Sunday, August 23, 2009
Miss Teen USA 1997, the 15th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from South Padre Island, Texas on 20 August, 1997. At the conclusion of the final competition, Shelly Moore of Tennessee was crowned by outgoing queen Christie Lee Woods of Texas.
The pageant was hosted by J. Eddie Peck, with color commentary by Ivanka Trump, daughter of new pageant owner Donald Trump. This was the first year since 1988 that there was no special entertainment.
1st runner-up Illinois - Autumn Waterbury
2nd runner-up Hawaii - Mahana Ka'ahumanu Walters
Top 6
North Carolina - Ali Burr
Kansas - Mariah Bergman
Oklahoma - Amanda Penix
Top 10
Virginia - Kimberly Grigsby
North Dakota - Julie Nagle
Massachusetts - Jessica Gregory
Colorado - Amanda Aardsma
Special awards
Miss Congeniality: Christina Todd (Ohio)
Miss Photogenic: Cristin Duren (Florida)
Style Award: Andria Mullins (Texas)
