Miss Teen USA 1983

Miss Teen USA 1983
Date	August 30, 1983
Presenters	Michael Young and Morgan Brittany
Venue	Lakeland, Florida
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Ruth Zakarian New York
Congeniality	Angela Boyd
Photogenic	Linda Burkholder

Miss Teen USA 1983, the 1st ever Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Lakeland Civic Auditorium in Lakeland, Florida on 30 August 1983. At the conclusion of the final competition, Ruth Zakarian of New York was crowned Miss Teen USA, by Miss USA 1983 Julie Hayek and Miss Universe 1983 Lorraine Downes.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

• Miss Teen USA 1983: Ruth Zakarian (New York)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Tina Marrocco (Virginia)
  • 2nd runner-up: Krista Keith (Kentucky)
  • 3rd runner-up: Kelly Jerles (Georgia)
  • 4th runner-up: Sheri Sholz (Texas)

• The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Diane Hoyes (Pennsylvania), Shawn Gardner (California), Angela Boyd (Arkansas), Kim Cannon (Nevada), Rhonda Monroe (Washington).

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Angela Boyd (Arkansas)
• Miss Photogenic: Linda Burkholder (Illinois)
• Best state costume: Christine Lawlor (Massachusetts)

Final competition scores

State Preliminaries Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average Virginia 8.616 8.838 8.760 8.876 8.825 New York 8.466 9.144 8.516 9.000 8.886 Georgia 8.273 8.811 8.866 8.850 8.842 Kentucky 8.358 8.405 8.933 9.065 8.801 Texas 8.365 8.744 8.755 8.877 8.792 Pennsylvania 8.466 8.611 8.732 8.961 8.768 California 8.270 8.488 8.900 8.811 8.733 Arkansas 8.395 8.500 8.700 8.566 8.588 Nevada 8.340 8.350 8.633 8.577 8.520 Washington 8.627 8.444 8.333 8.611 8.462

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Third runner-up      Fourth runner-up

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1983 delegates were:

Alabama - Jill Johnson Alaska - Linda Fickus Arizona - Kris Keim Arkansas - Angela Boyd California - Shawn Gardner Colorado - Julie Meyer Connecticut - Beth Waldron Delaware - Laura Enslen District of Columbia - Patricia Curtis Florida - Lora Erdman Georgia - Kelly Jerles Hawaii - Erika Mattich Idaho - Tammy Hamilton Illinois - Linda Burkholder Indiana - Julie James Iowa - Kimberly Heck Kansas - Melissa Lyczak Kentucky - Krista Keith Louisiana - Vail Cavalier Maine - Dina Duvall Maryland - Carla Kemp Massachusetts - Christine Lawlor Michigan - Cathy McBride Minnesota - Kimberly Ess Mississippi - Laura Zapponi Missouri - Lisa Logan

Montana - Leslie Lucas Nebraska - Jackie Kuenning Nevada - Kimberly Cannon New Hampshire - Maureen Murray New Jersey - Sheri Drummond New Mexico - Eloisa Serna New York - Ruth Zakarian North Carolina - Janet Freeman North Dakota - Lisa Rubin Ohio - Jamie Callarik Oklahoma - Lorna Webb Oregon - Gretchen Thomas Pennsylvania - Diane Hoyes Rhode Island - Melissa Sciarra South Carolina - Beth Woodard South Dakota - Karen Hernes Tennessee - Cheri Dotson Texas - Sheri Sholz Utah - Natalie DeGraw Vermont - Cindy Gentile Virginia - Tina Marocco Washington - Rhonda Monroe West Virginia - Kay Scadden Wisconsin - Jane Zawada Wyoming - Shanna Thompson

Contestant notes

• Kelly Jerles (Georgia) became the only delegate from Miss Teen USA 1983 to compete in the Miss America pageant. She held the Miss Georgia 1987 title and won preliminary swimsuit and non-finalist talent awards at Miss America 1988.
• Ruth Zakarian (New York) competed in the Miss USA 1984 pageant as Miss Teen USA 1983 but did not place. In the early years of the pageant, the Teen titleholder could compete at Miss USA without holding a state title.
• Beth Woodard (South Carolina) - Miss South Carolina USA 1987
• Kris Keim (Arizona) - Miss Arizona USA 1988
• Maureen Murray (New Hampshire) - Miss New York USA 1991 (semi-finalist at Miss USA 1991)

Judges

• Jeffery Apple
• Tracey Bregman
• Anthony Carter
• Bonnie Kay
• Emilio Estafan
• Persis Khambatta
• Andy Bean
• Nancy Stafford
• Teri Utley
• Kiki Vandeweghe

Leroy Neiman

External links

• Official website