Miss Teen USA 2006

Miss Teen USA 2006
Date	August 15, 2006
Presenters	Damien Fahey, Shaun Robinson
Entertainment	JoJo, Ashley Angel, Lucas Grabeel
Venue	Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California
Broadcaster	NBC, KMIR-TV
Entrants	51
Placements	15
Winner	Katie Blair; Montana
Congeniality	Blair Griffith; Colorado
Photogenic	Melissa Lingafelt; North Carolina

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.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Teen USA 2006	Montana - Katie Blair
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

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Colorado - Blair Griffith
Miss Photogenic	North Carolina - Melissa Lingafelt

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 2006 delegates were:

Alabama - Carla Baumann
Alaska - Degen Kasper
Arizona - Emerald Zellers
Arkansas - Taylor Wright
California - Jessica Powell
Colorado - Blair Griffith
Connecticut - Kristen Heide
Delaware - Erika Savidge
District of Columbia - Jasmine Niernberger
Florida - Jennifer Wooten
Georgia - Brittany Sharp
Hawaii - Hannah Thomas
Idaho - Brianne Wickland
Illinois - Ceitlyn Glenn
Indiana - Halley Wallace
Iowa - Danielle Malatek
Kansas - Gentry Miller
Kentucky - Tiffany Withrow
Louisiana - Kelsey Lawson
Maine - Donna Schlieper
Maryland - Jamie O'Brien
Massachusetts - Caroline Caruso
Michigan - Raquel McClendon
Minnesota - Amy Blue
Mississippi - Raegan Raulston
Missouri - Breanna Huellinghorst
Montana - Katie Blair
Nebraska - Danielle Zuroski
Nevada - Georgina Vaughan
New Hampshire - Camille Westbrooks
New Jersey - Julianna White
New Mexico - Raquel Padilla
New York - Candace Kuykendall
North Carolina - Melissa Lingafelt
North Dakota - Katie Cooper
Ohio - Peyton McCormick
Oklahoma - Morgan Woolard
Oregon - Kelci Rae Alberti-Flowers
Pennsylvania - Inessa Rodriguez
Rhode Island - Shaelyn McNally
South Carolina - Brittany Smith
South Dakota - Alexandra Hoffman
Tennessee - Ashley Durham
Texas - Raevan Valadez
Utah - Elizabeth Anne Leyda
Vermont - Katharine Williams
Virginia - Samantha Casey
Washington - Kendra Lee Timm
West Virginia - Lora Gallagher
Wisconsin - Bishara Dorre
Wyoming - Katy Lambert

Previous placements in state pageants

The following delegates had also competed in previous Miss Teen USA state pageants:

Taylor Wright (Arkansas) - 1st runner-up, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2005
Blair Griffith (Colorado) - 2nd runner-up, Miss Colorado Teen USA 2005; 3rd runner-up, Miss Colorado Teen USA 2004
Danielle Malatek (Iowa) - 2nd runner-up, Miss Iowa Teen USA 2005
Kelsey Lawson (Louisiana) - 3rd runner-up, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2005; 4th runner-up, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2004
Donna Schlieper (Maine) - 1st runner-up, Miss Maine Teen USA 2005; 3rd runner-up, Miss Maine Teen USA 2004; Semi-finalist, Miss Maine Teen USA 2003
Jamie O'Brien (Maryland) - Semi-finalist, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2004
Raquel McClendon (Michigan) - Finalist, Miss Michigan Teen USA 2005
Amy Blue (Minnesota) - Semi-finalist, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2004
Raegan Raulston (Mississippi) - 4th runner-up, Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2005
Breanna Huellinghorst (Missouri) - Semi-finalist, Miss Missouri Teen USA 2005
Julianna White (New Jersey) - Semi-finalist, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2005
Shaelyn McNally (Rhode Island) - Semi-finalist, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2005
Raevan Valadez (Texas) - Contestant, Miss Austin Teen USA 2005 (prelim to Miss Texas Teen USA)
Samantha Casey (Virginia) - 1st runner-up, Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005; 1st runner-up, Miss Virginia Teen USA 2004
Lora Gallagher (West Virginia) - 3rd runner-up, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2005
Melissa Lingafelt (North Carolina) - 1 runner-up, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2005

Crossovers

Bishara Dorre (Wisconsin) won Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2007 and placed top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007. Later competed at Miss USA 2014 Finishing In The Top 10
Alexandra Hoffman (South Dakota) won Miss South Dakota 2008 and placed Top 15 at Miss America 2009.
Georgina Vaughn (Nevada) won Miss Nevada USA 2009 and competed at Miss USA 2009.
Samantha Casey (Virginia) won Miss Virginia USA 2010 and competed at Miss USA 2010 where she placed 2nd runner up.
Morgan Woolard (Oklahoma) won Miss Oklahoma USA 2010 and competed at Miss USA 2010 where she placed 1st runner up.
Julianna White (New Jersey) became Miss New Jersey USA 2011 and competed at Miss USA 2011.
Ashley Durham (Tennessee) won Miss Tennessee USA 2011 placed 1st runner up at Miss USA 2011.
Blair Griffith (Colorado) won Miss Miss Colorado USA 2011 and competed at Miss USA 2011.
Katie Blair (Montana), the winner of Miss Teen USA 2006 and later inherited the title of Miss California USA 2011.
Gentry Miller (Kansas) won Miss Kansas USA 2012 and will competed at the Miss USA 2012.
Brittany Sharp (Georgia) won Miss Georgia USA 2013 and will compete at Miss USA 2013.
Candace Kuykendall (New York) won Miss New York USA 2014 and will compete at Miss USA 2014.

Judges

References and notes

External links

Official website

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