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Subject: Discontinued pageants you wish would return/come back Author: No name [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 23:17:12 04/08/25 Tue Author Host/IP: syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252 Not sure if it was discontinued but I have always wondered what happened to Miss Teen America. **** Wish someone would bring the Marmas Pageant back-I know John retired back to D.C. but I competed one year and had a great time. **** Dream Girls USA-I competed for several years and enjoyed it very much. I think Melissa sold it to another woman and it just disappeared. Last time I heard from Melissa she was retired and living in Florida and was recently divorced. **** Any other pageants that you can think of? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Miss T.E.E.E.N, although it was similar in format to Miss National Teenager. Which by the way had a refresh and looks like a great pageant for younger girls. New director and staff. (NT) No name (c-73-191-114-245.hsd1.de.comcast.net/73.191.114.245) 07:11:52 04/09/25 Wed .........And do any here know why they named this 1970s--1990s national teenager pageant Miss T.E.E.N.....?? Its the acronym for Teens Encouraging Excellence Nationally. -- I do believe there was a national teen pageant based in Tennessee--forgot the name., 16:27:28 04/09/25 Wed (syn-047-049-055-214.biz.spectrum.com/47.49.55.214) Wasn't the one in TN called "Miss U.S. Teen"? Much like National Teenager and T.E.E.N. pageants.. (NT) -- Those were the days!!, 23:34:29 04/09/25 Wed (162-204-108-238.lightspeed.rcsntx.sbcglobal.net/162.204.108.238) ...Perhaps yes......any one know about America's Modern Miss.....a teen program....when and who organized that one? -- But my favorite teen program was the old America's Junior Miss in Mobile, Alabama., 13:06:31 04/10/25 Thu (syn-047-049-055-214.biz.spectrum.com/47.49.55.214) There was even a ‘miss united teenager!” I learned about national teenager and American coed pageants from ads in seventeen magazine. (NT) -- T.E.E.N. Sent mass mail outs for local and state pageants, 18:40:46 04/16/25 Wed (66-90-170-243.static.grandenetworks.net/66.90.170.243) Someone I went to college with was the 2nd Miss National Teenager -- No name, 20:20:51 04/16/25 Wed (syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252) The Mother Daughter Pageant! (NT) No name (syn-075-187-087-074.res.spectrum.com/75.187.87.74) 07:43:26 04/09/25 Wed There's a few videos on YouTube and they're so nostalgic. (NT) -- No name, 20:18:52 04/10/25 Thu (syn-172-089-071-243.res.spectrum.com/172.89.71.243) There was a Ms and Mrs pageant-I think it was called Ms of America/Mrs of America. It did quite well for a number of years then disappeared (NT) No name (syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252) 19:14:07 04/09/25 Wed Miss America (NT) No name (a172-226-19-108.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com/172.226.19.108) 14:32:12 04/10/25 Thu Exactly! and Miss USA. (NT) -- No name, 15:41:05 04/10/25 Thu (c-76-31-134-123.hsd1.tx.comcast.net/76.31.134.123) In the past, contestants walked like ladies with class. Their miovements were almost poetic at times. Now somebody advised them to walk like streetwalkers and it spoiled the show because our attention went elsewhere (NT) -- no name, 01:04:55 04/11/25 Fri (ip72-220-130-86.sd.sd.cox.net/72.220.130.86) What was the Marmas pageant? Thanks. (NT) No name (c-76-31-134-123.hsd1.tx.comcast.net/76.31.134.123) 15:55:55 04/10/25 Thu It was run by John Marmas. The finals were held in Las Vegas. When I competed we stayed at the Orleans Hotel there. -- No name, 17:30:45 04/10/25 Thu (syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252) I got hooked in the 70s & watched 'em all: Miss America, Miss USA, Miss Universe, America's Junior Miss, Miss Teenage America, Miss Black America, Miss World America. (NT) LOVE! (syn-074-131-196-041.res.spectrum.com/74.131.196.41) 17:05:59 04/10/25 Thu I entered MTA several times-couldn't make it to the finals-I think my high school grades held me back. Anyone on here that competed in a Local MTA pageant or the Nationals? (NT) -- No name, 17:33:13 04/10/25 Thu (syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252) Are you talking about Miss Teenage America? I used to love that pageant when I was a child. Everyone represented cities and thre was a Top 8 and then a Top 4. (NT) -- No name, 17:43:03 04/10/25 Thu (77.sub-174-238-97.myvzw.com/174.238.97.77) Yes! It was the one pageant I really wanted to do but could never progress after sending in the application. Tried about 3 times (NT) -- No name, 18:20:35 04/10/25 Thu (NoHost/47.39.190.252) Didn't Dr. Pepper eventually sell it to a Teen magazine an it became nothing more than a mail in competition.? In the late 60's and throughout the 70's it was pretty high profile. It seems like it was bigger than Jr. Miss.. (NT) -- No name, 22:47:10 04/10/25 Thu (77.sub-174-238-97.myvzw.com/174.238.97.77) Yes! Dr Pepper sold it to 'Teen Magazine in Los Angeles and they had the pageant for about 7 (?) years before discontinuing it (NT) -- No name, 19:50:02 04/11/25 Fri (syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252) There was an effort by a woman to bring MTA back but it never got off the ground. (NT) -- No name, 20:25:20 04/12/25 Sat (NoHost/47.39.190.252) When Dr. Pepper owned the pageant, I think you had to have a minimum of a 3.0 average in order to compete (NT) -- No name, 13:56:45 04/18/25 Fri (syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252) Question: What was the model pageant that Miss Tennessee, Cybill Shepard won? (NT) Yes, she later became a successful actress. (ip72-220-130-86.sd.sd.cox.net/72.220.130.86) 01:07:14 04/11/25 Fri Shepherd won the "Miss Teenage Memphis" title and represented the city at the 1966 Miss Teenage America pageant at age 16, where she won the congeniality award. She competed at the 1968 "Model of the Year" contest at age 18, resulting in fashion model assignments through high school and afterwards. (NT) -- No name, 10:01:39 04/11/25 Fri (c-76-31-134-123.hsd1.tx.comcast.net/76.31.134.123) Thank You! (NT) -- Much obliged!, 12:50:27 04/12/25 Sat (ip72-220-130-86.sd.sd.cox.net/72.220.130.86) And Karen Valentine (Room 222 actress) won Talent in 1966 I think-she was on the cover of "Teen Magazine that year (NT) -- No name, 20:27:22 04/12/25 Sat (syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252) Yes! Miss T.E.E.N. was a fantastic program (with exception of fitness), truly mirrored Miss America’s Teen program. Fortunate to have been a state title holder and thoroughly enjoyed nationals (held in Kansas City). Interestingly ,Gretchen Carlson was one of their national titleholders. (NT) No name (41.sub-174-228-228.myvzw.com/174.228.228.41) 12:37:43 04/11/25 Fri Gretchen Carlson was first runner up…. (NT) -- No name, 06:13:34 04/12/25 Sat (99-7-233-117.lightspeed.rcsntx.sbcglobal.net/99.7.233.117) What didn’t you like about their fitness segment? (NT) -- No name, 10:01:10 04/12/25 Sat (mobile-107-77-207-200.mobile.att.net/107.77.207.200) When I competed in T.E.E.N. there was no fitness program? Maybe that's what they meant. Lack of made it different from MAT. (NT) -- No name, 19:09:09 04/16/25 Wed (syn-172-089-071-243.res.spectrum.com/172.89.71.243) Teen All American with Frank Sweeney (NT) No name (c-73-14-141-197.hsd1.co.comcast.net/73.14.141.197) 12:43:34 04/11/25 Fri Teen All American is coming back under the direction of Paula Miles. (NT) -- No name, 06:42:54 04/14/25 Mon (c-73-191-114-245.hsd1.de.comcast.net/73.191.114.245) I saw the website-Paula really has done this up right (NT) -- No name, 20:59:30 04/15/25 Tue (syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252) https://missallamerican.com/ (NT) -- No name, 21:44:07 04/15/25 Tue (syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252) International Teen Princess-it started in Chicago and was there for a number of years before holding their pageants overseas mostly in Europe (NT) No name (syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252) 20:48:54 04/11/25 Fri Did anyone ever do the mail-in achievement pageants such as Miss American Achievement? No name (syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252) 13:40:18 04/12/25 Sat I always thought the mail in pageants were boring. Who crowned you? The UPS guy when they shipped your crown? (NT) -- No name, 15:00:56 04/13/25 Sun (39.sub-174-238-97.myvzw.com/174.238.97.39) Miss American Achievement was a real pageant. -- No name, 20:19:22 04/13/25 Sun (syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252) Yeah, a real mail-in pageant. They had gorgeous crowns though; I wish I could get my hands on one. RIP Tiara Enterprises. (NT) -- No name, 17:06:46 04/14/25 Mon (c-66-31-94-95.hsd1.ct.comcast.net/66.31.94.95) When did Tiara Enterprises go out of business? (NT) -- No name, 11:12:06 04/15/25 Tue (syn-047-039-190-252.res.spectrum.com/47.39.190.252)