Logan West won the Miss Teen USA 2012 pageant on July 28 , 2012 , becoming the first contestant from the state of Connecticut to win the Miss Teen USA title . West told media that she had suffered from bullying at school during seventh grade . She was told by a classmate that she " did n't act her skin color " and was " tortured and humiliated for six months , " until she started an anti-bullying program and also got the girl who had bullied her removed from her school . West 's anti-bullying program is now used in most schools in the state of Connecticut 's school-system
Miss Teen USA 2012
Miss Teen USA 2012
Logan West