The Miss California Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss Teen USA pageant. It was formed in 1983. This pageant is part of the Miss USA Organization.
California is in the top five most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Miss California Teen USA titleholders have been invited to red-carpet movie premieres, such as that for Santa Clause 3 attended by Kylee Lin, and She's the Man, attended by Jessica Powell.Wireimage.com photo gallery . Retrieved 2007-01-26
Ava Grace Nichols of La Jolla was crowned Miss California Teen USA 2026 on July 12, 2026, at the Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort in Indian Wells. She will represent California at Miss Teen USA 2026.
History In the 1980s, the pageant was directed by Richard Guy and Rex Holt, who also oversaw the Miss California USA, Miss Texas USA and Miss Texas Teen USA pageants. They lost the contract in 1990, when it came up for renewal.
Gallery of titleholders
Results summary Placements Miss Teen USAs: Shauna Gambill (1994), Cassidy Wolf (2013) 1st runners-up: Jennifer Morgan (2002), Melanie Mitchell (2015) 2nd runners-up: Michelle Cardamon (1996), Chelsea Gilligan (2009), Emma Baker (2010), Alexis Swanstrom (2011), Cassidy Hill (2022) 3rd runner-up: Bianca Vierra (2014) 4th runners-up: Stephanie Brink (2005), Jaanu Patel (2017) Top 6: Natasha Allas (1992) Top 10: Shawn Gardner (1983), Angi Aylor (1987), Casey McClain (2001), Ava Grace Nichols (2026) Top 12: Trisha Robey (1990), Kellie Foster-Moore (1995) Top 15/16/20: Taylor Atkins (2008), Athenna Crosby (2016), Janeice Love (2018), Zoe Hunt (2020), Cameron Doan (2021), Taliya Ariana Peiris (2023), Raynah Hudson (2025) California holds a record of 26 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards Best State Costume: Raynah Hudson (2025)
Winners
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Year Name HometownAge1 Local Title Placement at Miss Teen USA Special awards at Miss Teen USA Notes 2026 Ava Grace Nichols La Jolla 17 Miss La Jolla Teen Top 10 2025 Raynah Hudson Malibu 17 Miss Malibu Teen Top 20 Best State Costume 2024 Paige Gonor San Diego 18 Miss San Diego County Teen 2023 Taliya Ariana Peiris San Ramon 18 Miss Bay Area Teen Top 20 2022 Cassidy Hill Newport Beach 18 Miss Newport Beach Teen Second runner-up 2021 Cameron Doan Anaheim 19 Miss Anaheim Hills Teen Top 16 Previously Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2018 Top 9 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2019 2020 Zoe Hunt Coronado 17 Miss Coronado Teen Top 16 2019 Alina Rae Carranza Los Angeles 17 Miss Woodland Hills Teen 2018 Janeice Love Barstow 17 Miss Coastal Cities Teen Top 15 2017 Jaanu Patel Huntington Beach 16 Miss Huntington Beach Teen Fourth runner-up 2016 Athenna Crosby San Jose 17 Miss Santa Monica Teen Top 15 Top 15 at Miss Utah USA 2019 2015 Melanie Mitchell Anaheim 16 Miss Anaheim Hills Teen First runner-up 2014 Bianca Vierra Hayward19 Miss Brea Canyon Teen Third runner-up1st runner-up at Miss California USA 2018 2013 Chloe Hope Hatfield Norco 18 Miss Malibu Teen did not compete 1st runner-up at Miss California Teen USA 2013; succeeded Cassidy Wolf when Wolf won Miss Teen USA 2013 Later Miss Collegiate America 2016 Cassidy Wolf Temecula 19 Miss Greater San Diego Teen Miss Teen USA 2013 2012 Alexa Jones Ramona 18 Miss Orange County Teen First runner-up Miss Arizona USA 2014 Top 20 Miss Arizona USA 2015-2016 Miss California U.S. International 2016 Top 20 Miss California USA 2017 2011 Alexis Swanstrom San Diego 17 Miss San Diego Teen Second runner-up Third runner-up at Miss California USA 2014 Top 10 at Miss California USA 2015 2010 Emma Baker Poway 18 Miss Poway Teen Second runner-up at Miss Washington USA 2014 2009 Chelsea Gilligan Beaumont 18 Miss Beaumont Teen 2008 Taylor Atkins Piru 17 Miss Ventura County Teen Top 15 2007 Kylee Lin San Rafael 16 Miss Marin Teen 2006 Jessica Powell Barstow 18 Miss Barstow Teen 2005 Stephanie Brink Bellflower 18 Fourth runner-up 2004 Stacey Beltran Oxnard 18 Miss California Teen International 2005 2003 Shannon Byrne Vacaville 18 2002 Jennifer Morgan Alpine 17 First runner-up 2001 Casey McClain San Marcos 18 Top 10 2000 Alexandra Thompson Vacaville 15 1999 Marianne Kennedy Long Beach 17 1998 Amanda O'Leary Fullerton 19 1997 Kimberly Gloudemans Bakersfield 16 First runner-up to National Sweetheart 2001 1996 Michelle Cardamon San Diego 18 Second runner-up 1995 Kellie Foster-Moore Fresno17 Top 12 1994 Shauna Gambill Acton17 Miss Teen USA 1994 Later Miss California USA 1998, First runner up at Miss USA 1998 Miss World USA 1998, represented the United States at Miss World 1998 (Top 10). 1993 Stefanie Sweeney El Dorado Hills 18 Now Stevi McShane; owner of Crowned One Productions, a pageant production company, and director of the Miss California U.S. International Pageant and the Jr. Miss and Miss Teen and Miss California American Beauty Pageant. She was also Mrs. California International, 2008. 1992 Natasha Allas Los Angeles 18 Top 6 Later Miss World USA 1999, Semi-finalist at Miss World 1999 1991 Jolene Fulkner Yorba Linda 14 Youngest ever Miss California Teen USA 1990 Trisha Robey Los Angeles 18 Top 12 1989 Michealean Bonilla Los Angeles 17 1988 Alison Moreno El Toro15 Best State Costume Disqualified from competing at the national pageant curfew violation, contrary to pageant rules. 1987 Angi Aylor El Toro 14 Top 10 (6th) Miss Photogenic (tie) Second runner up in Miss World USA 1994 1986 Michelle Lowe Ontario 17 1985 Sharon Gunther Clovis 16 1984 Jodie Alvarez San Pedro 191983 Shawn Jeanie Gardner Modesto 17 Top 10 Placed first runner-up in state pageant, assumed title when winner resigned title to get married. Teresa St. Nicholas Monterey 17Resigned 1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
External links Official website