Miss North Carolina Teen USA

The Miss North Carolina Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant and is part of the RPM Productions group.

North Carolina has been moderately successful at Miss Teen USA, but has never won the title.

Their best placement was in 1987, 2006 and 2016 when Peggy Blackwell, Melissa Lingafelt and Emily Wakeman placed first runner-up respectively.

North Carolina, along with Illinois and Florida, has the most Miss Photogenic award winners in the pageant with three each.

North Carolina holds a record of 15 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Katie Coble, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2007 & Miss North Carolina USA 2017
Erin O'Kelley, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2001 & Miss North Carolina USA 2007
Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley from North Carolina, also Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2000