Miss South Carolina Teen USA

South Carolina has placed 13 times at Miss Teen USA and has produced two winners. Vanessa Joy Minnillo won the Miss Teen USA title on August 17, 1998 in Sheveport, Louisiana and later went on to become successful in the entertainment industry and Kathereine (K.) Lee Graham won the Miss Teen USA title on August 2, 2014 in Nassau, Bahamas. South Carolina holds the record for the most Miss Congeniality awards. It has won three: 1994, 1998, and 2002. In 1998, Minnillo became the first teenager to win both Miss Congeniality and the national title, and is one of only two contestants to achieve this.

Miss South Carolina Teen USA

South Carolina has placed 13 times at Miss Teen USA and has produced two winners. Vanessa Joy Minnillo won the Miss Teen USA title on August 17, 1998 in Sheveport, Louisiana and later went on to become successful in the entertainment industry and Kathereine (K.) Lee Graham won the Miss Teen USA title on August 2, 2014 in Nassau, Bahamas. South Carolina holds the record for the most Miss Congeniality awards. It has won three: 1994, 1998, and 2002. In 1998, Minnillo became the first teenager to win both Miss Congeniality and the national title, and is one of only two contestants to achieve this.