Serna (17) New York - Ruth Zakarian (17) North Carolina - Janet Freeman (16) North Dakota - Lisa Rubin (18) Ohio - Jamie Callarik (15) Oklahoma - Lorna Webb (16) Oregon - Gretchen Thoma (15) Pennsylvania - Diane Hoyes (18) Rhode Island - Melissa Sciarra (16) South Carolina - Beth Woodard (18) South Dakota - Karen Hernes (17) Tennessee - Cheri Dotson (16) Texas - Sheri Sholz (17) Utah - Natalie DeGraw (17) Vermont - Cindy Gentile (16) Virginia - Tina Marrocco (16) Washington - Rhonda Monroe (17) West Virginia - Kay Scadden (17) Wisconsin - Jane Zawada (17) Wyoming - Shanna Thompson (15) Contestant notes Kelly Jerles (Georgia) became the only delegate from Miss Teen USA 1983 to compete in the Miss America pageant. She held the Miss Georgia 1987 title and won preliminary swimsuit and non-finalist talent awards at Miss America 1988. Ruth Zakarian (New York) competed in the Miss USA 1984 pageant as Miss Teen USA 1983 but did not place. In the early years of the pageant, the Teen titleholder could compete at Miss USA without holding a state title. Beth Woodard (South Carolina) - Miss South Carolina USA 1987 Kris Keim (Arizona) - Miss Arizona USA 1988 Maureen Murray (New Hampshire) - Miss New York USA 1991 (semi-finalist at Miss USA 1991) References 1983 1983 in Florida 1983 beauty pageants