Miss Teen USA Names – Degen, Gentry, Tatewin, Yuranda

I had fun going through Miss Universe names the other day, so I decided to look at names from other pageants…starting with Miss Teen USA (est. 1983).

Some of the most interesting Miss Teen USA names were these:

• Anastagia Pierre (Miss Florida 2004)
• Bishara Dorre (Miss Wisconsin 2006)
• Cameo DeCosta (Miss Hawaii 1992)
• Canden Jackson (Miss Alabama 2007) [According to Pageant Update, her middle name is Bliss.]
• Chartese Day (Miss Washington D.C. 1998)
• Degen Kasper (Miss Alaska 2006)
• Dondi Bowman (Miss Wyoming 1992)
• Garianne Phillips (Miss South Carolina 1995)
• Gentry Miller (Miss Kansas 2006)
• Ginneene Barone (Miss West Virginia 2000)
• Glovindria Burgess (Miss Washington D.C. 2002)
• Jillayne Fossum (Miss South Dakota 1988)
• Kjersti Parker (Miss Alaska 1999)
• Khosi Roy (Miss Maryland 1999)
• Kiki Morricall (Miss Colorado 1991)
• Krystal Spurr (Miss Colorado 2001)
• Lauriette Logan (Miss Nebraska 1993)
• Lavinia Magruder (Miss Vermont 1996)
• Magen Ellis (Miss Texas 2004)
• Mai-Lis Kunholm (Miss Florida 1984)
• Midori Thompson (Miss Georgia 1998)
• Niambi Powell (Miss Maryland 2000)
• Shalon Pecosky (Miss Colorado 1990)
• Tatewin Means (Miss South Dakota 1996) [According to Pageant News Bureau, her name is pronounced ta-TAY-wee and means "wind woman" in Lakota. According to Indian Country Today, her full name is Tatuye Topa Najin Win Means.]
• Tavia Shackles (Miss Missouri 1990)
• Tye Felan (Miss Texas 2003)
• Vail Cavalier (Miss Louisiana 1983)
• Yuranda Harris (Miss Virginia 1990)

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