Miss Texas Teen USA


The Miss Texas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Texas in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is part of the Miss USA organization.
Texas is in the top 5 most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Alongside [Miss Miss Oregon Teen USA|Oregon Teen USA|Oregon] and Missouri, they are the only three states to have produced three winners.
Laika Kayani Patel of Austin was crowned Miss Texas Teen USA 2025 on May 4, 2025, at Hilton Houston Post Oak in Houston. She represented Texas at Miss Teen USA 2025.
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Background

Texas's best performance came in the 1980s, where they placed in all but one year and were runners-up on five occasions. Despite this, they still placed second to New York in that decade in terms of number and value of placements. Despite being on top overall, Texas has never been the best state in any particular decade.
Texas is one of the most successful states across all thirty-seven years of competition at Miss Teen USA. They have had seventeen semi-finalists, three more than any other state. They have won the crown three times, in 1996 when Christie Lee Woods took the title and 15 years later in 2011 when Danielle Doty won. Karlie Hay became the third Texan entrant to win the crown in 2016. Texas and the state of Oregon are the only states to have won Miss Teen USA three times. Texas has also won several awards, including Miss Photogenic in 2010.
While a number of Texas teens have competed for the Miss Texas USA title, only six have won both pageants. The most successful of these was Nicole O'Brian, who placed 1st runner-up at Miss Teen USA and 2nd runner-up at Miss USA. O'Brien also competed alongside Woods on The Amazing Race 5. Woods was the first Miss Teen USA to not win a Miss title on her first attempt, and despite competing in a number of years never won the Miss Texas USA crown.

Results summary

Placements

  • Miss Teen USAs: Christie Lee Woods, Danielle Doty, Karlie Hay
  • 1st runners-up: Rebecca "Becky" Pestana, Nicole O'Brian
  • 2nd runner-up: Landry Davis
  • 3rd runners-up: Konae Wehle, Kristi Wright, Katherine Perello, Haylee Elyse Puckett
  • 4th runners-up: Sheri Scholz, Charlene Molinar
  • Top 6: Becky Fisher
  • Top 10: Libby Pelton, Christie Cole, Misty Giles, Laika Kalyani Patel
  • Top 12: Kara Williams
  • Top 15: Tye Felan, Magen Ellis, Kellie Stewart, Chloe Kembel, Kirby Lindley
  • Top 20: Dallyn Pesek
Texas holds a record of 24 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

  • Style Award: Andria Mullins
  • Swimsuit award: Nicole O'Brian, Katherine Perello
  • Miss Photogenic: Chelsea Morgensen

Winners

YearNameHometownAge1Local TitlePlacement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2025Laika Kayani PatelAustin17Miss Austin TeenTop 10
2024Dallyn PesekShiner17Miss Houston TeenTop 20
2023Haylee Elyse PuckettHouston16Miss Space City Teen3rd runner-up
2022Chanel WilliamsSan Antonio15Miss Alamo Teen
2021Landry DavisDallas18Miss Metroplex Teen2nd runner-up
2020Anissa MendezLaredo17Miss North Laredo TeenLongest reigning Miss Texas Teen USA due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019Kennedy EdwardsHouston17Miss Houston TeenFirst African American Miss Texas Teen USA
2018Brenna FlynnFort Worth18Miss Fort Worth Teen
2017Kirby LindleyCypress18Miss Dallas TeenTop 15
2016Karlie HayTomball18Miss Kemah TeenMiss Teen USA 2016
2015Chloe KembelDenton18Miss North Central TX TeenTop 15
2014Kellie StewartFort Worth16Miss Dallas TeenTop 15
2013Daniella RodriguezLaredo16Miss Central Laredo Teen
2012Madison LeeHouston18Miss Bay Area Teen
2011Danielle DotyHarlingen18Miss Harlingen TeenMiss Teen USA 2011
2010Chelsea MorgensenLaredo15Miss Laredo Teen
  • Later Miss Hooters International 2017
    • 2009Kelli HarralFort Stockton16Miss Fort Stockton Teen
  • Later NFL Houston Texans Cheerleader May 2011-June 2014
    • 2008Lauren GuzmanLaredo18Miss Laredo Teen
  • Later Miss Texas USA 2014
    • 2007Sommer IsdaleHarker Heights16Miss Waco Teen
    2006Raevan ValadezSpicewood18Miss Austin Teen
    2005April FordTexarkana18
    2004Magen EllisWhitehouse17Miss Tyler TeenSemi-finalist
  • Later Miss Texas USA 2007
  • * Top 10 at Miss USA 2007
    • 2003Tye FelanTomball18Miss Houston TeenSemi-finalist
    2002Brittany TinerFreeport16Miss Rice Belt Teen
    2001Katherine PerelloLake Jackson163rd runner-upBody Glove Swimsuit Award
    2000Nicole O'BrianFriendswood17Miss Bay Area Teen1st runner-upSwimsuit Award
  • Later Miss Texas USA 2003
  • * 2nd runner up at Miss USA 2003
  • contestant on The Amazing Race 5
    • 1999Misty GilesKilleen18Semi-finalistContestant on Survivor: Panama
    1998Christie ColeHouston16Semi-finalist
    1997Andria MullinsWaco16Miss Lake Whitney TeenStyle awardContestant on The Starlet
    1996Christie Lee WoodsHuntsville18Miss Teen USA 1996Two-time contestant on The Amazing Race
    1995Mandy JeffreysMidland17Appeared on The Bachelor
    1994Jaqueline PenaCorpus Christi18
    1993Erin BurnettPlano16
    1992Carissa BlairColumbus17
  • Later Miss Texas USA 1999
    • 1991Kara WilliamsHouston18Semi-finalist
  • Later Miss Texas USA 1996,
  • * Semifinalist at Miss USA 1996
    • 1990Becky FisherCypress18Top 6
    1989Kristi WrightDel Rio163rd runner-up
    1988Libby PeltonAustin18Semi-finalist
    1987Richelle Geneva Marie KeslingSpring15
    1986Rebecca "Becky" PestanaSan Antonio17Miss Bexar County Teen1st runner-up
    1985Konae WehleHumble163rd runner-up
    1984Charlene MolinarEl Paso184th runner-up
    1983Sheri ScholzLubbock174th runner-up
    1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant