Sunday, August 23, 2009
Miss Teen USA 2001, the 19th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from South Padre Island, Texas on 26 August 2001. At the conclusion of the final competition, Marissa Whitley of Missouri was crowned by outgoing queen Jillian Parry of Pennsylvania.
The runners-up were:
1st runner-up: Gloria Almonte (New York)
2nd runner-up: Marianna Zaslavsky (Massachusetts)
3rd runner-up: Katherine Perello (Texas)
4th runner-up: Jillian Dornbush (Indiana)
The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Casey McClain (California), Paige Egan (Louisiana), Brandy Drake (Georgia), Shannon Hulbert (Washington), Jaqueline Drakeford (District of Columbia)
Special awards
Congeniality: Sarah Warner (Oregon)
Photogenic: Jillian Dornbush (Indiana)
Style: Brandy Drake (Georgia)
Best in Swimsuit: Katherine Perello (Texas)
