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Miss Wisconsin Teen USA

Beauty pageant competition


Summary

Beauty pageant competition

FieldValue
nameMiss Wisconsin Teen USA
formation1983
typeBeauty pageant
headquartersWest Des Moines
locationIowa
membershipMiss Teen USA
languageEnglish
websiteOfficial Website

The Miss Wisconsin Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

It is produced by Future Productions based in Savage, Minnesota from 2007 until 2024 and from 2025 onwards is produced by KPC Productions based in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Wisconsin has placed at Miss Teen USA on seven occasions. The first placement was in 1984, when Adrianne Hazelwood made the ten semi-finalists, and then endured an eighteen-year dry spell until Vanessa Semrow won the Miss Teen USA crown in 2002. Then lastly with two consecutive semi-final placements with Katherine "Kate" Redeker (2013) and Patience Vallier (2014), followed by Shreya Gundelly in 2021 and her sister Sage in 2022. Shelby Hohneke was among the 20 quarter-semi-finalists in 2023 when the national pageant was held in Reno, Nevada.

Six Wisconsin teen titleholders have competed at Miss USA, (four as Miss Wisconsin-USA in 1995, 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2023, and one as Miss Connecticut USA in 1985). One teen, Maria Kim, has also competed at Miss America in 1987 and won two talent awards. In 2007, Bishara Abridasheed Dorre, Miss Wisconsin Teen-USA 2006, became the first former Miss Teen USA state titleholder to win a Miss America's Outstanding Teen state title, when she was crowned Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2007.

After operating the Miss Wisconsin Teen-USA franchise along with the Miss Wisconsin-USA competition since 2008, Future Productions owners Craig Heitkamp and Denise Wallace (Miss Teen of America 1983), of Savage, Minnesota, announced on May 18, 2025 that they decided to end their "affiliation with the Miss USA Organization operated by VVV Global Entertainment, and its parent company, the Miss Universe Organization operated by JKN Global Group, effective immediately." Their press release continued to say "For over two decades we have worked diligently to provide women the opportunity to further their professional and educational endeavors and take part in top-notch, high caliber productions. We have worked hard to make sure our state titleholders are given the opportunity to form partnerships with charitable organizations. At this time, we do not feel we are operating under leadership that understands or prioritizes the business of the state-level franchises."

On June 23, 2025, KPC Productions owner Kelly McCoy of West Des Moines, Iowa was awarded the state franchises to operate Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota for the 2025 competitions, which took place on August 8--10, 2025 at the Franklin Center in Des Moines, Iowa. It marked the first time in Miss Wisconsin-USA and Miss Wisconsin Teen-USA history that the Wisconsin competitions were held in a different state. Five entrants took part in the 2025 Miss Wisconsin Teen-USA competition, while five women participated in the 2025 Miss Wisconsin-USA program.

Autumn Gunderson of DeForest who was crowned Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2025 on August 10, 2025, at The Franklin Center in Des Moines. She represented Wisconsin at Miss Teen USA 2025.

Results summary

Placements

  • Miss Teen USA: Vanessa Semrow (2002)
  • Top 10: Adrianne Hazelwood (1984)
  • Top 15: Patience Vallier (2014)
  • Top 16: Katherine "Kate" Redeker (2013), Shreya Gundelly (2021), Sage Gundelly (2022)
  • Top 20: Shelby Hohneke (2023), Autumn Gunderson (2025) Wisconsin holds a record of 7 placements at Miss Teen-USA.

Awards

People's Choice Award: Addison Gunderson (2025)

Winners

  • 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
2025Autumn GundersonDeForest17Miss DeForest TeenTop 20 (Due to online public popularity vote)People's Choice Award (received highest number of votes)Won state title on fourth attempt.
2024Olivia Mae NegriPark Falls17Miss Price County TeenWon state title on third attempt
2023Shelby Lynn HohnekeHudson19Miss Hudson TeenTop 20Won state title on fourth attempt
2022Sage GundellyMequon15Miss Milwaukee TeenTop 16Second East-Indian to win state teen title and the younger sister of Shreya Gundelly, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2021. They are the second set of sisters to win the state teen title, the others were Abigail and Elizabeth Bryson (2017 and 2009).
2021Shreya GundellyMequon19Miss Mequon TennTop 16First East-Indian to be selected as Miss Wisconsin Teen USA; Miss Wisconsin Jr. Teen at National American Miss 2017; and USA National Miss Wisconsin Teen 2018
2020Olivia J. LulichLyndon Station17
2019Sydney Nicole BobinskiKronenewetter17
2018Alexis Maria LoomansWaunakee16
2017Abigail (Abby) Leigh BrysonBrookfield18Sister of Elizabeth Bryson, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2009
2016Karly Diana KnausPlymouth17
2015April (Kenna) Mia HarkeGreenville17
2014Patience Ann VallierLake Mills17Top 15
2013Katherine (Kate) Patrice RedekerSheboygan16Top 16
2012Briana Joy YamatOak Creek15
2011Victoria Sorone JohnstonEau Claire19Five-time Miss Wisconsin USA contestant and four-time entrant for Miss Minnesota USA
2010Kirsten Jalbert NorderhaugBrookfield17Daughter of Linda Faye Paulson, Miss North Dakota USA 1976
2009Elizabeth Marie BrysonBrookfield17Sister of Abigail Bryson, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2017
2008Courtney Lynn LopezOak Creek18
2007Shauna Angel SabirMilwaukee17
2006Bishara DorreMilwaukee16She was born Bishara Abridasheed Dorre.
2005Anisa Yanti PhillipsStevens Point18
2004Myla Grace DalbesioRacine17
2003Jenna Christine TigheMadison17
2002Vanessa SemrowRhinelander17Miss Teen USA 2002
2001Kelly Ann LangfordMuskego17
2000Erica Ellen GustafsonBristol16
1999Deanndra Diane DeBlackMonroe16
1998Heidi Alderson CodyMarkesan16
1997Allison Kathleen SchroederElm Grove16
1996Nicole Lynn WerraSouth Milwaukee16
1995Rebecca Louise RowePrescott17
1994Tara Ann Luellwitz WilliamsBrookfield15
1993Tanae Gabryelle GeislerHudson17
1992Trina Ann LandowskiStevens Point16
1991Pamela Ann SchroederGlendale16
1990Deborah Ann SantacroceGlendale15
1989Shannon Michelle RedmanHayward18
1988Jennifer Ann SchwalenbergKaukauna19
1987Barbara Faye NelsonOshkosh17
1986Lanae Elizabeth St.JohnLa Crosse17
1985Maria KimShorewood17
1984Adrianne HazelwoodGlendale16Top 10Miss Photogenic
1983Jane Elizabeth ZawadaNiagara18

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

References

  1. (2009-11-21). "Courtney Lopez will compete in Miss USA pageant". The Journal Times.
  2. (2005-10-18). "Pageant Winners Crowned". Madison.com.
  3. (1999-11-22). "UW-Madison freshman wins state pageant title". Journal Sentinel.
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