Teatro Nacional Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic July 16 Winner: TRINIDAD/ TOBAGO - Janelle Commissiong 1st Runner-up: AUSTRIA - Eva Maria Düringer 2nd Runner-up: SCOTLAND - Sandra Bell 3rd Runner-up: COLOMBIA - Aura Maria Mojica Salcedo 4th Runner-up: GERMANY - Marie-Luise Gassen 12 Semi-Finalists ( listed in the order they were called ): SCOTLAND - Sandra Bell TRINIDAD/ TOBAGO - Janelle Commissiong U.S.A. - Kimberly Tomes GERMANY - Marie-Luise Gassen VENEZUELA - Cristal Montañez Arocha AUSTRIA - Eva Maria Düringer SPAIN - Luz María Polegre Hernández ARGENTINA - Maritza Elizabet Jurado NICARAGUA - Beatriz Obregón Lacayo COLOMBIA - Aura Maria Mojica Salcedo HOLLAND - Ineke Berends DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Blanca Aurora Sardiñas Awards: Miss Unity: CANADA, Pamela Mercer Most Photogenic: TRINIDAD TOBAGO, Janelle Commissiong Best National Costume: 1. KOREA, Kim Sunghee 2. URUGUAY, Adriana Umpierre 3. LEBANON, Hiram Saade
Opening Songs of various Pageants
Miss Teen USA was started in 1983 as a spin off of the Miss USA Pageant for teenagers. The little sister pageant became an instant hit with it's first winner, Ruth Zakarian of New York. In its early years, winners of the Miss Teen USA Pageant could compete in the Miss USA Pageant of that same year if they met the age eligibility requirements. However, after only 5 years, they've abandoned that idea therefore the winners of the Miss Teen USA Pageant have to compete all over again in the state level.