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Miss Teen US Latina

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Miss Teen US Latina is an American beauty pageant for Latin American teenage girls living in the United States. It is a sister pageant to the Miss Latin America and Miss Latina US pageants. It was first established nationally in 2003. It is owned and organized by Organizacion Miss América Latina, Inc.

The current titleholder is Marissa Castro of Texas.

History

The first teenage pageant associated with the Miss América Latina Organization took place in 1999, when Kristine Taranco was crowned Miss Teen Florida Latina 1999. However, it wasn't until 2003 that a national pageant was established. Then, Edshelee Torres of Florida took the crown. It has been held every year since, alongside Miss Latina US pageant.


Winners

Year Name State Venue
2003 Edshelee Torres  Florida Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
2004 Michelle Gonzalez  Illinois Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
2005 Geysha Gonzalez  Illinois Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico
2006 Karla Acosta  Florida Springfield, MA, USA
2007 Nicole Korrody  Texas Unknown
2009 Marissa Castro  Texas San Antonio, Texas, USA

Trivia