Miss Teen USA 1983

Miss Teen USA 1983
Date	August 30, 1983
Presenters	Michael Young and Morgan Brittany
Venue	Lakeland, Florida
Broadcaster	CBS, WTVT
Winner	Ruth Zakarian New York
Congeniality	Angela Boyd
Photogenic	Linda Burkholder

Miss Teen USA 1983, the first ever Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Lakeland Civic Auditorium in Lakeland, Florida on 30 August 1983. At the conclusion of the final competition, Ruth Zakarian of New York was crowned Miss Teen USA, by Miss USA 1983 Julie Hayek and Miss Universe 1983 Lorraine Downes.

Results

Placements

• Miss Teen USA 1983: Ruth Zakarian (New York)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Tina Marrocco (Virginia)
  • 2nd runner-up: Krista Keith (Kentucky)
  • 3rd runner-up: Kelly Jerles (Georgia)
  • 4th runner-up: Sheri Sholz (Texas)

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Angela Boyd (Arkansas)
• Miss Photogenic: Linda Burkholder (Illinois)
• Best state costume: Christine Lawlor (Massachusetts)

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1983 delegates were:

• Alabama - Jill Johnson
• Alaska - Linda Fickus
• Arizona - Kris Keim
• Arkansas - Angela Boyd
• California - Shawn Gardner
• Colorado - Julie Meyer
• Connecticut - Beth Waldron
• Delaware - Laura Enslen
• District of Columbia - Patricia Curtis
• Florida - Lora Erdman
• Georgia - Kelly Jerles
• Hawaii - Erika Mattich
• Idaho - Tammy Hamilton
• Illinois - Linda Burkholder
• Indiana - Julie James
• Iowa - Kimberly Heck
• Kansas - Melissa Lyczak
• Kentucky - Krista Keith
• Louisiana - Vail Cavalier
• Maine - Dina Duvall
• Maryland - Carla Kemp
• Massachusetts - Christine Lawlor
• Michigan - Cathy McBride
• Minnesota - Kimberly Ess
• Mississippi - Laura Zapponi
• Missouri - Lisa Logan
• Montana - Leslie Lucas
• Nebraska - Jackie Kuenning
• Nevada - Kimberly Cannon
• New Hampshire - Maureen Murray
• New Jersey - Sheri Drummond
• New Mexico - Eloisa Serna
• New York - Ruth Zakarian
• North Carolina - Janet Freeman
• North Dakota - Lisa Rubin
• Ohio - Jamie Callarik
• Oklahoma - Lorna Webb
• Oregon - Gretchen Thoma
• Pennsylvania - Diane Hoyes
• Rhode Island - Melissa Sciarra
• South Carolina - Beth Woodard
• South Dakota - Karen Hernes
• Tennessee - Cheri Dotson
• Texas - Sheri Sholz
• Utah - Natalie DeGraw
• Vermont - Cindy Gentile
• Virginia - Tina Marocco
• Washington - Rhonda Monroe
• West Virginia - Kay Scadden
• Wisconsin - Jane Zawada
• Wyoming - Shanna Thompson