Miss Teen USA 2007

Placements == Historical significance ==

• Colorado wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 23rd state who wins Miss Teen USA. • New Jersey earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time. • North Carolina earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time. • South Carolina earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time. • West Virginia earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time. • States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Kansas, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia. • Kansas and Virginia placed for the third consecutive year. • New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island and South Carolina made their second consecutive placement. • Illinois, Minnesota, New Mexico and West Virginia last placed in 2005. • Alabama, Hawaii and Tennessee last placed in 2004. • Colorado and Wyoming last placed in 1998. • Michigan and Oklahoma break an ongoing streak of placements since 2005. • Georgia and Maryland break an ongoing streak of placements since 2004. ==Events==

Contestants arrived in Pasadena on August 12 and participated in a number of events in the lead up to the final competition. On August 14 the official swimsuit poster shoot was held by the pool of the Pasadena Hilton, the host hotel. ==Competition rounds==

(Georgia) and Paige Hill''' (Oklahoma) Finals The top fifteen was announced during the final telecast and went on to compete in the swimsuit competition, which featured music by Kat DeLuna. Following this the top ten delegates were announced and they competed in evening gowns, to music by the Jonas Brothers. After this, the two special award winners were announced, followed by the announcement of the top five delegates. The interview competition involved the top five answering a question proposed by one of the judges. Each delegate had 30 seconds to answer. Afterwards the judges had one final look at the top five as they cast their votes for the winner and runners-up. Katie Blair then took her final walk and the runners-up and winner was announced. During the Final Question round, Aimee Teegarden asked Miss South Carolina, Caitlin Upton, why she thought a fifth of Americans are unable to locate the United States on a world map. Upton's response was: I personally believe that, U.S. Americans are unable to do so, because some… people out there in our nation that don't have maps, and I believe that our education, like such as in South Africa and the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should… our education over here in the U.S., should help the U.S., er, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future. For our children. The following Tuesday, August 28, Upton appeared on NBC's Today Show, where Ann Curry gave her the opportunity to formulate a new response to the same question. Upton's new reply was: "Personally, my friends and I, we know exactly where the United States is on our map. I don't know anyone else who doesn't. If the statistics are correct, I believe there should be more emphasis on geography in our education so people will learn how to read maps better." She said that she was "in shock" during the competition and barely heard the question that had been asked. ==Delegates==

The Miss Teen USA 2007 delegates were: Contestant gallery File:MurielClauson.jpg |Muriel Clauson, Miss Alaska Teen USA 2007 File:TiffanyMartin.jpg |Tiffany Martin, Miss Arizona Teen USA 2007 File:KyleeLin.jpg |Kylee Lin, Miss California Teen USA 2007 File:DCQueens.jpg|Jasmine Alexis (right), Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2007 File:Jena Sims headshot.png|Jena Sims, Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007 File:Serena Karnagy headshot.png|Serena Karnagy, Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2007 File:Dakota Crosswhite headshot.png|Dakota Crosswhite, Miss Iowa Teen USA 2007 File:Logan Travis headshot.png|Logan Travis, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2007 File:Vanessa Vonbehren headshot.png|Vanessa Vonbehren, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2007 File:AlyssaCampanella.jpg |Alyssa Campanella, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007, Miss California USA 2011, Miss USA 2011 File:Tatiana Pallagi.png|Tatiana Pallagi, Miss New York Teen USA 2007 File:Katie Coble headshot.png|Katie Coble, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2007 File:Paige Hill headshot.png|Paige Hill, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2007 File:Kelsie Sinagra.png|Kelsie Sinagra, Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2007 File:Macy Erwin headshot.png|Macy Erwin, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2007 File:Sommer Isdale long.png|Sommer Isdale, Miss Texas Teen USA 2007 File:Kelsey Brigel headshot.png|Kelsey Brigel, Miss Utah Teen USA 2007 File:Chelsea Welch.png|Chelsea Welch, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2007 File:Shauna Sabir headshot.png|Shauna Sabir, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2007 ==See also==