie Breedlove (Missouri)
Best in Swimsuit: Ursula Abbott (Pennsylvania)
Most Beautiful Eyes: Kelly Lloyd (Indiana)
