Miss Iowa Teen USA

Miss Iowa Teen USA
Formation1983
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersSavage
Location
MembersMiss Teen USA
Official language
English
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Miss Iowa Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Iowa in the Miss Teen USA pageant, which is co-owned by the Miss USA Organization by Crystle Stewart. This pageant is produced by Future Productions, LLC which also produces state pageants for Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

Miss Iowa Teen USA 1992 Jamie Solinger was crowned Miss Teen USA at the national pageant held in Biloxi, Mississippi that year. Iowa became the 9th state that won the Miss Teen USA title for the first time.

Solinger is one of only four Iowa teens to cross over and win the Miss Iowa USA title.

Avery Bradley of Muscatine was crowned Miss Iowa Teen USA 2026 May 30, 2026, at The Franklin Center in Des Moines. She will represent Iowa at Miss Teen USA 2026.

Results summary

Placements

  • Winner: Jamie Solinger (1992)
  • Top 10: Avery Bradley (2026)
  • Top 12: Chelsey Ridge (1995)
  • Top 15/16/20: Alyssa Cook (2003), Carley Arnold (2017), Angel Strong (2021), Marisa Mathson (2022), Maddie Erickson (2023)

Iowa holds a record of 8 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Special Award

  • Miss Photogenic: Allyson Hovda (2009)
  • Chelsi Smith Congeniality Award: Charlotte Lange (2025)

Winners

  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Year Name Hometown Age1 Local title Placement at Miss Teen USA Special awards at Miss Teen USA Notes
2026 Avery Bradley Muscatine 16 Top 10
2025 Charlotte Lange Johnston 18 Miss Johnson Teen Chelsi Smith Congeniality Award
  • 2nd runner-up at Miss Iowa Teen USA 2024
2024 Grace Smithey Polk City 19 Miss Polk City Teen
  • Previously Miss Iowa Teen Volunteer 2023
    • 1st runner-up at Miss Teen Volunteer America 2024
2023 Madeline "Maddie" Erickson Ankeny 19 Miss Ankeny Teen Top 20
  • 3rd runner-up at Miss Iowa Teen USA 2022
  • Later Miss Iowa USA 2026
2022 Marisa Mathson Waukee 17 Miss Dallas County Teen Top 16
2021 Angel Strong West Des Moines 19 Miss West Des Moines Teen Top 16
2020 Hailey Parton West Des Moines 17
2019 Kristen Hovda Cedar Rapids 18
  • Sister of Allyson Hovda, Miss Iowa Teen USA 2009
  • 3rd runner-up at Miss Iowa Teen USA 2018
2018 Isabella Russell Marshalltown 17
2017 Carley Arnold Chariton 17 Top 15
2016 Hannah Bockhaus Tripoli 17
  • 2nd runner-up at Miss Iowa Teen USA 2015
2015 Aryn Book Adel 18
  • Participated at Miss Iowa Teen USA 2012
  • 1st runner-up at Miss Iowa Teen USA 2013
  • 3rd runner-up at Miss Iowa Teen USA 2014
  • 3rd runner-up at Miss Iowa USA 2020
2014 Amanda Armstrong Sioux City 16
  • 2nd runner-up at Miss Iowa Teen USA 2012 and 2013
2013 Morgan Kofoid Leon 16
2012 Carissa Becker Waterloo 17
  • 1st runner-up at Miss Iowa Teen USA 2011
2011 Richelle Elizabeth Orr[1] Hampton 19
  • 2nd runner-up at Miss Iowa Teen USA 2010
  • Later Miss Iowa USA 2013
2010 Erica Lansman[2] Bettendorf 19
2009 Allyson "Aly" Hovda Cedar Rapids 18 Miss Photogenic
  • Originally first runner-up; assumed the title after Ally Cymboluk resigned
  • Sister of Kristen Hovda, Miss Iowa Teen USA 2019
  • Later National All-American Miss 2012–2013
  • Top 15 at Miss Iowa USA 2013
Ally Cymboluk Waukon 16 Did not compete
  • Relinquished the title on January 1, 2009, for personal reasons.
2008 Emily Bey Cedar Rapids 18
  • Participated at Miss Iowa Teen USA 2007
  • Participated at Miss Illinois USA 2013 and 2015
2007 Dakota Crosswhite Cedar Rapids 18
2006 Danielle Malatek North Liberty 17
  • 2nd runner-up at Miss Iowa Teen USA 2005
  • Top 15 at Miss Iowa USA 2024
2005 Jocelyn Ranae Borkowski Harlan 17
2004 Shannon Hofmeister Oelwein 18
2003 Alyssa Anne Cook Adel 18 Top 15
2002 Haley Johnson Atlantic 18
2001 Ashley Hanson Spencer 17
2000 Jennifer Ellison Bettendorf 17
1999 Teresa Moberg Des Moines 19
1998 Arianna "Ari" Kem Harlan 17
1997 Sarah Sucher Urbandale 18
1996 Allison Dickey Packwood 19
1995 Chelsey Christine Ridge Muscatine 17 Top 12
1994 Erika Miller[5] Indianola 18
1993 Melissa Baxter Marion 18
1992 Jamie R. Solinger Altoona 18 Miss Teen USA 1992[6]
  • Sister of Jaclyn Solinger, Miss Iowa USA 1999[7]
  • Later Miss Iowa USA 1998
  • Later Mrs. Idaho America 2004
    • 3rd runner-up to Mrs. America 2004 under her married name, Jamie Patterson.[8]
1991 Christina "Tina" Foehring[9] Fort Madison 19
1990 Faith Windsor[10] Cedar Rapids 17
1989 Stacie Marie Beckwith[12] Boone 18
1988 Stacey Horst[14] Vail 15
1987 Janis Ann "Jan" Hoyer[15] Fort Madison 17
1986 Kristin S. "Kris" Hudson[17] Des Moines 17
1985 Alisha Black Ames 17
1984 Kim Carlson Des Moines 16
1983 Kimberly Lane "Kim" Heck Des Moines 16

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

  1. ↑ Miss Iowa Teen 2011
  2. ↑ Daniel, Rob (22 October 2010). "Solon girl competing to be Miss Iowa Teen". Iowa City Press-Citizen. p. 3. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Iowa women win titles at Sioux City pageant". The Sioux City Journal. 18 March 2002. p. 3. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Geyer, Thomas (9 June 2002). "Emotions run high at pageant: Miss Golden Circle takes Miss Iowa crown". Quad-City Times. p. 3. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Solinger a commentator for Teen USA Pageant". The Des Moines Register. 12 August 1994. p. 13. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Iowan crowned Miss Teen USA". The Courier. 26 August 1992. p. 15. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Lowenstein, Adam (29 November 1998). "Miss Iowa USA: It's in the genes: 1998 winner passes crown to sister at C.R. pageant". The Gazette. p. 10. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "2004 Mrs America". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  9. ↑ Barrett, Ed (26 November 1990). "Miss Iowa Teen-USA winner doesn't want to 'grow up' before big chance". The Gazette. p. 10. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. 1 2 "AND THE WINNERS ARE:". The Gazette. 29 April 1990. p. 18. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Miss Iowa crowned". The Gazette. 14 June 1993. p. 14. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Boone: CONGENIAL WINNER". The Des Moines Register. 28 May 1989. p. 14. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "East grad finishes third in pageant". The Sioux City Journal. 13 December 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Vail girl named Miss Iowa Teen". The Sioux City Journal. 6 June 1988. p. 18. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "New Miss Teen Iowa". The Daily Nonpareil. 18 May 1987. p. 1. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ Yazel, Leslie (16 February 1993). "MAKE A WISH: Miss Iowa can make dreams come true". The Des Moines Register. p. 2. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Miss Teen USA contestant". The Des Moines Register. 25 December 1985. p. 65. Retrieved 26 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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