Miss Teen USA 2001

Miss Teen USA 2001
Date	August 26, 2001
Presenters	Brian McFayden, Mandy Moore and Ashley Coleman
Entertainment	Jagged Edge Better Than Ezra Usher
Venue	South Padre Island, Texas
Broadcaster	CBS, KGBT-TV
Winner	Marissa Whitley Missouri
Congeniality	Sarah Warner
Photogenic	Jillian Dornbush

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.

Host city

After hosting the pageant for three consecutive years from 1998–2000, officials in Shreveport, Louisiana indicated that they were reluctant to host the pageant for a fourth year because disorganization by the Miss Universe Organization meant that the city lost over $70,000 in expected revenue.^[1]

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

Final results	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 2001	Missouri - Marissa Whitley
1st runner-up	New York - Gloria Almonte
2nd runner-up	Massachusetts - Marianna Zaslavsky
3rd runner-up	Texas - Katherine Perello
4th runner-up	Indiana - Jillian Dornbush
Top 10	California - Casey McClain Louisiana - Paige Egan Georgia - Brandy Drake Washington - Shannon Hulbert District of Columbia - Jaqueline Drakeford

Special awards

• Congeniality: Sarah Warner (Oregon)
• Photogenic: Jillian Dornbush (Indiana)
• Style: Brandy Drake (Georgia)
• Best in Swimsuit: Katherine Perello (Texas)

Final competition score

State Swimsuit Evening Gown Average Missouri 9.74(2) 9.83(1) 9.79(1) New York 9.29(6) 9.40(4) 9.35(4) Massachusetts 9.37(4) 9.26(6) 9.32(5) Texas 9.75(1) 9.63(2) 9.69(2) Indiana 9.55(3) 9.51(3) 9.53(3) California 9.23(8) 9.34(5) 9.29(6) Louisiana 9.25(7) 9.25(7) 9.25(7) Georgia 9.35(5) 8.99(8) 9.17(8) Washington 9.15(9) 8.75(9) 8.95(9) District of Columbia 8.53(10) 8.42(10) 8.48(10)

Winner      First Runner-up      Second Runner-up      Third Runner-up      Fourth Runner-up

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 2001 delegates were:

Alabama - Rollins Albritton Alaska - Danielle Smith Arizona - Eva Marie St. Arnauld Arkansas - Lauren Arnold California - Casey McClain Colorado - Krystal Spurr Connecticut - Marie Lynn Piscitelli Delaware - Christie Aiken District of Columbia - Jacqueline Drakeford Florida - Joanna Candelaria[2] Georgia - Brandy Drake Hawaii - Alana Paulo-Tamashiro Idaho - Hayley Vancleave Illinois - Brittany Richmond[3] Indiana - Jillian Dornbush Iowa - Ashley Hanson Kansas - Lindsey Mackey[4] Kentucky - Katherine Faulkner Louisiana - Paige Egan[5] Maine - Mei-Ling Lam Maryland - Precious Grady Massachusetts - Marianna Zaslavsky Michigan - Chelsea Rudder[6] Minnesota - Serene Aandahl Mississippi - Ashley Buckman Missouri - Marissa Whitley

Montana - Kristi Krings Nebraska - Heidi Lammli[7] Nevada - Tahnee Harrison New Hampshire - Ashley Lynne Blair New Jersey - Erin Abrahamson[8] New Mexico - Alaina Castillo New York - Gloria Almonte North Carolina - Erin O'Kelley North Dakota - Stacey Thomas Ohio - Angela Wilson Oklahoma - Lindsey Camp Oregon - Sarah Warner Pennsylvania - Rebecca Schlappich Rhode Island - Amy Diaz South Carolina - Sarah Medley South Dakota - Jessica Herrgott Tennessee - Jessica Myers Texas - Katherine Perello Utah - Nicole Hansen Vermont - Heather Moylan Virginia - Kathleen Lighthiser Washington - Shannon Hulbert West Virginia - Tara Szerszen Wisconsin - Kellyann Langford[9] Wyoming - Natalie Koontz

Contestant notes

• Six contestants later won Miss USA state titles:
  • Sarah Medley (South Carolina) - Miss South Carolina USA 2005
  • Erin Abrahamson (New Jersey) - Miss New Jersey USA 2007
  • Gloria Almonte (New York) - Miss New York USA 2007, semifinalist at Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009
  • Erin O'Kelley (North Carolina) - Miss North Carolina USA 2007, top 15 semifinalist at Miss USA 2007
  • Amy Diaz (Rhode Island) - Miss Rhode Island USA 2008, top 15 semifinalist at Miss USA 2008
  • Marie-Lynn Piscitelli (Connecticut) - Miss Connecticut USA 2012

Judges

• Rich Cronin
• Elisabeth Hasselbeck
• Veronica Kay
• Ray Munns
• Kerr Smith
• Krista Stegall
• Christina Vidal

References

1. "Cities may not seek pageant". The Baton Rouge Advocate. 2000-09-01.
2. Huff, Lynn (2000-10-10). "Pageant winner won't be laid back The Miss Florida Teen USA 2001 wants to make the most out of her year with the title.". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
3. Daly, Eileen (2000-11-27). "Libertyville High School alum wins Miss Illinois USA pageant". Chicago Daily Herald.
4. "Miss Kansas USA, Miss Kansas Teen USA chosen". Associated Press. 2000-09-10.
5. Gelpi, Cindy (2000-11-19). "Covington girl bound for Teen USA Pageant Crown is nice but horses are her big passion". The Times-Picayune.
6. "Detroit woman crowned Miss Michigan". Associated Press. 2000-11-20.
7. "Nebraska Pageant Winners Crowned". Omaha World-Herald. 2000-10-30.
8. Saha, Paula (2000-11-26). "Livingston teen achieves dream of winning pageant".
9. "Star Prairie woman wins Miss Wisconsin title". Associated Press. 2000-11-19.

External links

• Official website