Miss Delaware Teen USA


The Miss Delaware Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss Teen USA pageant. It is formerly directed by Crown Productions from 1993 to 2007, then to D&D Productions from 2007 to 2018. CW Productions became the new directors for the pageant from 2019.
Samantha Repass of Dover was crowned Miss Delaware Teen USA 2020 on November 17, 2019 at Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. She will represent Delaware for the title of Miss Teen USA 2020.

Delaware winners and contestants

In terms of number of placements and awards, Delaware is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA. However, Ashley Coleman broke the mold to win the Miss Teen USA crown in 1999.
Miss Delaware Teen USA 2000, Carrie Aiken, and 2001, Christie Aiken, are sisters. Miss Delaware Teen USA 1997, Cheryl Crowe, was the first Delaware teen to cross over to the Miss Delaware USA title. Since Cheryl, Kelsey Miller, Mia Jones and Sierra Wright went on to win the Miss Delaware USA title, in 2014, 2017 and 2018 respectively. Miss Delaware Teen USA 2011, Amanda Debus, was the first, and so far only, Delaware teen to cross over from the Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen title, she is also the only successful MAO/MUO crossover in Delaware. Amanda Debus is the first USA titleholder to win Miss Delaware in the Miss America system.

Melissa King

On February 26, 2013, Melissa King resigned her crown when confronted with a pornographic video; The former Miss Delaware Teen USA was paid $1,500 for the porn shoot.
Hailey Lawler, the runner-up, replaced her.

Results summary

Placements

Delaware holds a record of 4 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Winners

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YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2020Samantha RepassDover17TBA
2019Myah Rosa-ScottNew Castle17
2018Brynn CloseMiddletown18Cousin of Miss Delaware Teen USA 2009 & Miss Delaware USA 2014, Kelsey Miller
2017Grace LangeNewark17
2016Emily HutchisonWilmington18Top 15
2015Sierra Belle WrightWilmington18Later Miss Delaware USA 2018
2014Mia Emani JonesBear17Top 15Later Miss Delaware USA 2017
2013Hailey LawlerNewark18Succeeded Melissa King after King's resignation
2013Melissa KingBethany Beach18did not competeResigned her crown after revelation of participation in commercial pornography.
2012Angela ViscountNewark191st Runner Up at Miss Delaware Teen USA 2011
2011Amanda DebusMiddletown18Later, Miss Delaware 2016; Previously Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2008
2010Ashley DiLibertoNewark18
2009Kelsey MillerWilmington17Later Miss Delaware USA 2014
2008Bethany BrindleyWilmington17
2007Holly ShivelyNewark16
2006Erika SavidgeNewark17
2005Ashley Frances FletcherSmyrna18
2004Brittany CichockiPike Creek17
2003Ashley JamesBear181st Runner Up at Miss Delaware USA 2010
2002Kelly HorstHockessin18
2001Christie AikenWilmington18
2000Carrie AikenWilmington18
1999Ashley ColemanCamden18Miss Teen USA 1999
1998Nicole TomlinWilmington17
1997Cheryl CroweFelton18Later Miss Delaware USA 2003, 1st runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 2002
1996Ashley AndersonRehoboth Beach16
1995Dawn Renee HueyGreenwoodTop 6
1994Selena Del GrossoWilmington
1993Catherine Huang
1992Justine JonesDover
1991Michelle DaultonHockessin
1990Kristen Pontius
1989Allison WilsonMilford
1988Edith SenterFelton
1987Christi GriffenNewark
1986Laura HawthorneWilmington
1985Julie WeasleySeaford
1984Heather ReedWilmington
1983Laura Michelle EnslenWilmington

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant