Sunday, August 23, 2009
Miss Teen USA 2009, the 27th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held at the Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on July 31, 2009. For the first time since 1986 the Miss Teen USA pageant was held earlier than the Miss Universe pageant. Miss Teen USA 2008, Stevi Perry of Arkansas, crowned Stormi Henley of Tennessee as her successor.
This year for the first time, the event was broadcast live over the Internet (on www.missteenusa.com). Ed Fields and Stevi Perry hosted the presentation show, where Seth Goldman and Miss USA 2008, Crystle Stewart hosted the final show.
1st runner-up Georgia - Brooke Fletcher
2nd runner-up California - Chelsea Gilligan
3rd runner-up Maryland - Kasey Staniszewski
4th runner-up Louisiana - Brittany Guidry
Top 15
Arkansas - Allison Kusenberger
Kentucky - Jefra Bland
Michigan - Kristen Danyal
Missouri - Sierra Drimak
Nevada - Ileri Tunrarebi
Ohio - Kelsey Stevens
Rhode Island - Talia Turco
Utah - Tasha Smedley
Washington - Sadie Porter
Wyoming - Amy David
Special awards
Miss Congeniality Hawaii - Ashley Moser
Miss Photogenic Iowa - Allyson Hovda
