Sunday, August 23, 2009
Miss Teen USA 2006, the 24th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California on August 15, 2006. The pageant was won by Katie Blair of Montana.
For the third time, the pageant was hosted by Palm Springs. It had previously been held there in 2003 and 2004. On August 10, the 51 contestants competed in a preliminary presentation show where they were judged in swimsuits and evening gowns. Scores from this judging will determine the top 15 on the live telecast on August 15, 2006.
At the conclusion of the final competition, Katie Blair of Montana was crowned by outgoing titleholder Allie LaForce of Ohio. This was the first year that Montana made the initial cut in the competition, and until this pageant Montana was the only state which had not placed. This is the first major pageant title won by a delegate from Montana.
All the delegates were first to required to win their state pageant, which in some states also meant holding a local title.
1st runner-up North Carolina - Melissa Lingafelt
2nd runner-up North Dakota - Katie Cooper
3rd runner-up Virginia - Samantha Casey
4th runner-up Georgia - Brittany Sharp
Top 10
Arizona - Emerald Zellers
Kansas - Gentry Miller
Maryland - Jamie O'Brien
New Jersey - Julianna White
Rhode Island - Shaelyn McNally
Top 15
Florida - Jennifer Wooten
Michigan - Raquel McClendon
Nebraska - Danielle Zuroski
Oklahoma - Morgan Woolard
South Carolina -Brittany Smith
Special awards
Miss Congeniality Colorado - Blair Griffith
Miss Photogenic North Carolina - Melissa Lingafelt
