Miss Alabama Teen USA
Alabama's success at Miss Teen USA has improved in recent years, with eight teens making the cut, although none have placed higher than 4th runner-up until 2016. That placement went to Anna Mingus, who also won Miss Congeniality, Alabama's only special award until Erin Snow won Miss Photogenic in 2016. Mingus later took the title Miss Alabama USA in 1995, and is one of only three Alabama teens to win a Miss USA state title.
Until 2010 Miss and Teen Alabama was directed by the Premier Pageants group, and was the first state to be taken under this directorate. Dohn Dye and To Dye For was the Director for the 2010 and 2011 pageants, but were replaced by Paula Miles and RPM Productions in August 2011.
The current titleholder is Ava Marie LeBlanc of Columbiana, who was crowned on June 1, 2024 at Jay & Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center in Auburn, Alabama. She represented Alabama at the Miss Teen USA 2024 and placed in the Top 10.
Results summary
Placements
- 3rd runners-up: Erin Snow (2016)
- 4th runners-up: Anna Mingus (1988), Kalin Burt (2019)
- Top 6: Christine King (1992)
- Top 10: Jeannie Plott (1989), Terra Moody (2004), Canden Jackson (2007), Ava LeBlanc (2024)
- Top 15/16: Courtney Parker (2008), Ashlyn Alongi (2010), Peyton Brown (2012), Lorin Holcombe (2013), Taylor Ryan Elliott (2015)
Alabama holds a record of 13 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Anna Mingus (1988), Kennedy Cromeens (2018)
- Miss Photogenic: Sarah-Baskin Champion (2014), Erin Snow (2016)
Winners
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local title | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
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2024 | Ava Marie LeBlanc | Columbiana | 18 | Miss Shelby County Teen | Top 10 |
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2023 | Kensey Collins | Spanish Fort | 15 | Miss Spanish Fort Teen | |||
2022 | AnnaLee Story | Auburn | 18 | Miss Tiger Town Teen | |||
2021 | Dailyn Swann | Greenville | 18 | Miss Sherling Lake Teen | |||
2020 | Katie Watts | Mobile | 14 | Miss Mobile Teen | |||
2019 | Kalin Burt | Hoover | 18 | Miss Hoover Teen | 4th runner-up | ||
2018 | Kennedy Cromeens | Birmingham | 16 | Miss Shelby County Teen | Miss Congeniality | ||
2017 | Claire Scott | Birmingham | 17 | Over The Mountain Teen | |||
2016 | Erin Snow | Gadsden | 17 | Miss Gadsden Teen | 3rd runner-up | Miss Photogenic |
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2015 | Taylor Ryan Elliott | Trussville | 18 | Miss Trussville Teen | Top 15 | ||
2014 | Sarah-Baskin Champion | Vestavia Hills | 18 | Miss Vestavia Hills Teen | Miss Photogenic | ||
2013 | Lorin Holcombe | Alexander City | 17 | Miss Central Alabama Teen | Top 16 |
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2012 | Peyton Brown | Eufaula | 17 | Miss Barbour County Teen | Top 16 |
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2011 | Barron Rae Williams | Dadeville | 15 | Miss Lake Martin Teen |
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2010 | Ashlyn Alongi | Huntsville | 17 | Top 15 |
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2009 | Alexandria Blansit | Fort Payne | 16 |
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2008 | Courtney Parker | Daphne | 16 | Top 15 | |||
2007 | Canden Jackson | Fairhope | 17 | Top 10 |
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2006 | Carla Baumann | Hueytown | 18 | ||||
2005 | Kristen Bell | Aliceville | 17 | ||||
2004 | Terra Moody | Birmingham | 17 | Top 10 | |||
2003 | Katherine Lauren Whitlock | Birmingham | 18 | ||||
2002 | Hailey Capps | Dothan | 18 | ||||
2001 | Rollins Albritton | Andalusia | 18 | ||||
2000 | Alexis Dollar | Rehobeth | 18 | ||||
1999 | Starla Smith | Rehobeth | 18 |
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1998 | Heather Baugh | Woodville | 18 | ||||
1997 | Tara Tucker | Pelham | 18 |
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1996 | Luann Roberts | Brantley | 17 | ||||
1995 | Jennifer Otts | Hoover | 17 | ||||
1994 | Melanie McLin | Daleville | |||||
1993 | Autumn Smith | Chelsea |
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1992 | Christine King | Prattville | 18 | Finalist | |||
1991 | Stephanie Gwantley | Huntsville | Contestant on season 13 of The Bachelor | ||||
1990 | Candi Byrd | Birmingham | |||||
1989 | Jeannie Plott | Birmingham | 18 | Semi-finalist | |||
1988 | Anna Mingus | Enterprise | 18 | 4th runner-up | Miss Congeniality |
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1987 | Elizabeth Woodman | Pleasant Grove | 17 | ||||
1986 | Gail Magee | Alexander City | |||||
1985 | Teresa Cain | Chelsea | |||||
1984 | Teresa Chappell | Westover | |||||
1983 | Jill Renee Johnson | Arley |
- ^ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
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