Miss Teen USA 1988
Miss Teen USA 1988, the 6th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from San Bernardino, California on July 25, 1988. At the conclusion of the final competition, Mindy Duncan of Oregon Teen USA|Oregon] was crowned by outgoing queen Kristi Addis of Mississippi Teen USA|Mississippi].
This was the first of two years the pageant was held in San Bernardino. It was hosted by Dick Clark for the first time, with color commentary from Tracy Scoggins. The preliminary competition was hosted by KCBS-TV weatherman Maclovio Perez and beauty expert Beverly Sassoon.
This was also the last time the State Costume competition took place and would not return until thirty-three years later in 2021, under a different organization.
Results
This pageant had a top ten, with five finalists.Placements
Special awards
Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1988 delegates were:- Alabama Teen USA|Alabama] - Anna Mingus
- Alaska Teen USA|Alaska] - Joleen Jeffcoat
- Arizona Teen USA|Arizona] - Kristen Peterson
- Arkansas Teen USA|Arkansas] - Jessica Welch
- California Teen USA|California] - Alison Moreno
- Colorado Teen USA|Colorado] - Leah Crawford
- Connecticut Teen USA|Connecticut] - Bobbie Jo Shanahan
- Delaware Teen USA|Delaware] - Edith Senter
- District of Columbia Teen USA|District of Columbia] - Sabrina Curtis
- Florida Teen USA|Florida] - Holly Nicholson
- Georgia Teen USA|Georgia] - Erin Nance
- Hawaii Teen USA|Hawaii] - Michelle Wong
- Idaho Teen USA|Idaho] - Renee Griggs
- Illinois Teen USA|Illinois] - Kathleen McLelland
- Indiana Teen USA|Indiana] - Deborah Lindboe
- Iowa Teen USA|Iowa] - Stacy Horst
- Kansas Teen USA|Kansas] - Jennifer Eastes
- Kentucky Teen USA|Kentucky] - Marti Hendricks
- Louisiana Teen USA|Louisiana] - Amy Pietsch
- Maine Teen USA|Maine] - Christine Despres
- Maryland Teen USA|Maryland] - Sherry Twilley
- Massachusetts Teen USA|Massachusetts] - Alicia Gawrys
- Michigan Teen USA|Michigan] - Melissa Sinkevics
- Minnesota Teen USA|Minnesota] - Julie Ward
- Mississippi - Honey East
- Missouri Teen USA|Missouri] - Beverly Boatright
- Montana Teen USA|Montana] - Kristen Anderson
- Nebraska Teen USA|Nebraska] - Pamela Brown
- Nevada Teen USA|Nevada] - Erin Abernathy
- New Hampshire Teen USA|New Hampshire] - Christa Jones
- New Jersey Teen USA|New Jersey] - Michelle Knipfelberg
- New Mexico Teen USA|New Mexico] - Jill Vasquez
- New York Teen USA|New York] - Jessica Collins
- North Carolina Teen USA|North Carolina] - Michelle Moore
- North Dakota Teen USA|North Dakota] - Jennifer Seminary
- Ohio Teen USA|Ohio] - Teresa Merola
- Oklahoma Teen USA|Oklahoma] - Linda Parsons
- Oregon - Mindy Duncan
- Pennsylvania Teen USA|Pennsylvania] - Desiree Fess
- Rhode Island Teen USA|Rhode Island] - Debbie Peters
- South Carolina Teen USA|South Carolina] - Nicole Adams
- South Dakota Teen USA|South Dakota] - Jillayne Fossum
- Tennessee Teen USA|Tennessee] - Missy Pierce
- Texas Teen USA|Texas] - Libby Pelton
- Utah Teen USA|Utah] - Kathleen Treadway
- Vermont Teen USA|Vermont] - Andrea Varney
- Virginia Teen USA|Virginia] - Audra Wilks
- Washington Teen USA|Washington] - Karen Petre
- West Virginia Teen USA|West Virginia] - Wendy Stephens
- Wisconsin Teen USA|Wisconsin] - Jennifer Schwalenberg
- Wyoming Teen USA|Wyoming] - Michele Apostoles
Contestant notes
- After competing in the preliminary competition and winning the Best State Costume award, Alison Moreno was disqualified from the final competition after she left her room without a chaperone, contrary to pageant rules.
- Delegates who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were:
- *Jillayne Fossum - Miss South Dakota USA 1991
- *Erin Nance - Miss Georgia USA 1993
- *Jennifer Seminary - Miss North Dakota USA 1993
- *Kristen Anderson - Miss Montana USA 1993
- *Jill Vasquez - Miss New Mexico USA 1994
- *Anna Mingus - Miss Alabama USA 1995
- *Audra Wilks - Miss Virginia USA 1997
- Jill Vasquez became one of the directors of the Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA pageants in 2007.
- Jessica Collins became a successful actress who played Meredith Davies on Tru Calling.