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2006 Teen USA


Katie Blair
2006 Teen USA
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Aug. 15, 2006

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The 2006 Miss Teen USA pageant was held August 15th, 2006 in Palm Springs, California at the Palm Springs Convention Center. It was again be broadcast LIVE on NBC!

An 18-year-old from Montana has been crowned Miss Teen USA 2006. Katie Blair beat the competition in swimsuit, evening gown and interview categories to claim the crown Tuesday night. Blair succeeds Miss Teen USA 2005, Allie LaForce of Ohio. Winnings include a scholarship to New York School of Film and Television, a year of living in Trump Tower, a wardrobe and a Mikimoto tiara. Katie's win also brought an end to a 23 year string of not even a semifinalist for the state of Montana. Not only did they finally place, but she won the who thing.

"I think it's fabulous that she won, competed well and had the confidence to do this," Leslie Blair, her aunt, told the Billings Gazette.

Miss North Carolina Teen USA Melissa Lingafelt was named first runner-up, and Miss North Dakota Teen USA Katie Marie Cooper was second runner-up. Samantha Casey, Miss Virginia Teen USA; was third runner-up; and Brittany Sharp, Miss Georgia Teen USA, was fourth runner-up;

Rounding out the top 10 were Shaelyn McNally, Miss Rhode Island Teem ISA; Juliana White, Miss New Jersey Teen USA; Gentry Linn Miller, Miss Kansas Teen USA; Jamie O'Brien, Miss Maryland Teen USA; and Emerald Zellers, Miss Arizona Teen USA.

Also making the top fifteen were: Miss Nebraska Teen USA Danielle Zuroski, Miss Michigan Teen USA Raquel McClendon, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA Morgan Woolard, Miss South Carolina Teen USA Brittany Smith, and Miss Florida Teen USA Jennifer Wooten.

MTV VJ/Host of TRL Damien Fahey co-hosted with Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson live from the Palm Springs Convention Center. Former "O-Town member Ashley Parker Angel, pop star JoJo and Lucas Grabeel of the hit Disney Channel original movie High School Musical all performed during the live telecast.

The celebrity judging panel for Miss Teen USA 2006 included: Princes of Malibu star Brody Jenner, Chelsi Smith, Miss Universe 1995, Days of Our Lives star Darin Brooks, President and Founder of YMI Jeans David Vered, Nickelodeon star of Drake & Josh, Drake Bell, Melissa Rivers, Olympic Gold Medalist Carl Lewis, Heroes' star Hayden Panettiere, Deal or No Deal's Anya Monzikova, and Teen Cosmo's Editor-in-Chief Susan Schultz.

Melissa Lingafelt, Miss North Carolina Teen USA. The general public voted on www.nbc.com for the delegate who exemplifies beauty through the lens of a camera.

Blair Griffith, Miss Colorado Teen USA. The award reflects the respect and admiration of the delegateís peers, who voted for her as the most congenial, charismatic and inspirational participant.

More information about Katie Blair

Katie, the daughter of John Blair of Billings and Cindy Silverstein of Houston, succeeds Miss Teen USA 2005, Allie LaForce of Ohio. Blair is a 2006 graduate of Billings West High School, which she began attending as a sophomore after moving to Billings from Houston, said her aunt, Leslie Blair of Billings.

Blair was Billings West prom queen in 2006 and was voted "most likely to star in a sitcom" by her classmates, according to the Miss Teen USA Web site. She said she plans to pursue degrees in advertising, marketing and fashion design. Blair had planned to attend Louisiana State University. For the next year, she will live in New York City and work for Donald Trump, who owns the pageant, while serving her term as Miss Teen USA.

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Teen USA 2006 Delegates

Alabama
Carla Baumann
of Hueytown
Sep. 15, 2005
17,
Alaska
Degen-Elizabeth Kasper
Arizona
Emerald Zellers
of Phoenix
15, T 10
Arkansas
Taylor Wright
of White Hall
Dec. 11, 2005
17,

California
Jessica Powell
of Barstow
17,
Colorado
Blair Griffith
of Morrison
17, Congeniality
Connecticut
Kristen Heide
of Madison
17,
Delaware
Erika Savidge
of Newark
Nov. 27, 2005
17,

District of Columbia
Jasmine Niernberger
Florida
Jennifer Wooten
of Leesburg
Nov. 27, 2005
17, T 15
Georgia
Brittany Sharp
of Roswell
Nov. 5, 2005
Roswell High School - Freshman
15, Won 1st attempt
4th RU
Hawaii
Hannah Keikiokanani Thomas

Idaho
Brianne Wickland
of Boise
16,
Illinois
Ceitlyn Glenn
of Effingham
Nov. 20, 2005
Effingham High School - Junior
17, Won 1st pageant entered
Indiana
Halley Wallace
of Evansville
16,
Iowa
Danielle Malatek
of North Liberty
16,

Kansas
Gentry Miller
of Wichita
17, T 10
Kentucky
Tiffany Withrow
of Ashland
16,
Louisiana
Keslie Lawson
Maine
Donna Schlieper
of Scarborough
Nov. 27, 2005
Scarborough High School - Junior
17, Won on 4th attempt

Maryland
Jamie O'Brien
of Owings Mills
18, T 10
Massachusetts
Caroline Caruso
of Wakefield
17,
Michigan
Raquel McClendon
of Kincheloe
Sep. 17, 2006
Rudyard High School - Junior
16, Won on 2nd attempt
T 15
Minnesota
Amy Blue
of Anoka
16,

Mississippi
Raegan Raulston
of Clinton
17,
Missouri
Breanna Huellinghorst
of O'Fallon
Dec. 4, 2005
Fort Zumwalt West High School - Sophomore
16, Won on 2nd attempt
Montana
Katie Blair
of Billings
17, Winner
Nebraska
Danielle Zuroski
of Ralston
Oct. 9, 2005
Ralston High School - Senior
17, T 15

Nevada
Georgina Vaughan
Nov. 28, 2005
Home Schooled
New Hampshire
Camille Westbrooks
of Manchester
Sep. 15, 2005
16,
New Jersey
Julianna White
T 10
New Mexico
Raquel Padilla
of Santa Fe
17,

New York
Candace Kuykendall
of Greece
16,
North Carolina
Melissa Lingafelt
of Concord
Nov. 1, 2005
Home Schooled
15, Won 1st attempt
1st RU
Photogenic
North Dakota
Katie Cooper
of Bottineau
16, 2nd RU
Ohio
Peyton McCormick
of West Chester
16,

Oklahoma
Morgan Woolard
of Oklahoma City
Dec. 18, 2005
Christian Heritage Academy - Junior
16, T 15
Oregon
Kelci Flowers
of Portland
17,
Pennsylvania
Inessa Rodriquez
of Manheim
17,
Rhode Island
Shaelyn McNally
of Lincoln
17, T 10

South Carolina
Brittany Smith
of Lyman
17, T 15
South Dakota
Alexandra Hoffman
of Eureka
18,
Tennessee
Ashley Durham
of Adamsville
16,
Texas
Raevan Valadez
of Austin
17,

Utah
Elizabeth Leyda
of Logan
18,
Vermont
Katharine Williams
of Richmond
17,
Virginia
Samantha Casey
of Jeffersonton
17, 3rd RU
Washington
Kendra Timm
of Arlington
18,

West Virginia
Lora Gallagher
of Bridgeport
17,
Wisconsin
Bishara Dorre
of Milwaukee
Wauwatosa East High School
16,
Wyoming
Katy Lambert
of Worland
17,

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