Miss Teen USA 1990
1990 marked the year that Oregon won the pageant for the second of three times in the history of the pageant. Oregon and Texas are the only states that have won more than two Miss Teen USA titles, Oregon: Mindy Duncan in 1988, Bridgette Wilson in 1990 and Tami Farrell in 2003. Texas: Christie Lee Woods in 1996, Danielle Doty in 2011, and Karlie Hay in 2016.
This was the first year the pageant was held at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, where it would be held for the following four years.
Sandy Duncan hosted the event for the only time, with color commentary by Leeza Gibbons and Miss Teen USA 1985 Kelly Hu. Music was provided by the Gulf Coast Teen Orchestra. Duncan was the first female host of an American beauty pageant.
Results
Placements
| Final Results | Contestant |
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| Miss Teen USA 1990 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Top 6 |
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| Top 12 |
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Final competition
| Nation | Preliminary
Average |
Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oregon – Bridgette Wilson
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7.900 (5) | 9.271 (1) | 8.943 (3) | 9.300 (4) | 9.171 (2) |
 Alaska – Marla Johnson
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7.824 (7) | 9.151 (3) | 8.757 (7) | 9.200 (7) | 9.036 (6) |
 Georgia – Holly Roehl
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7.967 (4) | 9.214 (2) | 9.014 (2) | 9.386 (2) | 9.204 (1) |
 Texas – Becky Fisher
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8.048 (2) | 9.050 (5) | 8.930 (4) | 9.400 (1) | 9.126 (3) |
 Kentucky – April Vaughan
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7.776 (8) | 9.107 (4) | 8.857 (5) | 9.329 (3) | 9.097 (4) |
 Pennsylvania – Susan Barnett
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8.057 (1) | 8.757 (10) | 9.086 (1) | 9.286 (5) | 9.043 (5) |
 Louisiana – Ali Landry
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8.033 (3) | 8.857 (8) | 8.746 (8) | 9.214 (6) | 8.939 (7) |
 California – Tricia Roby
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7.705 (10) | 8.971 (6) | 8.543 (10) | 9.057 (8) | 8.857 (8) |
 Missouri – Tavia Michelle Shackles
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7.895 (6) | 8.743 (11) | 8.671 (9) | 9.014 (10) | 8.809 (9) |
 Massachusetts – Nina Cammarata
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7.724 (9) | 8.829 (9) | 8.543 (10) | 9.029 (9) | 8.800 (10) |
 Arizona – Jerilynn Beatty
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7.605 (12) | 8.957 (7) | 8.429 (12) | 8.929 (11) | 8.771 (11) |
 Colorado – Shalon Pecosky
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7.686 (11) | 8.529 (12) | 8.843 (6) | 8.843 (12) | 8.738 (12) |
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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Dolphin controversy
In a pre-taped segment for the pageant telecast on July 2, a small group of delegates was filmed playing with dolphins in a training pool at the Marine Life Oceanarium. This led to a probe by the National Marine Fisheries Service to investigate whether the oceanarium was in violation of its permit by allowing the delegates to swim with the dolphins. It was later decided that the segment would be edited so that it only showed the delegates feeding the mammals.
References
- ^ "Oregon Girl Wins Pageant". Associated Press. 1990-07-16.
- ^ "Miss. Gulf Coast enjoying TV exposure". The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. 1990-07-09.
- ^ "Sandy Duncan eases into a `first'". St. Petersburg Times. 1990-07-06. p. 7D.
- ^ "Marine Life being probed after letting teen girls in pool". The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. 1990-07-09.
- ^ "Pageant telecast won't include dolphin scenes". The Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate. 1990-07-15.