Sunday, August 23, 2009
Miss Teen USA 2000, the 18th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from South Padre Island, Texas on 26 August 2000. At the conclusion of the final competition, Jillian Parry of Pennsylvania was crowned by outgoing queen Ashley Coleman of Delaware.
The pageant was hosted by newcomer Brian McFayden with color commentary by Ali Landry and Julie Moran for the third year. Landry held the Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990, Miss Louisiana USA 1996 and Miss USA 1996 titles, making the semi-finals at Miss Teen USA 1990 pageant before winning Miss USA 1996.
During the pageant there were performances by Rachel Lampa, 98 Degrees and Westlife.
The runners-up were:
1st runner-up: Nicole O'Brian (Texas)
2nd runner-up: Kristen Johnson (Kentucky )
The other top five finalists were (in order of placement): Casey Porter (Tennessee), Abby Vaillancourt (Georgia)
The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Nina Moch (Louisiana), Megan Munroe (Washington), Tiara Dews (District of Columbia), Kera Boog (Indiana ), Caitlin McIntosh (Missouri)
Special awards
Congeniality: Shari Short (Idaho)
Photogenic: Kristen Johnson (Kentucky)
Style: Abby Vaillancourt (Georgia)
Best in Swimsuit: Nicole O'Brian (Texas)
