Montana – Reno Wittman Nebraska – Jennifer Naro Nevada – Tammie Rankin New Hampshire – Nadia Semerdjiev New Jersey – Kelli Parz New Mexico – Maya Strunk New York – Susan Wisdom North Carolina – Vera Morris North Dakota – Alison Nesemeir Ohio – Cynthia Madden Oklahoma – Anne-Marie Dixon Oregon – Kara Jones Pennsylvania – Kimberly Jaycox Rhode Island – Connie Harrolle South Carolina – Sonja Glenn South Dakota – Lori O’Brien Tennessee – Amy Neely Texas – Holly Mills Utah – Melissa Leigh Anderson Vermont – Cathy Bliss Virginia – Meredith Blankenship Washington – Natasha Vantramp West Virginia – Susan Booth Wisconsin – Michelle Altman Wyoming – Megan Wigert Historical significance Massachusetts wins competition for the first time and surpasses its previous highest placement in 1978. Also becoming in the 26th state who does it for the first time. California earns the 1st runner-up position for the fourth time. The last time it placed this was in 1988. Also it reaches the highest placement since Shannon Marketic won in 1992. Missouri earns the 2nd runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1963. Texas finishes as Top 5 for the third time and repeats the same placement as the last year 1997. Utah finishes as Top 5 for the second time and repeats the same placement as the last year 1997. States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Texas and Utah. Texas placed for the seventh consecutive year. Utah placed for the third consecutive year. Louisiana and Michigan last placed in 1996. Massachusetts and Missouri last placed in 1995. Virginia last placed in 1994. California last placed in 1993. Arizona last placed in 1992. Washington last placed in 1983. Oklahoma breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1995. Tennessee breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1996. For the second time since 1984, the pageant featured two former Miss Teen USA titleholders. Miss Teen USA 1983 and 1984 competed in the Miss USA 1984 pageant as "Miss Teen USA" plus the year that they won the title. This time, the two Miss Teen USA winners had to win their state titles first. This became the first time that two former Miss Teen USAs represented their states at Miss USA after the rule change took place in 1985. Miss Teen USA 1994 Shauna Gambill, as Miss California USA 1998, placed 1st