Miss Teen International is the name of independently operated annual beauty pageants currently being held in the United States, India, and Ecuador. In the United States, applicants must be aged 13 to 18 and never have been married or given birth. The pageant is owned by Mary C. Richardson of International Pageants, Inc. In India, the competition is for teenage girls across the world aged between 14 and 19. The pageant is owned by Nikhil Anand, Indian businessman, founder and chairman of Glamanand Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. In Ecuador, the pageant is for girls aged 15–19 years of all nationalities and is owned and operated by businessman Rodrigo Moreira. History and pageant versions There have been different pageants called Miss Teen International going back to 1966. United States 1966 to 1969 The first contest bestowing the title of Miss Teen International took place on Wednesday, April 4, 1966 in Hollywood and was hosted by Adam West, star of TV's Batman, with guest appearances by actresses Mia Farrow and Barbara Parkins, actors Vic Morrow and John Astin, singers Robert Goulet and Sonny & Cher, and 1965 Miss Teen USA Susan Henning. The 1967 Miss Teen International pageant was held again in Hollywood on Saturday, March 20, and was hosted by actress Sally Field and actor-singer Noel Harrison, with 1966 Miss Teen USA Cindy Lewis making an appearance, along with the current 1966 and first Miss Teen International, Ewa Aulin, 17, who crowned her successor. At the 1968 pageant in Hollywood on Saturday, April 13, there were 12 girls from different countries participating in the event, with Miss Teen USA Pamela Martin, 18, representing the United States. The pageant was produced by Al Burton and the final competition aired as a single one-hour special nationally in prime time in the United States for each of four consecutive years on the ABC Television network in the United States and syndicated airing in foreign TV markets. Titleholders — Hollywood, United States The pageant ceased operation after the 1969 competition. 2002 to present A new pageant unrelated to the original 1966 version was initiated in the United States in 2002 that bestows the title of Miss Teen International. It is owned by Mary C. Richardson of Roanoke, Virginia, Executive Director and owner of International Pageants, Inc. Richardson owns the trademark in the United States for "Miss Teen International" for beauty pageant use. The contestants in the