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Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA
Beauty pageant competition
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 |


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
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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