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Miss California Teen USA

Beauty pageant competition

Summary

Beauty pageant competition

FieldValue
nameMiss California Teen USA
formation1983
typeBeauty pageant
headquartersSanta Monica
locationCalifornia
membershipMiss Teen USA
languageEnglish
website

The ** Miss California Teen USA **competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss Teen USA pageant. It was formed in 1983. This pageant is part of the Miss USA Organization.

California is in the top five most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Miss California Teen USA titleholders have been invited to red-carpet movie premieres, such as that for Santa Clause 3 attended by Kylee Lin, and She's the Man, attended by Jessica Powell.

The current titleholder is Raynah Hudson of Malibu, who is crowned on August 10, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Orange County. Hudson represented California at Miss Teen USA 2025.

History

In the 1980s, the pageant was directed by Richard Guy and Rex Holt, who also oversaw the Miss California USA, Miss Texas USA and Miss Texas Teen USA pageants. They lost the contract in 1990, when it came up for renewal.

Results summary

Placements

  • Miss Teen USAs: Shauna Gambill (1994), Cassidy Wolf (2013)
  • 1st runners-up: Jennifer Morgan (2002), Melanie Mitchell (2015)
  • 2nd runners-up: Michelle Cardamon (1996), Chelsea Gilligan (2009), Emma Baker (2010), Alexis Swanstrom (2011), Cassidy Hill (2022)
  • 3rd runner-up: Bianca Vierra (2014)
  • 4th runners-up: Stephanie Brink (2005), Jaanu Patel (2017)
  • Top 6: Natasha Allas (1992)
  • Top 10: Shawn Gardner (1983), Angi Aylor (1987), Casey McClain (2001)
  • Top 12: Trisha Robey (1990), Kellie Foster-Moore (1995)
  • Top 15/16/20: Taylor Atkins (2008), Athenna Crosby (2016), Janeice Love (2018), Zoe Hunt (2020), Cameron Doan (2021), Taliya Ariana Peiris (2023), Raynah Hudson (2025) California holds a record of 25 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

Best State Costume: Raynah Hudson (2025)

Winners

;Color key

  • Declared as Winner
  • Ended as runner-up
  • Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YearNameHometownAge1Local TitlePlacement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2025Raynah HudsonMalibu17Miss Malibu TeenTop 20Best State Costume
2024Paige GonorSan Diego18Miss San Diego County Teen
2023Taliya Ariana PeirisSan Ramon18Miss Bay Area TeenTop 20
2022Cassidy HillNewport Beach18Miss Newport Beach TeenSecond runner-up
2021Cameron DoanAnaheim19Miss Anaheim Hills TeenTop 16
2020Zoe HuntCoronado17Miss Coronado Teen
2019Alina Rae CarranzaLos Angeles17Miss Woodland Hills Teen
2018Janeice LoveBarstow17Miss Coastal Cities TeenTop 15
2017Jaanu PatelHuntington Beach16Miss Huntington Beach TeenFourth runner-up
2016Athenna CrosbySan Jose17Miss Santa Monica TeenTop 15
2015Melanie MitchellAnaheim16Miss Anaheim Hills TeenFirst runner-up
2014Bianca VierraHayward19Miss Brea Canyon TeenThird runner-up
2013Chloe Hope HatfieldNorco18Miss Malibu Teendid not compete
title=CSULB Freshman Crowned Miss California Teen USAurl=https://www.presstelegram.com/2013/08/27/csulb-freshman-crowned-miss-california-teen-usa/work=Press Telegramdate=27 August 2013}}Temecula19Miss Greater San Diego TeenMiss Teen USA 2013
2012Alexa JonesRamona18Miss Orange County Teen
2011Alexis SwanstromSan Diego17Miss San Diego TeenSecond runner-up
2010Emma BakerPoway18Miss Poway Teen
2009Chelsea GilliganBeaumont18Miss Beaumont Teen
2008Taylor AtkinsPiru17Miss Ventura County TeenTop 15
2007Kylee LinSan Rafael16Miss Marin Teen
2006Jessica PowellBarstow18Miss Barstow Teen
2005Stephanie BrinkBellflower18Fourth runner-up
2004Stacey BeltranOxnard18
2003Shannon ByrneVacaville18
2002Jennifer MorganAlpine17First runner-up
2001Casey McClainSan Marcos18Semi-finalist
2000Alexandra ThompsonVacaville15
1999Marianne KennedyLong Beach17
1998Amanda O'LearyFullerton19
1997Kimberly GloudemansBakersfield16First runner-up to National Sweetheart 2001
1996Michelle CardamonSan Diego18Second runner-up
1995Kellie Foster-MooreFresno17Semi-finalist
1994Shauna GambillActon17Miss Teen USA 1994
1993Stefanie SweeneyEl Dorado Hills18Now Stevi McShane; owner of Crowned One Productions, a pageant production company, and director of the Miss California U.S. International Pageant and the Jr. Miss and Miss Teen and Miss California American Beauty Pageant. She was also Mrs. California International, 2008.
1992Natasha AllasLos Angeles18Finalist
1991Jolene FulknerYorba Linda14Youngest ever Miss California Teen USA
1990Trisha RobeyLos Angeles18Semi-finalist
1989Michealean BonillaLos Angeles17
1988title=Miss Teen California Official Questions Contestant's Disqualificationurl=https://www.apnews.com/7523033cb47354d72629644ec0619e1eaccess-date=January 21, 2019work=AP Newsdate=July 27, 1988}}El Toro15Best State CostumeDisqualified from competing at the national pageant curfew violation, contrary to pageant rules.
1987Angi AylorEl Toro14Semi-finalist (6th)Miss Photogenic (tie)
1986Michelle LoweOntario17
1985Sharon GuntherClovis16
1984Jodie AlvarezSan Pedro19
1983Shawn GardnerModesto17Semi-finalistPlaced first runner-up in state pageant, assumed title when winner resigned title to get married.
Teresa St. NicholasMonterey17Resigned

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

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