Miss North Carolina Teen USA

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The '''Miss North Carolina Teen USA''' competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant and is part of the RPM Productions group.

North Carolina has been moderately successful at Miss Teen USA, but has never won the title. Their best placement was in 1987, 2006 and 2016 when Peggy Blackwell, Melissa Lingafelt and Emily Wakeman placed first runner-up respectively. North Carolina's greatest success came from the mid-1980s to early 1990s. North Carolina, along with Illinois and Florida, has the most Miss Photogenic award winners in the pageant with three each.

Six Miss North Carolina Teen USA's has crossed over to win the Miss North Carolina USA title. The first was Chelsea Cooley, who went on to win the Miss USA title and place in the top 10 at Miss Universe. The second was Erin O' Kelley, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2001 who made the top 15 at Miss USA 2007. The third was Julia Dalton who was a second runner up in Miss Teen USA 2008. However, she didn't place at Miss USA 2015. And the fourth was Katie Coble, a second runner up in Miss Teen USA 2007 and a non finalist in Miss USA 2017. The fifth was Jane Axhoj, a second runner up in Miss Teen USA 2015. The sixth was McKenzie Hansley in 2024 placing in the top 20.

Kristen Dalton, who came in first-runner up at the 2005 Miss North Carolina Teen USA pageant to Nikkie Groat, went on to win Miss North Carolina USA in 2009, and won the title of Miss USA 2009. She represented the United States at the Miss Universe pageant in August 2009. Her younger sister Kenzie Dalton, who was first-runner up at the 2006 Miss North Carolina Teen USA pageant, became engaged to actor Chad Michael Murray the same year she placed first-runner up to Melissa Lingafelt (who placed first-runner to Katie Blair of Montana at Miss Teen USA 2006.) Their mother, Jeannie Dalton (Boger) was Miss North Carolina USA 1982, and their sister Julia Dalton was Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2008, and placed second-runner up to Stevi Perry of Arkansas at Miss Teen USA 2008. Julia was Miss North Carolina USA in 2015 and didn't place at the Miss USA 2015 pageant.

Their most recent placement came in 2022, when Gabriela Ortega placed in the top 16.

Caroline Holmes of Mount Olive was crowned Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2025 on August 31, 2025, at The Twichell Auditorium in Spartanburg. She represented North Carolina at Miss Teen USA 2025.

==Results summary== ===Placements=== *'''1st runners-up:''' Peggy Blackwell (1987), Melissa Lingafelt (2006), Emily Wakeman (2016) *'''2nd runners-up:''' Katie Coble (2007), Julia Dalton (2008), Jane Axhoj (2015) *'''4th runner-up:''' Kaaviya Sambasivam (2018) *'''Top 6:''' Holly Furman (1991), Rachel Adcock (1992), Ali Burr (1997) *'''Top 10:''' Tracey Kaggell (1984), Kimberly Jordan (1985) *'''Top 16:''' Kat Puryear (2012), Peyton Brown (2020), Gabriela Ortega (2022) '''North Carolina''' holds a record of 15 placements at Miss Teen USA.

===Awards=== *'''Miss Congeniality:''' Holly Furman (1991) *'''Miss Photogenic:''' Rachel Adcock (1992), Melissa Lingafelt (2006), Gabriela Ortega (2022)

== Winners ==

;Color key {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=darkgray}} Ended as runner-up * {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=darkgray}} Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists }}

{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:90%;" |- ! width=5% | Year ! width=20%| Name ! width=10%| Hometown ! width=3%|Age1 ! width=12%| Local title ! width=14%| Placement at MTUSA ! width=17%| Special awards at MTUSA ! width=31%| Notes |- | 2025 | Caroline Holmes | Chattanooga, TN | 17 | Miss Mount Olive Teen | | | |- | 2024 | Kaylee Stavlas | Smithfield | 17 | Miss City of Oaks Teen | | | |- | 2023 | Katie Setzer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miss North Carolina Teen USA |url=https://www.missnorthcarolinausa.com/teen/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=MISS NORTH CAROLINA USA and MISS NORTH CAROLINA TEEN USA |language=en-US}}</ref> | Hickory | 17 | Miss Mountain View Teen | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 2022 | Gabriela Ortega | Raleigh | 16 | Miss Wake County Teen | Top 16 | | |- | 2021 | Madison Grace "Madi" Walker | Garner | 18 | Miss Garner Teen | | | * Previously Miss Teen World America 2019 |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 2020 | Peyton Brown | Dunn | 18 | Miss Tri-County Teen | Top 16 | | 1st runner-up at Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/photogallery/nc/20180625/news/625009995/PH/1|title=Meet the new Miss North Carolina|work=Star-News|date=June 25, 2018|access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref> * Previously Miss North Carolina World 2019 |- | 2019 | Eliza Minor | Harrisburg | 15 | Miss Harrisburg Teen | | | |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | 2018 | Kaaviya Sambasivam | Winston-Salem | 18 | Miss Forsyth County Teen | 4th runner-up | | |- | 2017 | McKenzie Hansley<ref>{{cite web|first=Cory |last=Mannion |url=https://portcitydaily.com/in-our-hometown/2017/07/19/for-miss-teen-north-carolina-pageantry-is-about-more-than-a-crown-nws/ |title=For Miss North Carolina Teen USA, pageantry is about more than a crown |date=July 19, 2017 |work=Port City Daily}}</ref> | Hampstead | 17 | Miss Topsail Island Teen | | | * Previously Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen 2015;<ref>{{cite web|first=Hunter |last=Ingram |url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/NC/20150622/News/605043686/WM/ |title=Topsail senior named Miss N.C. Outstanding Teen |date=June 22, 2015 |work=StarNews Online}}</ref> * Later Miss North Carolina Collegiate America 2019 * Later Miss District of Columbia Collegiate America 2020 * Later Miss North Carolina USA 2024 ** Top 20 at Miss USA 2024 |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | 2016 | Emily Wakeman | Cornelius | 18 | Miss North Charlotte Teen | 1st runner-up | |4th runner-up at Miss South Carolina 2021<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-27|title=Julia Herrin crowned Miss South Carolina 2021|url=https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/julia-herrin-crowned-miss-south-carolina-2021/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=WSPA 7News|language=en-US}}</ref> |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | 2015 | Jane Axhoj | Charlotte | 16 | Miss South Charlotte Teen | 2nd runner-up | | * Later Miss North Carolina USA 2020 |- | 2014 | Pamela Michelle "Pammy" Peters | Raleigh | 17 | Miss Charlotte Teen | | | |- | 2013 | Kelsey Barberio | Chapel Hill | 18 | Miss Chapel Hill Teen | | | |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 2012 | Kat Puryear<ref name="Puryear TUSA">{{cite web|first=Jordan |last=Wilkins |title=UNCW senior wins Miss North Carolina USA 2012 |work=The Seahawk |url=https://theseahawk.org/6425/news/uncw-senior-wins-miss-north-carolina-usa-2012/ |date=December 7, 2011}}</ref> | Thomasville | 18 | Miss Thomasville Teen | Top 16 | | * Previously Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen 2009<ref name="Puryear">{{cite web|title=15-year-old named Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen |work=WRAL.com |url=https://www.wral.com/news/local/noteworthy/story/5457242/ |date= June 28, 2009}}</ref> ** 3rd runner-up at the Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2010 pageant<ref name="maot09">{{cite web |publisher=Miss America's Outstanding Teen |title=Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen, Jeanette Morelan, Wins Miss America's Outstanding Teen Competition |url=http://www.maoteen.org/memo/2009/8.15.2009.htm |date=August 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129132904/http://www.maoteen.org/memo/2009/8.15.2009.htm |archive-date=January 29, 2010}}</ref> |- | 2011 | Vanessa McClelland<ref>{{cite news|title=About Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2011|publisher=RPM Productions, Inc.|date=2010|access-date=May 13, 2011|url=http://www.missnorthcarolinausa.com/aboutncteenusa.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714102723/http://www.missnorthcarolinausa.com/aboutncteenusa.html|archive-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref> | Fayetteville | 18 | | | | |- | 2010 | Lauren Ashley Martz | Salisbury | 16 | | | | |- | 2009 | Scarlett Howell | Ansonville | 16 | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | 2008 | Julia Dalton | Wilmington | 16 | | 2nd runner-up | | * Later Miss North Carolina USA 2015. Daughter of Jeannie Dalton (Boger), Miss North Carolina USA 1982, Sister of Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009 (Miss North Carolina USA 2009) |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | 2007 | Katie Coble | Matthews | 16 | | 2nd runner-up<ref>{{cite news|title=Area teen places in Miss Teen USA top 5|publisher=Charlotte Observer|date=2007-08-24|access-date=2007-08-24|url=http://www.charlotte.com/breaking_news/story/249996.html|first=Mark|last=Price}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | | * Later Miss North Carolina USA 2017 |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | 2006 | Melissa Lingafelt | Concord | 16 | | 1st runner-up | Miss Photogenic | |- | 2005 | Nikkie Groat | Matthews | 17 | | | | |- | 2004 | Elizabeth Carty | High Point | 17 | | | | * Miss United States Teen 2005 |- | 2003 | Erin Hendricks | High Point | 18 | | | | |- | 2002 | Brittany Davis Crews | Wake Forest | | | | | 1st runner-up at Miss North Carolina USA 2008 pageant |- | 2001 | Erin O'Kelley | Asheville | 15 | | | | * Later Miss North Carolina USA 2007 ** Top 15 at Miss USA 2007 pageant |- | 2000 | Chelsea Cooley | Charlotte | 16 | | | | * Later Miss North Carolina USA * Miss USA 2005 * 9th at Miss Universe 2005 * Miss United States Teen 2001 ** 1st runner-up at Miss Teen International 2001 as Miss USA |- | 1999 | Stephanie Holt |Albemarle | 18 | | | | |- | 1998 | Lucy Parker | Denver | 19 | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1997 | Ali Burr | Stanfield | 17 | | Finalist | | |- | 1996 | Tammy Ashton | Gastonia | 19 | | | | |- | 1995 | Meridith Jackson | High Point | 18 | | | | |- | 1994 | Valarie Beasley | Dunn | 16 | | | | |- | 1993 | Wendy Williams | Wade | 15 | | | | Sister of Heidi Sue Williams, Miss North Carolina 1992<ref>{{cite news|title=Fayetteville Teen Brings Home State Pageant Crown|publisher=The Fayetteville Observer|date=1993-03-06|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FV&p_theme=fv&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F54F65611CF01ED&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|first=Jeffery|last=Womble}}</ref> |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1992 | Rachel Lee Carter|Rachel Adcock | Conover | 17 | | Top 6 | Miss Photogenic | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1991 | Holly Furman | Boone | 17 | | Top 6 | Miss Congeniality | |- | 1990 | Heather Simmons | Wilmington | 16 | | | | |- | 1989 | Kelly Sheppard | Leicester | 17 | | | | |- | 1988 | Michelle Moore | Fuquay-Varina | 18 | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | 1987 | Peggy Blackwell | Fayetteville | 17 | | 1st runner-up | | |- | 1986 | Denise Jenkins | Wilmington | 16 | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1985 | Kimberly Jordan | Wilmington | 17 | | Top 10 | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1984 | Tracey Kaggell | Waynesville | 17 | | Top 10 | | |- | 1983 | Janet Freeman | Asheville | 19 | | | | |} 1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.missnorthcarolinateenusa.com Official website]

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