Question: What is the state represented by the teen whose home town is one of the gateways to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during Miss Teen USA ?

text: Miss Teen USA
Titleholders
This is a list of delegates who have won the Miss Teen USA beauty pageant .
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14-19. Unlike its sister pageants Miss Universe and Miss USA, which are broadcast on Fox, this pageant is webcast on the Miss Teen USA website and simulcast on mobile devices and video game consoles. The pageant was first held in 1983 and has been broadcast live on CBS until 2002 and then on NBC from 2003-2007. In March 2007, it was announced that the broadcast of the Miss Teen USA pageant on NBC had not been renewed, and that Miss Teen USA 2007 would be the final televised event. From 2008-15, the pageant was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort, located in Nassau, Bahamas. Notable pageant winners include actresses Kelly Hu (1985, Hawaii), Bridgette Wilson (1990, Oregon), Charlotte Lopez-Ayanna (1993, Vermont), Vanessa Minnillo (1998, South Carolina) and Shelley Hennig (2004, Louisiana). The current titleholder is Kaliegh Garris of Connecticut who was crowned on April 28, 2019 at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada.
Year Miss Teen USA State Represented Hometown Age Notes
1983 Ruth Zakarian New York Amsterdam 17 She competed as Miss Teen USA in the Miss USA pageant in 1984 alongside Cherise Haugen of Illinois who had held the Miss Teen USA title that year . ( a short-lived tradition gave Miss Teen USA 's in the early 1980s this opportunity ) . She was unplaced
1984 Cherise Haugen Illinois Sleepy Hollow 17 She competed as Miss Teen USA in the Miss USA pageant in 1984 alongside Ruth Zakarian of New York who had also previously held the Miss Teen USA title , in 1983 . ( a short-lived tradition gave Miss Teen USA 's in the early 1980s this opportunity ) . She was unplaced
1985 Kelly Ann Hu Hawaii Honolulu 16 First Asian American ( and as well as the first multiracial ) to win the Miss Teen USA title . Later Miss Hawaii USA 1993 and top 6 at Miss USA 1993 Actress has starred in moves such as Cassandra in The Scorpion King and Lady Deathstrike in X2 : X-Men United
1986 Allison Elaine Brown Oklahoma Edmond 17 She competed as Miss Teen USA in the Miss USA pageant in 1987 ( a short-lived tradition gave Miss Teen USA 's in the early 1980s this opportunity ) . She was unplaced
1987 Kristi Lynn Addis Mississippi Holcomb 16
1988 Mindy Duncan Oregon Newberg 16
1989 Brandi Dawn Sherwood Idaho Idaho Falls 18 Later Miss Idaho USA 1997 and 1st runner-up at Miss USA 1997 , assumed the Miss USA title after Brook Lee won Miss Universe
1990 Bridgette Leann Wilson Oregon Gold Beach 16 Actress ; recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award in 1998 ; married to tennis player Pete Sampras
1991 Janel Bishop New Hampshire Manchester 17
1992 Jamie Solinger Iowa Altoona 17 Later Miss Iowa USA 1998
1993 Charlotte Lopez Vermont Dorset 16 First Hispanic American to win the Miss USA title
1994 Shauna Gambill California Acton 17 Later Miss California USA 1998 , 1st runner-up at Miss USA 1998 and top 10 at Miss World 1998
1995 Keylee Sue Sanders Kansas Louisburg 18 She was co-director of the Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA pageants from 2006 to 2007 along with Keith Lewis of K2 Productions
1996 Christie Lee Woods Texas Huntsville 18 Two-time The Amazing Race contestant
1997 Shelly Moore Tennessee Knoxville 18
1998 Vanessa Joy Minnillo South Carolina Charleston 17 Born in the Philippines . Actress and presenter is known for hosting Total Request Live on MTV from 2003-2007 as well as her past reporting as a New York-based correspondent for Entertainment Tonight ; married to singer-actor and TV personality Nick Lachey
1999 Ashley Coleman Delaware Camden 17 First African American to win the Miss Teen USA title , appeared briefly on The Price Is Right as a Barkers Beauty
2000 Jillian Parry Pennsylvania Newtown 18
2001 Marissa Whitley Missouri Springfield 18
2002 Vanessa Marie Semrow Wisconsin Rhinelander 17