Miss Maryland Teen USA
| Formation | 1983 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Clermont |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
Key people | Deborah Miller Cindy Provost |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss Maryland Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
Maryland did not place at Miss Teen USA until 1992, but since then this state has been quite successful, including earning four runner-up placements, and a winner in 2010.
Seven Maryland teens have gone on to win the Miss Maryland USA title, and two competed at Miss America.
The current Miss Maryland Teen USA is Zoe Zuzak of Frostburg was crowned Miss Maryland Teen USA 2025 on August 24, 2025 at Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Rockville. She represented Maryland at Miss Teen USA 2025.
Results summary
Placements
- Miss Teen USA: Kamie Crawford (2010)
- 2nd runner-up: Khosi Roy (1999)
- 3rd runners-up: Michelle Attai (2002), Amanda Williams (2004), Kasey Staniszewski (2009)
- Top 6: Jennifer Smith (1996)
- Top 10: Jamie O'Brien (2006)
- Top 12: Vanessa Malinas (1992)
- Top 15: Alessandra Torres (2005), Kirsten Nicholson (2011), Taylor Spruill (2017), Caleigh Shade (2018), Amalia Sanches (2019)
- Top 16: Hannah Brewer (2013), Maria Derisavi (2021)
Maryland holds a record of 15 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards
- Miss Photogenic: Stacey Harris (1989), Mary Ann Cimino (1990), Allison Farrow (2007), Sanjana Yendluri (2024)
Winners
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Local title | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
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| 2025 | Zoe Zuzak | Frostburg | 18 | Miss Western Maryland Teen |
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| 2024 | Sanjana Yendluri | Germantown | 19 | Miss Montgomery County Teen | Top 10 | Miss Photogenic | |
| 2023 | Madelyn Posey[1] | Newburg | 17 | Miss Newburg Teen | |||
| 2022 | Soniya Krishan | Wheaton | 19 | ||||
| 2021 | Maria Derisavi[2] | Leonardtown | 18 | Top 16 |
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| 2020 | Heavyn McDaniels | Baltimore | 18 | ||||
| 2019 | Amalia Sanches | Bethesda | 17 | Top 15 | |||
| 2018 | Caleigh Shade | Cumberland | 18 | Top 15 |
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| 2017 | Taylor Spruill | Upper Marlboro | 18 | Top 15 | |||
| 2016 | Amy Ingram | Germantown | 18 | ||||
| 2015 | Taylor Nicole Dawson | Germantown | 17 | ||||
| 2014 | Mariela Pepin | Severn | 17 | Born in Puerto Rico
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| 2013 | Hannah Brewer[3] | Manchester | 15 | Top 16 |
sister of Miss Pennsylvania 2005 Nicole Brewer[3] | ||
| 2012 | Stephanie Chervenkov[5] | Bel Air | 17 | ||||
| 2011 | Kirsten Nicholson | Sykesville | 18 | Top 15 | |||
| 2010 | Kamie Crawford | Potomac | 17 | Miss Teen USA 2010 | |||
| 2009 | Kasey Staniszewski | Edgewater | 18 | 3rd runner-up | Sister of Miss Maryland 2010- Lindsay Staniszewski;
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| 2008 | Ana Maria Lawson | Westminster | 16 | ||||
| 2007 | Allison Farrow | Earleville | 18 | Miss Photogenic | |||
| 2006 | Jamie O'Brien | Owings Mills | 18 | Top 10 | |||
| 2005 | Alessandra Torres | Potomac | 18 | Top 15 | |||
| 2004 | Amanda Williams | Jarrettsville | 18 | 3rd runner-up | |||
| 2003 | Courtney Hejl | Gaithersburg | 17 | ||||
| 2002 | Michelle Attai | Severn | 18 | 3rd runner-up | |||
| 2001 | Precious Grady | Baltimore | 18 | ||||
| 2000 | Niambi Powell | Bowie | 17 | Sister of Shana Powell, Miss Maryland 2007.[6] | |||
| 1999 | Khosi Roy | Silver Spring | 17 | 2nd runner-up | |||
| 1999 | Kristina Sisco | Baltimore | 18 | Resigned when she was offered a role on As the World Turns | |||
| 1998 | Amber Coffman | Glen Burnie | 16 | ||||
| 1997 | Brandi Burkhardt | Pasadena | 18 |
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| 1996 | Jennifer Smith | Annapolis | 18 | Top 6 | |||
| 1995 | Jennifer Ritz | Phoenix | 19 | ||||
| 1994 | Denise Fisher | Rockville | 18 | ||||
| 1993 | Angelisa Proserpi | Linthicum | 17 | ||||
| 1992 | Vanessa Malinis | Baltimore | 18 | Semi-finalist | Died from cervical cancer on March 5, 2001[7] | ||
| 1991 | Jennifer Wilhoit | Annapolis | 18 |
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| 1990 | Mary Ann Cimino | Baltimore | 17 | Miss Photogenic |
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| 1989 | Stacey Harris | Gaithersburg | 18 | Miss Photogenic | |||
| 1988 | Sherry Twilley | Delmar | 16 | ||||
| 1987 | Renee Rebstock | Pasadena | 17 |
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| 1986 | Julie Stanford | Annapolis | 18 |
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| 1985 | Lynn Bogardus | Delmar | 17 | ||||
| 1984 | Christie Bohraus[9] | Bethesda | 17 | ||||
| 1983 | Carla Kemp | Baltimore | 17 |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
- ^ Reid, Michael (3 May 2023). "Newburg teen wins Miss Teen USA pageant". SoMdNews.com. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ Roberts, Tony (13 August 2021). "Southern Maryland Teen Crowned Miss Maryland Teen USA". The BayNet. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ a b Madison, Samantha (16 November 2012). "Miss Maryland Teen USA win the result of Manchester teen's hard work". Carroll County Times.
- ^ Parry, Wayne (11 September 2016). "New Miss America has advice for Trump, Clinton: 'Compromise'". Star Tribune.
- ^ "Bel Air Boasts Teen Beauty Queen". Bel Air, MD Patch. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ Keels, Heather (2008-01-14). "In reality, Miss Maryland inspires and glitters". The Herald-Mail.
- ^ Linell Smith (February 10, 2001). "Mommy, I'm not going to die on you". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ "Search on for Miss USA finalist". The Star-Democrat. 5 August 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "It's where the girls are". The Commercial Appeal. 15 March 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2025.