Miss Teen USA 2001, the 19th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from South Padre Convention Island Center, South Padre Island, Texas on August 22, 2001. At the conclusion of the final competition, Marissa Whitley of Missouri was crowned by outgoing queen Jillian Parry of Pennsylvania.

Host city

After hosting the pageant for three consecutive years from 1998 to 2000, officials in Shreveport, Louisiana indicated that they were reluctant to host the pageant for a fourth year because disorganization by the Miss Universe Organization meant that the city lost over $70,000 in expected revenue.

During preliminary competition, all of contestants have their own presentation in different venue, as the actual Miss Teen USA stage is still construction from South Padre Convention Center. Tickets from the final competition were sold out within few days.

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 2001 delegates were: