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Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA

Beauty pageant competition

Summary

Beauty pageant competition

Field	Value
name	Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA
formation	1983
type	Beauty pageant
headquarters	Cincinnati
location	Ohio
membership	Miss Teen USA
language	English
key_people	Melissa Proctor-Pitchford, State Pageant Director
website	Official website

Alexis Jahnke, Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2009

Kelsie Sinagra, Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2007

The Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is independently conducted and produced by Proctor Productions based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was produced by Sanders & Associates, Inc., dba- Pageant Associates based in Buckhannon, West Virginia from 2001 to 2020.

Pennsylvania has been reasonably successful at Miss Teen USA. Their best decade was the 1990s, when they ranked fifth-equal in terms of number and value of placements https://web.archive.org/web/20060505034655/http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-teen-usa/ranking/index.php. All but three of this state's placements came in the 1990s, with only one placement in the 1980s and two in the 2000s. The placement in 2000 was their best, however, when Jillian Parry captured the Miss Teen USA crown.

Five Pennsylvania teens have crossed over to win the Miss Pennsylvania USA title and compete at Miss USA.

Skylyn Goodenow of Harborcreek was crowned Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2025 on August 2, 2025 at Richland Performing Arts Center in Johnstown. She represented Pennsylvania at Miss Teen USA 2025.

Results summary

Placements

Miss Teen USA: Jillian Parry (2000)
1st runner-up: Patricia Campbell (1996)
2nd runners-up: Ursula Abbott (1993), Sydney Robertson (2014), Maggie Ross (2023)
3rd runner-up: Yvonne Burke (2021)
Top 6: Susan Barnett (1990)
Top 10: Diane Hoyes (1983)
Top 12: Nicole Bigham (1994)
Top 15: Elliot Griffin (2008), Madison Longstreth (2011), Jasmine Daniels (2015) Pennsylvania holds a record of 12 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

Best State Costume: Melissa Forlini (1986)
Miss Congeniality Sydney Robertson (2014)

Winners

Declared as Winner
Ended as runner-up
Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year	Name	Hometown	Age1	Local title	Placement at Miss Teen USA	Special awards at Miss Teen USA	Notes
2025	Skylyn Goodenow	Harborcreek	19	Miss Lake Erie Teen
2024	Elliot Oliphant	Allegheny County	19	Miss South Park Teen
2023	Maggie Ross	Pittsburgh	18	Miss Allegheny County Teen	2nd runner-up
2022	Alexandra Jones	Monongahela	18	Miss Monongahela River Teen
2021	Yvonne Burke	Doylestown	18	Miss Doylestown Teen	3rd runner-up
2020	Kiara Lin	Cranberry Township	17
2019	Julia Meckley	Haverford	17
2018	url=http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/12/03/paegant-winners-mars-belle-vernon-natives/	title=Pittsburgh-Area Natives Named Miss Pa. USA, Miss Pa. Teen USA	date=4 December 2017	work=CBS Pittsburgh}}	Mars	18			World's Perfect Teen 2016
2017	Lauren Ann Weaver	Windber	16
2016	Sydney Dolanch	Pittsburgh	18
2015	Jasmine Daniels	Collegeville	18		Top 15
2014	Sydney Robertson	Williamsport	16		2nd runner-up	Miss Congeniality
2013	Eboné Jimerson	North Wales	18
2012	Julia Belechak	Cranberry Township	17
2011	Madison Longstreth	Spring Grove	16		Top 15		Originally first runner-up; assumed the title after Deana Chuzhinina resigned for personal reasons
Deana Chuzhinina	Doylestown	16		Did not compete}}	Resigned
2010	first= Toni	last= Pennello	title= Elena LaQuatra is the new Miss Pennsylvania USA	work= The Almanac	url= https://thealmanac.net/news/elena-laquatra-is-the-new-miss-pennsylvania-usa/article_5afb5fca-6aa6-571d-addd-27157bbf2fff.html	date= December 24, 2015}}	Mount Lebanon	18		title=Deaf teen tapping her way to fame	date=2007-07-26	accessdate=2007-08-02	url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07207/804281-55.stm	publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	first=Mary	last=Niederberger}}

2009	Alexis Jahnke	Furlong	16
2008	Elliot Griffin	Wexford	17		Top 15
2007	Kelsie Sinagra	Ross Township	17
2006	Inessa Rodriguez	Manheim	17
2005	Sarah Otey	Hershey	18
2004	Chelsea MacDougall	Huntsville	17
2003	Taylor Baker	Erie	18
2002	Julienne Shaw	Pittsburgh	17
2001	Rebecca Schlappich	Philadelphia	16
2000	Jillian Parry	Newtown	18		Miss Teen USA 2000
1999	Christina Cindrich	Philadelphia	18
1998	Katherine Krause	Pittsburgh	17
1997	Ashley Witmer	Philadelphia	19
1996	Patricia Campbell	Philadelphia	18		1st runner-up		Later won by winning Fear Factor
1995	Erika Shay	Altoona	17				Contestant on The Amazing Race 5
1994	Nicole Bigham	Belle Vernon	18		Semi-finalist
1993	Ursula Abbott	Harrisburg	17		2nd runner-up
1992	Tara Lavin	Philadelphia	19
1991	Kimberly Parkins	New Brighton	18
1990	Susan Barnett	Levittown	17		Top 6
1989	Jennifer Gary	Philadelphia	17
1988	Desiree Fess	Latrobe	18
1987	Tracy Reed	Myerstown	17
1986	Melissa Forlini	Reading	16			Best State Costume
1985	Kari Bernowski	Philadelphia	15
1984	Robin Visk	Butler	17
1983	Diane Hoyes	Washington	18		Semi-finalist

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

"Who We Are: Pageant Associates".
(4 December 2017). "Pittsburgh-Area Natives Named Miss Pa. USA, Miss Pa. Teen USA". CBS Pittsburgh.
"Miss Teen USA 2018 - Kailey Grill".
"Miss Teen USA 2017 - Lauren Ann Weaver".
(January 19, 2014). "Williamsport Native named Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2014". Williamsport Sun Gazette.
"Miss Teen USA 2013 - Eboné Jimerson".
Pennello, Toni. (December 24, 2015). "Elena LaQuatra is the new Miss Pennsylvania USA". The Almanac.
Niederberger, Mary. (2007-07-26). "Deaf teen tapping her way to fame". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Zapf, Karen. (2007-08-02). "East Young Achiever: Elena LaQuatra". Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
Wiggin, Sally. (December 7, 2015). "4 the 412 team member Elena LaQuatra wins Miss Pennsylvania USA". WTAE News.
McDermott, Maeve. (5 June 2016). "This Miss USA contestant overcame losing her hearing to compete for the crown". USA Today.
(1994-09-19). "Teen pageant winners". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Gourley Karl, Lynn. (1993-08-08). "Winner did give pageant a second thought". The Sunday Patriot-News Harrisburg.
(1993-08-11). "Local girl comes close to Miss Teen crown". The Harrisburg Patriot.

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