Miss California Teen USA
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| Formation | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
| Website | www |
The Miss California Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss Teen USA pageant. It was formed in 1983. This pageant is part of the Miss USA Organization.[citation needed]
California is in the top five most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Miss California Teen USA titleholders have been invited to red-carpet movie premieres, such as that for Santa Clause 3 attended by Kylee Lin,[1] and She's the Man, attended by Jessica Powell.[2]
The current titleholder is Raynah Hudson of Malibu, who is crowned on August 10, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Orange County. Hudson represented California at Miss Teen USA 2025.
In the 1980s, the pageant was directed by Richard Guy and Rex Holt, who also oversaw the Miss California USA, Miss Texas USA and Miss Texas Teen USA pageants. They lost the contract in 1990, when it came up for renewal.[3]
Gallery of titleholders
Kylee Lin, Miss California Teen USA 2007, at the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End film premiere
Miss California Teen USA 2009, Chelsea Gilligan, attending the "Beauty of California Dinner" at The Riviera Resort & Spa, Palm Springs, CA on Nov. 21, 2009
Miss California Teen USA 2010, Emma Baker, on-stage at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, CA on Nov. 22, 2009
Miss California Teen USA 2011, Alexis Swanstrom, Rancho Mirage, CA on Nov. 21, 2010
Miss California Teen USA 2012 Alexa Jones, Irvine, California on June 16, 2012
Miss California Teen USA 2013 and Miss Teen USA 2013, Cassidy Wolf, Irvine, California on January 4, 2014
Miss California Teen USA 2014 Bianca Vierra, Long Beach, California on January 4, 2014
Miss California Teen USA 2015 Melanie Mitchell, Corona, California on July 19, 2015
Miss California Teen USA 2016 Athenna Crosby, Long Beach, California on December 6, 2015
Miss California Teen USA 2019 Alina Carranza, Los Angeles, California on March 14, 2019
Results summary
Placements
- Miss Teen USAs: Shauna Gambill (1994), Cassidy Wolf (2013)
- 1st runners-up: Jennifer Morgan (2002), Melanie Mitchell (2015)
- 2nd runners-up: Michelle Cardamon (1996), Chelsea Gilligan (2009), Emma Baker (2010), Alexis Swanstrom (2011), Cassidy Hill (2022)
- 3rd runner-up: Bianca Vierra (2014)
- 4th runners-up: Stephanie Brink (2005), Jaanu Patel (2017)
- Top 6: Natasha Allas (1992)
- Top 10: Shawn Gardner (1983), Angi Aylor (1987), Casey McClain (2001)
- Top 12: Trisha Robey (1990), Kellie Foster-Moore (1995)
- Top 15/16/20: Taylor Atkins (2008), Athenna Crosby (2016), Janeice Love (2018), Zoe Hunt (2020), Cameron Doan (2021), Taliya Ariana Peiris (2023), Raynah Hudson (2025)
California holds a record of 25 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards
Best State Costume: Raynah Hudson (2025)
