Miss District of Columbia Teen USA

The Miss District of Columbia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

Miss District of Columbia Teen USA

Formation	1983
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Location	District of Columbia
Membership	Miss Teen USA
Official language	English
Key people	Chelsey Rodgers (Executive Director)
Website	Official website

Mercedes Lindsay, Miss District of Columbia USA 2007 and Jasmine Alexis, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2007

With only three semi-finalist placings, the District of Columbia is one of the least successful jurisdictions at Miss Teen USA. One of those semi finalists, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2000 Tiara Christen Dews, was one of only three District of Columbia teens to win the Miss District of Columbia USA crown.

Asia Hickman of Washington, D.C. was crowned Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2022 on June 4, 2022 at the Carpenter Theater in Richmond, Virginia. She will represente District of Columbia for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022.

Results summary

Placements

• 1st runner-up: Hannah Gillard (2021)
• Top 10: Ni'Cole Bobbitt (1987), Tiara Dews (2000), Jacqueline Drakeford (2001)
• Top 20: Asia Chisley (2023), Chelsea Chambers (2024)

District of Columbia holds a record of 5 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

• Miss Congeniality: Shirelle Robinson (1990)

Winners

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as runner-up
•   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year	Name	Hometown	Age1	Placement	Special awards	Notes
2024	Chelsea Chambers	Washington, D.C.	19	Top 20
2023	Asia Chisley	Washington, D.C.	17	Top 20
2022	Asia Hickman	Washington, D.C.	18			Previously Miss New York's Outstanding Teen 2017
2021	Hannah Gilliard	Washington, D.C.	16	1st runner-up
2020	Sydney Jackson	Washington, D.C.	18
2019	Jaclyn Davis		18			Later USA National Miss 2022
2018	Madison Chambers		18
2017	Karis Felton		17
2016	Dylan Murphy		17
2015	Niara Iman (Tarleton-Allen)		17
2014	Dominick Fink		17			Previously Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2011
2013	Despina Ades		19			Previously Miss Teen Illinois Galaxy 2011
2012	Sierra Hadley		18
2011	Imani Bentham		19
2010	Jeneffer Lopez		17
2009	Jessica Nowlin		17
2008	Ivana Grace		16
2007	Jasmine Alexis		16			Assumed the title after winner Ava Goldson relinquished title Later Miss District of Columbia's Outstanding Teen 2008 Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2009 Crowned the first Miss Black USA Talented Teen 2009
	Ava Goldson			Did not compete		Resigned to attend Spelman College
2006	Jasmine Niernberger		17
2005	Danai Mattison		18
2004	Nicole White		16			Later Miss District of Columbia USA 2009
2003	Natasha Prakash		18
2002	Glovindria Burgess
2001	Jacqueline Drakeford	Washington, D.C.	18	Semi-finalist
2000	Tiara Christen Dews		17	Semi-finalist		Later Miss District of Columbia USA 2004; had a special relationship with during the administration of Bill Clinton, which started when she was chosen to present flowers to President Clinton in 1993.[1]
1999	Shelly Braxton-Brooks	Washington, D.C.
1998	Chartese De Quinta Day
1997	Cheri Vivette Alexander
1996	Shannan McCray
1995	Michelle Dollie Wright		18			Later Miss District of Columbia USA 2003
1994	Tamara Yvette McDowell
1993	Rebecca Marie Slobig[2]
1992	Did not compete
1991	Marja Allen	Washington, D.C.
1990	Cherrelle Robinson				Miss Congeniality
1989	Christina Patino
1988	Sabrina Curtis
1987	Ni'Cole Bobbitt	Washington, D.C.		Semi-finalist
1986	Melissa Gilbert	Washington, D.C.
1985	Meisha Hayes
1984	Suzi Simpson
1983	Patricia Custis

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant