Allison Elaine Brown (born August 23, 1968) is an American actress and beauty queen who was Miss Teen USA 1986.[1][2] Brown also competed in the Miss USA pageant.[3]
Biography
Brown grew up in Edmond, Oklahoma, and attended Edmond Memorial High School.[4] She was born to Susanne and H. Jack Brown.[5] Her mother, who had Native American roots, was a feminist who once picketed beauty pageants.[5][6] Her Irish father was a vascular surgeon who died in the Spring of 1987.[5]
Brown won the Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1986 title after finishing first runner-up the previous year.[4] She then competed at Miss Teen USA 1986 pageant where she became the first titleholder from Oklahoma to win the Miss Teen USA title.[7] She reigned as Miss Teen USA for 18 months, longer than any titleholder at the time. This was later surpassed by Kaliegh Garris in October 2020.[8] As Miss Teen USA, she traveled to Bermuda, Guatemala, Chile, and Singapore.[5][8] During her year as Miss Teen USA, she moved to California to study acting.[9]
