Miss Teenage America

Miss Teenage America

The Miss Teenage America Pageant was started in 1961 as a pageant for High School girls. Sponsored by Dr. Pepper, the pageant was held in Dallas, Texas for most of its run. Unlike today's Miss Teen USA and Miss America's Outstanding Teen, this pageant featured girls representing cities and not states.

The pageant was usually televised on the Saturday after Thanksgiving on CBS. The last televised pageant was on November 26, 1977 with Richard Thomas of The Waltons as host. Dr Pepper sold the pageant to Teen Magazine in 1981.

The national finals were also televised on February 15, 1979 from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. Anson Williams, who played the character 'Potsy' on Happy Days was the host.

• Miss Teenage America 1962 - Diane Lynne Cox (Richmond, VA)
• Miss Teenage America 1963 - Darla Banks (Fresno, CA)
• Miss Teenage America 1964 - Judy Doll (Akron, OH)*
• Miss Teenage America 1965 - Carolyn Mignini (Baltimore, MD)
• Miss Teenage America 1966 - Colette Daiute (New York City, NY)
• Miss Teenage America 1967 - Sandy Roberts (Milpitas, CA)
• Miss Teenage America 1968 - Stephanie Ann Crane (St. Louis, MO)
• Miss Teenage America 1969 - Melissa Babish (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Miss Teenage America 1970 - Debbie Patton (Odessa, TX)
• Miss Teenage America 1971 - Rewa Walsh (Magnolia High School, Anaheim, CA)
• Miss Teenage America 1972 - Mary Colleen Fitzpatrick (Lancaster High School, Lancaster, OH)
• Miss Teenage America 1973 - Melissa Galbraith (Brookville, PA)
• Miss Teenage America 1974 - Lori Matsukawa (Honolulu, HI)
• Miss Teenage America 1975 - Karen Peterson (Toledo, OH)
• Miss Teenage America 1976 - Cathy Durden (Honolulu, HI)
• Miss Teenage America 1977 - Becky Reid (Dallas, TX)
• Miss Teenage America 1978 - Leslie Griffiths (Anchorage, AK)
• Miss Teenage America 1979 - Lori Heeren (Sioux City, IA)
• Miss Teenage America 1983 - Amy Sue Brenkacz (Chicago, IL)
• Miss Teenage America 1984 - Laura Baxter (Danville, CA)
• Miss Teenage America 1988 - Lisa Morgan Beaupre
• Miss Teenage America 1998 - Megan Weber

Miss Teenage America 1964, Judy Doll, gave up her crown on 19 May 19, 1964 to get married on 3 May 1964 to George Wolfe, a junior at Central Michigan University. The first runner-up, Jeanine Zavrel of Washington, DC, was awarded the title.