Miss Teen USA 1988


Miss Teen USA 1988, the sixth Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from San Bernardino, California on July 25, 1988. At the conclusion of the final competition, Mindy Duncan of Oregon was crowned by outgoing queen Kristi Addis of Mississippi.
This was the first of two years the pageant was held in San Bernardino. It was hosted by Dick Clark for the first time, He would later host the Miss USA Pageants from 1989 to 1993 and Miss Universe Pageants from 1990 to 1993 and returned to The Miss Teen USA Pageants in 1991 on CBS and remained as host until 1993, with color commentary from Tracy Scoggins.

Results

Placements

Special awards

Final competition scores

StateInterviewSwimsuitEvening GownAverage
New York9.1559.3949.4949.347
Illinois9.2389.2839.3009.273
Louisiana9.2059.1318.9619.099
Alabama8.8429.0729.3489.087
Oregon9.0729.0279.1229.073
Texas9.1338.9169.0729.040
New Jersey9.0169.0338.8229.029
New Mexico9.2059.0138.8229.013
Mississippi8.8728.9668.7948.877
West Virginia8.5168.8388.7118.688

Historical significance

The Miss Teen USA 1988 delegates were: