1. Results
    Placements  Final competition scores  Special awards 

2. Judges

3. Delegates

4. Contestant notes

Miss Teen USA 1983, the first ever Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Lakeland Civic Auditorium in Lakeland, Florida on 30 August 1983. At the conclusion of the final competition, Ruth Zakarian of New York was crowned Miss Teen USA, by Miss USA 1983 Julie Hayek and Miss Universe 1983 Lorraine Downes.

Results

Placements

Final competition scores

{{legend2|#FADADD}} Winner

{{legend2|#eadafd}} First runner-up

{{legend2|#ccff99}} Second runner-up

{{legend2|#ffff99}} Third runner-up

{{legend2|#d9eefb}} Fourth runner-up

Special awards

Judges

• Jeffery Apple
• Tracey Bregman
• Anthony Carter
• Bonnie Kay
• Emilio Estafan
• Persis Khambatta
• Andy Bean
• Nancy Stafford
• Teri Utley
• Kiki Vandeweghe
• Leroy Neiman

Delegates

The Miss Teen USA 1983 delegates were:

• {{flagicon|Alabama}} Alabama - Jill Johnson
• {{flagicon|Alaska}} Alaska - Linda Fickus
• {{flagicon|Arizona}} Arizona - Kris Keim
• {{flagicon|Arkansas}} Arkansas - Angela Boyd - Age: 18
• {{flagicon|California}} California - Shawn Gardner - Age: 17
• {{flagicon|Colorado}} Colorado - Julie Meyer - Age: 18
• {{flagicon|Connecticut}} Connecticut - Beth Waldron
• {{flagicon|Delaware}} Delaware - Laura Enslen
• {{flagicon|Washington, D.C.}} District of Columbia - Patricia Curtis
• {{flagicon|Florida}} Florida - Lora Erdman
• {{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} Georgia - Kelly Jerles
• {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Hawaii - Erika Mattich
• {{flagicon|Idaho}} Idaho - Tammy Hamilton
• {{flagicon|Illinois}} Illinois - Linda Burkholder
• {{flagicon|Indiana}} Indiana - Julie James
• {{flagicon|Iowa}} Iowa - Kimberly Heck
• {{flagicon|Kansas}} Kansas - Melissa Lyczak
• {{flagicon|Kentucky}} Kentucky - Krista Keith
• {{flagicon|Louisiana}} Louisiana - Vail Cavalier
• {{flagicon|Maine}} Maine - Dina Duvall
• {{flagicon|Maryland}} Maryland - Carla Kemp
• {{flagicon|Massachusetts}} Massachusetts - Christine Lawlor
• {{flagicon|Michigan}} Michigan - Cathy McBride
• {{flagicon|Minnesota}} Minnesota - Kimberly Ess
• {{flagicon|Mississippi}} Mississippi - Laura Zapponi
• {{flagicon|Missouri}} Missouri - Lisa Logan
• {{flagicon|Montana}} Montana - Leslie Lucas
• {{flagicon|Nebraska}} Nebraska - Jackie Kuenning
• {{flagicon|Nevada}} Nevada - Kimberly Cannon
• {{flagicon|New Hampshire}} New Hampshire - Maureen Murray
• {{flagicon|New Jersey}} New Jersey - Sheri Drummond
• {{flagicon|New Mexico}} New Mexico - Eloisa Serna
• {{flagicon|New York}} New York - Ruth Zakarian
• {{flagicon|North Carolina}} North Carolina - Janet Freeman
• {{flagicon|North Dakota}} North Dakota - Lisa Rubin
• {{flagicon|Ohio}} Ohio - Jamie Callarik
• {{flagicon|Oklahoma}} Oklahoma - Lorna Webb
• {{flagicon|Oregon}} Oregon - Gretchen Thoma
• {{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Pennsylvania - Diane Hoyes
• {{flagicon|Rhode Island}} Rhode Island - Melissa Sciarra
• {{flagicon|South Carolina}} South Carolina - Beth Woodard
• {{flagicon|South Dakota}} South Dakota - Karen Hernes
• {{flagicon|Tennessee}} Tennessee - Cheri Dotson
• {{flagicon|Texas}} Texas - Sheri Sholz
• {{flagicon|Utah}} Utah - Natalie DeGraw
• {{flagicon|Vermont}} Vermont - Cindy Gentile
• {{flagicon|Virginia}} Virginia - Tina Marocco
• {{flagicon|Washington}} Washington - Rhonda Monroe
• {{flagicon|West Virginia}} West Virginia - Kay Scadden
• {{flagicon|Wisconsin}} Wisconsin - Jane Zawada
• {{flagicon|Wyoming}} Wyoming - Shanna Thompson

Contestant notes

• Kelly Jerles (Georgia) became the only delegate from Miss Teen USA 1983 to compete in the Miss America pageant. She held the Miss Georgia 1987 title and won preliminary swimsuit and non-finalist talent awards at Miss America 1988.
• Ruth Zakarian (New York) competed in the Miss USA 1984 pageant as Miss Teen USA 1983 but did not place. In the early years of the pageant, the Teen titleholder could compete at Miss USA without holding a state title.
• Beth Woodard (South Carolina) - Miss South Carolina USA 1987
• Kris Keim (Arizona) - Miss Arizona USA 1988
• Maureen Murray (New Hampshire) - Miss New York USA 1991 (semi-finalist at Miss USA 1991)