Miss Teen USA 1999
Miss Teen USA 1999, the 17th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Shreveport, Louisiana on 24 August 1999. At the conclusion of the final competition, Ashley Coleman of Delaware was crowned by outgoing queen Vanessa Minnillo of South Carolina.
The pageant was hosted by newcomer Carson Daly with color commentary by Ali Landry and Julie Moran for the second year. Landry held the Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990, Miss Louisiana USA 1996 and Miss USA 1996 titles, making the semi-finals at Miss Teen USA 1990 pageant before winning Miss USA 1996.
During the pageant there were performances by Britney Spears and N'Sync. This was the second year that N'Sync provided entertainment.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss Teen USA 1999 |
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| 1st runner-up |  Louisiana - Sarah Thornhill |
| 2nd runner-up |  Maryland - Khosi Roy |
| Top 5 |  Arizona - Danielle Demski Michigan - Sara Dusendang |
| Top 10 |  Kentucky - Lexie Kemper Nevada - Kristen Walthers Tennessee - Rachel Boston Texas - Misty Giles Virginia - Kristi Lauren Glakas |
Delaware - Ashley ColemanSpecial awards
Historical significance
Scores
Delegates
The Miss Teen USA 1999 delegates were:- Alabama - Starla Smith
- Alaska - Kjersti Marie Parker
- Arizona - Danielle Demski
- Arkansas - Sarah Moody
- California - Marianne Kennedy
- Colorado - Morgan O'Murray
- Connecticut - Bethany McGlynn
- Delaware - Ashley Coleman
- District of Columbia - Shelby Braxton-Brooks
- Florida - Michelle Schmotzer
- Georgia - Keely Wright
- Hawaii - Aureana Tseu
- Idaho - Kimberly Weible
- Illinois - Amber Dusak
- Indiana - Jennifer Philips
- Iowa - Teresa Moberg
- Kansas - Grace Shibley
- Kentucky - Lexie Kemper
- Louisiana - Sarah Thornhill
- Maine - Michelle Beaulieu
- Maryland - Khosi Roy
- Massachusetts - Jill Lynne Donahue
- Michigan - Sara Marie Dusendang
- Minnesota - Laura Beth Reier
- Mississippi - Allison Bloodworth
- Missouri - Andrea Camile Elliott
- Montana - Raylene Miller
- Nebraska - Kiley Kempcke
- Nevada - Kristen Walters
- New Hampshire - Kristen Thurston
- New Jersey - Nicole Marie Golas
- New Mexico - Alina Ogle
- New York - Morgan Maholich
- North Carolina - Stephanie Holt
- North Dakota - Natalie Larson
- Ohio - Erika Moody
- Oklahoma - Ashley Bowen
- Oregon - Tracy Hackenmiller
- Pennsylvania - Christina Cindrich
- Rhode Island - Jodi Fournier
- South Carolina - Hannah Grooms
- South Dakota - Alexia Marie Bonte
- Tennessee - Rachel Boston
- Texas - Misty Giles
- Utah - Laurissa Solomon
- Vermont - Jennifer Ripley
- Virginia - Kristi Lauren Glakas
- Washington - Dianna Carlson
- West Virginia - Carrie Anne Fleshman
- Wisconsin - Deanndra Diane Deblack
- Wyoming - Katie Rudoff
Contestant notes
- Kristi Lauren Glakas is one of only six women to be a Triple Crown titleholder, having competed at Miss Teen USA, Miss USA, and Miss America. After placing first runner-up for two consecutive years, Glakas won the Miss Virginia USA 2004 title and competed at Miss USA 2004. She later won the Miss Virginia 2005 title, and placed third runner-up at Miss America 2006.
- Morgan O'Murray of Colorado later won the Miss Colorado 2002 title and competed at Miss America. She later made two attempts to win the Miss Colorado USA title. Had she won the title, she would have become one of only a few women to win the Triple Crown.
- Others who later competed at Miss USA were:
- *Alina Ogle - Miss New Mexico USA 2003
- *Allison Bloodworth - Miss Mississippi USA 2003
- *Jennifer Ripley - Miss Vermont USA 2003
- *Danielle Demski - Miss Arizona USA 2004
- *Kimberly Weible - Miss Idaho USA 2004
- *Katie Rudoff - Miss Wyoming USA 2004
- * Aureana Tseu - Miss Hawaii USA 2009
- Khosi Roy and Keely Wright were originally the first runner up at their respective state pageants. Jane Kim won the title of Miss Georgia Teen USA 1999, but was disqualified in after it was discovered she was not a US citizen, but had been born in South Korea. Kristina Sisco was the original winner of the Maryland title, but resigned after gaining a part on the soap opera As the World Turns.
- Misty Giles went on to appear on the 12th season of the CBS reality show Survivor, this time set in Panama. She was the third contestant voted off.
- Grace Shibley reportedly finished in 11th place. Her Top 15 placement was confirmed by the VanBros website, the organization that hosts and sponsors the Miss Kansas Teen USA pageant.
Judges
- Kimberly Kirberger
- Eric Lively
- Colin Mortensen
- Dave Tomberlin
- Tisha Venturini
- Coolio
- Spinderella
- Jeanne Pyun